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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

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

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

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

Proposed USCIS fee hikes may face pushback from employers

January 4, 2023

Proposed rule by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to adjust the filing fees for certain immigration and citizenship applications raises several questions and may face pushback from employers says Cornell Law School professor Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

Law scholar behind bipartisan supply chain bill calls it critical to economic development

December 21, 2022

Bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing supply chain shortfalls exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, conceived and drafted by law scholar and Cornell Law School professor Robert Hockett. 

Law and Policy

Title 42 termination ‘overdue’, not ‘effective’ to manage migration

December 19, 2022

Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series, says that the expiration of Title 42 is long overdue, not an effective way to manage migration.

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

Denying service in the name of free-speech—Cornell expert weighs in

November 30, 2022

The Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments on Dec. 5 concerning a free-speech claim by a website designer who opposes same-sex marriage. Nelson Tebbe, professor of constitutional law and expert in freedom of speech, is a member Cornell Law School’s First Amendment Clinic. Tebbe weighs in on the matter and the potential ramifications.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Legislation to block rail strike misses ‘biggest sticking point’

November 29, 2022

Transportation industry expert, Arthur Wheaton, and employment law expert, Angela Cornell, comment on Biden administration and congressional plans to avert a railroad strike next month. 

Industrial and Labor Relations
Law, Government & Public Policy

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