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.
Feds: "identified a limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information, completed its review of those materials, and is in the process of following the procedures set forth in paragraph 84 of the search warrant affidavit to address potential privilege disputes."...
"The media swarms and lies. Tells you it’s over, wants you to give up. Happens every single time." Don't fall for it. ...
Feds must respond by August 30, including under seal "[a] particularized notice indicating the status of Defendant’s review of the seized property, including any filter review conducted by the privilege review team and any dissemination of materials beyond the privilege review team."...
Key parts heavily redacted...
"the Government has met its burden of showing that its proposed redactions are narrowly tailored to serve the Government’s legitimate interest in the integrity of the ongoing investigation"...
David Rivkin and Lee Casey in WSJ: "if the Justice Department’s sole complaint is that Mr. Trump had in his possession presidential records he took with him from the White House, he should be in the clear, even if some of those records are classified."...
Team Biden may not have known of the "raid" in advance, but their fingerprints are all over this. John Solomon: "the Biden White House worked directly with the Justice Department and National Archives to instigate the criminal probe into alleged mishandling of documents, allowing the...
Magistrate Judge leaves open the possibility he may change his mind =: "I cannot say at this point that partial redactions will be so extensive that they will result in a meaningless disclosure, but I may ultimately reach that conclusion after hearing further from the...
My interview on NewsMax: "I think the public is entitled to know if there is a there, there, and if there is Trump will have to deal with it, but if there's not, it's gonna help him enormously, politically."...
"I sincerely regret the way I have alienated some of my Black colleagues and friends. I am deeply sorry."...
The sharpest move towards conservatism is among minorities. "In five years, the liberal advantage among Hispanics went from a whooping 25 points to just 5 points."...
Requires Feds To Propose Specific Redactions: "I find that on the present record the Government has not met its burden of showing that the entire affidavit should remain sealed."...
Having turned on the leak fire hose full blast just three months from national elections, it's pretty cheeky for the feds now to claim everything about the circumstances leading up to the raid has to be kept under seal....
"Disclosure at this juncture of the affidavit supporting probable cause would, by contrast, cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation."...
Contrary to normal procedure, also reportedly is objecting to appointment of a special magistrate to oversee its review....
This is a replay of the Russia Collusion hysteria, where media competed with one another for "scoops" to generate clicks and social media sociopaths competed for Twitter followers....
