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  1. Musician and activist recently spoke at about Matal V. Tam, a landmark case centered on his efforts to trademark his band name “The Slants." Professor moderated. Read more:

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  2. What would a world without prisons be like? “Prison abolition doesn’t mean that everybody who’s locked up gets to come home tomorrow,” 's says on 's 'Politics and More' :

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    Jan 31

    When did last use fed power? Answer: Rarely, even for smallpox, polio, SARS, Ebola, MERS. Andrew Speaker quarantined re MDR TB. Fact is, ph powers reside in states. w/ Ebola, handed cases to states. During 1918 Flu, mass quarantines, but at city level

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    Many LL.M students are in New York today for the International Student Interview Program (ISIP). Good luck to all the students interviewing!

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    Today, the GLS 1L cohort had the opportunity to hear from Ambassador James R. Jones, a alum who formerly served as both U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (1993-97) and as a congressman from Oklahoma's 1st district (1973-87).

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    Jan 31

    Great piece here by dean William Treanor, who has been doing deep dive & analysis on the understudied Gouverneur Morris. Why Morris's views during the key debates of the convention of 1787 changed --and why that matters.

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  7. ‘Trump’s attorneys have butchered a crucial Founder’s take on impeachment’ - New column by Dean William Treanor in ⁦⁩’s ⁦⁩ on how Morris came to change his mind.

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    Jan 30

    Calling 2019-nCoV a PHEIC fulfills the legal criteria established in the International Health Regulations. Now it is time to come together as a common humanity to create a Global Action Plan to address this great global health threat.

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    Jan 30

    WATCH: Alan Dershowitz's argument that quid pro quo is not impeachable would be "one of the most destructive precedents to have existed in our nation's history," former Acting Solicitor General says. "That's what kings do. That's not what presidents do."

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    Jan 30

    It is better to act decisively now rather than wait to see how the 2019-nCoV outbreak unfolds globally. New in with and on challenges presented by the growing outbreak.

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  12. Trump's defense lawyers repeatedly cited the framers of the Constitution at the . But 's Dean William Treanor says they overlooked Gouverneur Morris' change of heart to embrace a broader view of impeachable offenses. (via )

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    Jan 30

    As & I discussed with & Alisyn Camerota, ’s view of what’s impeachable is simply indefensible—& patently outrageous. Here’s our conversation:

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  14. OPINION | Trump’s lawyers are wrong. Calling witnesses won’t lead to endless litigation. "(GOP senators) should do what the American people demand: agree to witnesses....who can tell all of us the truth of exactly what Trump did."

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  15. President Trump's defense lawyers have argued that because Trump didn't commit an actual crime as defined by law, he cannot be impeached. The early history of impeachment in the U.S. says otherwise, 's Professor explained on .

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  16. Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz argued that John Bolton's revelations, even if true, do not rise to the level of an abusive power or an impeachable offense. and disagree:

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    Why Won't Society Let Black Girls Be Children? We ask ourselves the same question. released an article to . Our reports with , “explore how sexism & racism interact to shape our experiences.” Read more:

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  18. How will the Trump admin handle ? "I would rather see CDC and the Health and Human Services Dept handle this from a public health perspective, a scientific perspective, rather than mucking it up w/ politics,” told :

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  19. Can Chief Justice John Roberts use his power as presiding officer to call witnesses to President Trump's ? 's joined on to discuss.

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  20. OPINION | "Trump’s Defense Against Subpoenas Makes No Legal Sense" "This is malarkey thinly draped with plausible-sounding distortions of facts, rules, court opinions, and the Constitution itself," writes in :

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