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Dan Farber Calls SCOTUS Ruling on Campaign Finance Judicial Activism

California Progress Report, January 25, 2010 by Dan Farber
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7375

In the end, the Court just doesn’t see any real reason for campaign finance restrictions. It may be willing to tolerate some token restrictions in the name of precedent, but basically, it views economic influence over the political process as altogether natural and appropriate.

Daniel Farber Critiques Congressional Budget Office Report on Emissions Bill

Grist.org, June 17, 2009 by Daniel Farber
http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-cbo-report-waxman-tell-us/

Actually, the CBO report tells us virtually nothing about the economic costs of the bill or how much consumers will lose out of pocket. In fact, the way most people understand the idea of a budget deficit, it doesn’t really say much about that either. CBO’s analysis is based on some very technical accounting that can easily be misinterpreted. In particular, CBO treats the issuance of free carbon allowances quite differently than most people would expect.

Dan Farber Says Sotomayor’s Cost-Benefit Ruling Bodes Well for Environmentalists

The New York Times, May 27, 2009 by Alex Kaplun
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/05/27/27greenwire-enviro-groups-like-what-they-see-in-obamas-just-6076.html?pagewanted=print

“This was considered a defeat for environmentalists and a victory for advocates of cost-benefit analysis,” Dan Farber, an environmental law expert at the University of California, Berkeley, wrote yesterday on his blog, Legal Planet. “Although Scalia claims to believe in following statutory language to the letter, Sotomayor’s interpretation clearly was more faithful to the statute’s demand that EPA’s standards ‘reflect the best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact.’”

Dan Farber Describes CLEE’s New Blog, Legal Planet

AWRA Water Resources Blog, March 12, 2009 by Michael Campana
http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2009/03/12/environmental-law-and-policy-blog-from-ucb-and-ucla-law-schools/

“Legal Planet focuses on significant developments in law and policy for a general audience,” said Dan Farber, director of Berkeley Law’s environmental law program…. “We highlight the latest legal and policy initiatives, and examine the impact they might have on our planet. Do they protect our natural resources, or impair our legacy for future generations? Do they reduce our carbon footprint, or worsen climate change? Are they real steps forward, or merely political posturing?”

Chris Edley and Dan Farber Bemoan State Cuts to Education

Daily Californian, Dec. 3, 2008 by Stephanie Lee
http://www.dailycal.org/article/103778/top_uc_campus_officials_gather_to_discuss_budget_w

Looking beyond the UC system, Edley said he perceives public education throughout the state as “broken” overall. “The vast majority of students leave without having achieved a certificate, much less a degree,” he said.

Dan Farber, a professor at Boalt Hall School of Law, said that he left last night’s panel discussion impressed—but worried for the future of higher education in California. “It’s remarkable that the campus and UC have managed to maintain their quality while being starved to death,” he said

Jesse Choper and Dan Farber Scoff at Lawsuit Citing Ineligibility Clause to Block Clinton Appointment

The Washington Times, Dec. 3, 2008 by Christina Bellantoni
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/03/clinton-challenged-in-key-cabinet-role/print/

“The courts would decline to hear that lawsuit on the grounds that this is a matter to be resolved in a political process,” Mr. Choper said.

Dan Farber, another Berkeley constitutional law professor, said there was no conflict when Mr. Bush signed the order earlier this year. “The last thing he had in mind was that he could sway Clinton’s vote by promising her the position with higher pay, and any possible conflict is eliminated if she doesn’t actually get the higher salary,” he said.

Dan Farber Expects Growth in Clean-Energy Technology under Obama Presidency

CNET, Green Tech Blog, Nov. 5, 2008 by Martin LaMonica
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10082064-54.html

“The election is over. Now the hard work begins,” wrote Dan Farber, a professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley and a member of the lobbying group Cleantech & Green Business for Obama. “Change is on the way.”

Dan Farber Supports Cities Rights to Regulate Street Shrines

San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 4, 2008 by Chip Johnson
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/04/BAF013TFRH.DTL

“Cities are well within their legal rights to regulate speech—and in this case, the right to assembly—when it can show a compelling government interest, such as curbing retaliatory violence,” said Dan Farber, constitutional law professor at UC Berkeley.

Dan Farber Notes Stark Difference between Obama and McCain’s Energy Plans

San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 24, 2008 by Dan Farber
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/24/EDHR13M9OL.DTL&hw=apples+oranges+farber&sn=001&sc=1000

“Obama has proposed specific incentives and regulatory mandates, where McCain expresses only a vague hope that tax credits and prizes will stimulate change. If we have learned nothing else from 30 years of U.S. environmental law, it is that goals count for little without concrete legal strategies for accomplishing them.”

Dan Farber Says No-Fly Ruling by Ninth Circuit Will Have Wide Impact

KQED, August 20, by Peter Schuller
http://www.kqed.org (news story not online)

UC Berkeley School of Law Professor Dan Farber said the ruling won’t have a direct impact outside the Ninth Circuit, but it might have an indirect influence…. “If there are appellate circuits that haven’t considered this issue, it could be influential partly because of the author of the opinion.”