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.
Update -- Reed campaign responds: "show us the evidence of this attack or admit that this is just a lie manufactured ...
Senior Democrats are engaging in eliminationist rhetoric....
The latest development. https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/385042956857511936 https://twitter.com/rickklein/status/385043012147216384 https://twitter.com/rickklein/status/385043509516197890 I think negotiating with empty chairs will be a good thing. Reid and Obama are riding high, convinced the media will convey their messaging. There's reason for them to think that: ...
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 There will be no Continuing Resolution tonight. There will be a partial shutdown of non-essential services. All because Democrats refused to have Congress treated like ordinary citizens as to Obamacare exchange subsidies,...
Basically what was expected. The 2012 election was about Obamacare, he won, we lost, it's done, move on. The election was about Obamacare? Actually, it was about everything except Obamacare:
Update: This National Review post lists all the things that do not get shut, and it's quite a long list, Not Actually a Shutdown.
The Senate voted to "table" the House Continuing Resolutions passed Saturday night to fund the government with a delay in Obamacare. It was a party-line vote. https://twitter.com/jimgeraghty/status/384747491003871232 Remember to tweet the hastag #BlameHarryReid, which continues to rise (a/o 2:35): ...
I hear Elizabeth Warren's presidential train a comin', it's rollin' round the bend...
Another really busy weekend. Preparing to #BlameHarryReid. “Why you should read College Insurrection” week 12-year old RI student suspended for small keychain “gun” CBS News buries poll result showing Tea Party support rising Dear Hamilton College Bd. of Trustees, maybe your Diversity Industry is making race relations worse Annoying Sitemeter Pop-up...
Twitchy if tracking the action, #BlameHarryReid: Looming shutdown? Citizens to Sen. Reid: Own it.
Thanks for making this a Topsy Top 1k post (a/o 5:35 p.m.)
Update: True to form, Politico via Drudge reports that Reid, who had the Senate take all of yesterday and this morning off, will not allow a vote on the House bill funding the government but removing the medical equipment tax:
From Bill in Orange County, CA: Not political, just funny. Or at least I thought so. Seen on the way into work this morning. “Actual Size” ...
Ted Cruz swats away David Gregory's presumptions and accusations on Meet the Press...
Ask conservatives what went wrong for them the last time the government shut down, and many of them will bring up the cover of The Daily News of New York from Nov. 16, 1995. Under the block-lettered headline “Cry Baby,” it showed a cartoon of Newt Gingrich, then speaker of the Republican-led House, in tears, clutching a bottle and wearing nothing but a cloth diaper. Back then, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News Channel was a year from its debut, Andrew Breitbart was a lowly assistant at E! Online, and The Drudge Report was an obscure gossip and news digest sent by e-mail — to the lucky few who had e-mail. But today, a fervent group of conservatives — bloggers, pundits, activists and even members of Congress — is harnessing the power of the Internet, determined to tell the story of the current budget showdown on its terms.
I rise to stand in defense of my former home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations as the most corrupt state. From John: With apologies for the bad photography, I'm sending along the pic below that I recently snapped in Chicago. Close inspection will reveal that the...
(House Vote Amendment No. 1 Repealing Medical Device Tax)[/caption]
House passes Delay of Obamacare until January 1, 2015, 231-192
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(House Vote Amendment No. 2 Delaying Obamacare for One Year)[/caption]
Sitemeter is the free traffic meter I've been using since day one of the blog to keep track of visits and page views. It's public, and linked at the bottom of the page in the footer. The reason I like Sitemeter is it's free. And it's...
Saturday Night Card Game...
