Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Cornell experts available to discuss imminent SCOTUS opinions

May 15, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon issue decisions on several high-stake cases, Cornell University experts are available to discuss ruling implications.

Law and Policy

First Republic seizure ‘still the beginning’ of the banking crisis

May 1, 2023

In an effort to rein in a two-month banking crisis that has disrupted the finance world, federal regulators seized control of First Republic Bank today, selling it to JP Morgan Chase, but this is just the beginning of a banking crisis say Cornell Law professor Robert Hockett. 

Law and Policy

‘Enormous consequences’ loom in the wake of Trump indictment

March 31, 2023

Cornell University experts David Bateman and Randy Zelin weigh in on 'enormous consequences' and more in wake of Trump indictment.

Law and Policy

Silicon Valley Bank ‘first major victim’ of Fed’s interest rate hikes

March 10, 2023

Robert Hockett, is a professor of law and public finance at Cornell Law School, where he focuses on financial and monetary law and economics, he says the Fed's current interest rate strategy may need to be reigned in.

Economics and Business
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Biden ‘between a rock and a hard place’ on immigration

February 22, 2023

Cornell Law School experts Stephen Yale-Loehr and Estelle McKee weigh in on the Biden administration's new restrictive border control policy. 

Law and Policy

Federal budget ‘its own debt ceiling,’ Biden should ignore calls for negotiation

February 1, 2023

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are scheduled to meet today at the White House in an effort to reach a resolution on the nation’s debt ceiling, but Biden should ignore calls for negotiation says Cornell Law School professor Robert Hockett.

Law and Policy

Immigration reform bill like ‘rearranging deck chairs on sinking Titanic’

December 13, 2022

The House of Representatives is voting today on a partial immigration reform bill. Stephen Yale-Loehr says if enacted, the bill would help some immigrants get green cards faster, but would make the process slower for others.

Law School
Law and Policy

Borrowing in excess of debt ceiling ‘least unconstitutional’ option for Biden

January 18, 2023

With the U.S. expected to hit its borrowing limit tomorrow, President Joe Biden must borrow in excess of the debt ceiling to cover the revenue shortfall or risk a ‘trilemma,' says Cornell Law School professor Michael Dorf. 

Law and Policy

Google’s new antitrust case ‘unlikely to be resolved quickly’

January 26, 2023

This week, the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with eight other states, sued Google over its digital advertising practices, but this matter is unlikely to be resolved quickly says Cornell Law professor George Hay.

Law and Policy

Starbucks worker walkout ‘adds pressure, draws public support’

November 17, 2022

Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are planning to strike for Red Cup Day, one of the company's busiest days. Cathy Creighton and Angela Cornell weigh in on the workers' walkouts.

Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations
Law School