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The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced this week they reached an agreement about a new set of rules for their upcoming season, set to start on Dec. 22. Michael Huyghue, visiting professor of practice at the Law School and an expert in the professional sports industry, says the league is likely betting on high revenues from television rights fees and will resort to bubbles to protect its players at key times.

Economics and Business

Law School

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Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School, says that though the rule proposed by the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service is premised on preserving jobs for U.S. workers, it overlooks the economic benefits of high skilled foreign workers.

Law and Policy

Law School

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Cornell experts are available to discuss issues surrounding Tuesday's election pitting President Donald Trump against former Vice President Joe Biden including misinformation, polling and public opinion.

Law and Policy

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George Hay, professor of law at Cornell University, an expert on antitrust and a former member of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, comments on a new DOJ antitrust lawsuit filed against Google.

Law and Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

Law School

Economics and Business

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Next week, the Commerce Department will release GDP figures for the third quarter. Analysts expect the number to reflect a considerable growth in the U.S. economy overall, with projections putting the increase at about 30%. But Cornell University experts, Daniel Alpert and Steven Kyle, explain why that number fails to provide a true picture of what the country is experiencing.   

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Steve Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series, compares what Trump paid in federal income taxes in 2016 with what undocumented immigrants pay. 

Law and Policy

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Steve Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School, comments on new regulations published by the Department of Homeland Security targeting international students. 

Law and Policy

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Daniel Alpert, senior fellow and adjunct professor of macroeconomics at Cornell Law School, says that in many respects the Republican proposal is “no answer” for struggling American families.

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Tyler Valeska is a fellow at the Cornell University Law School First Amendment Clinic, and says that the recent protests in Rochester over the killing of Daniel Prude signify the importance of First Amendment protections for protestors and journalists. 

Law and Policy

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Kathleen Bergin, professor of law at Cornell Law School, says the cost of climate change is coming due as California and other states tap into the disaster recovery ecosystem as a result of catastrophic wildfires.

Law and Policy

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