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William A. Jacobson is a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School.
He is a 1981 graduate of Hamilton College and a 1984 graduate of Harvard Law School. At Harvard he was Senior Editor of the Harvard International Law Journal and Director of Litigation for the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project.
Prior to joining the Cornell law faculty in 2007, Professor Jacobson had a highly successful civil litigation and arbitration practice in Providence, Rhode Island, concentrating in investment, employment, and business disputes in the securities industry, including many high profile cases reported in leading newspapers and magazines.
Professor Jacobson has argued cases in numerous federal and state courts, including the Courts of Appeal for the First, Fifth and Sixth Circuits, and the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Professor Jacobson has a national reputation as a leading practitioner in securities arbitration. He was Treasurer, and is a former member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, a professional organization of attorneys dedicated to protecting public investors. He frequently is quoted in national media on issues related to investment fraud and investor protection, and in the past has served as one of a small number of private practice attorneys who trained new arbitrators for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Professor Jacobson is co-author of the Securities Arbitration Desk Reference (Thomson-Reuters), updated annually.
Professor Jacobson is frequently quoted in the media on political and legal topics, has authored many Op-Eds in major publications, and appears on television and radio to discuss politics and the law.
A more complete listing of Professor Jacobson's professional background is available at the Cornell Law School website. The views expressed here are his own and not those of any employer or organization,
The best way to reach Prof. Jacobson is by e-mail here.
"This order finds that Florida is highly likely to prevail on the merits of the claim that CDC’s conditional sailing order and the implementing orders exceed the authority delegated to CDC ...
My column in The Washington Examiner: "America is on the precipice of a fundamentally fragmented educational system — red school districts, blue school districts — that teach very different curricula."...
Attorney vows appeal: "Jack Phillips serves all people but shouldn’t be forced to create custom cakes with messages that violate his conscience." In the meantime, Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop have to bake the cake, or risk further lawsuits and fines....
If there were a scintilla of doubt that McConnell did the nation a great favor, that doubt should have been put to rest during Garland's June 15, 2021, speech on "Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism." The ideological purge will make Lois Lerner blush....
The best evidence that the resistance to CRT is gaining and posing a threat to Democrats is that the mainstream media is trying to marginalize and demonize the movement the way it attacked the Tea Party...
Says "it’s highly unlikely. In fact, no, I don’t think either party, if it controlled [the Senate], if it were [a] different [party] from the president, would confirm a Supreme Court nominee in the middle of an election. What was different in 2020 was we...
"The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States"...
Some things left on the cutting room floor: "Focus on the traditional values of the American Civil Rights Movement, treating each individual equally without regard to race. Focus on the dignity of the individual, not collective racial or ethnic characteristics. Equality is the goal."...
When you've lost Hamas: "We appreciate Mrs. Ilhan Omar's stances in defending justice and the rights of the oppressed around the world, foremost of which are the just rights of our Palestinian people, but we deplore this unfair combination that is contrary to justice and...
Federal Judge: "Defendants lack a compelling interest for the racial classifications...
Emily Cummiskey steps down as Chair of School Committee, blames others for smear of Nicole: "The PR firm delivered me three statements, one for social media, one for Fox news, and one to read at last Wednesday's meeting."...
Alliance Defending Freedom: "A massive victory for freedom of speech."...
Foundation for Individual Rights In Education: "the proposal raises concerns that faculty will be compelled to affirm and promote certain views as a condition of their employment and eligibility for promotion and tenure, contrary to Cornell’s robust promises of free expression and academic freedom."...
"UNRWA condemns the existence and potential use by Palestinian armed groups of such tunnels underneath its schools in the strongest possible terms. It is unacceptable that students and staff be placed at risk in such a way."...
My interview on the Can We Talk About It podcast with Debi Ghate....
Palestinian media: "The Brigades mourned its fighters, Ahmed Abu Hasira and Osamah Janina, and said they died after a blessed life full of struggle and sacrifices, asking Allah Almighty to accept them as martyrs, bestow His mercy upon them and make His Paradise their eternal...
Ron Coleman