UCLA
Professor of Law at UCLA
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Stephen Bainbridge
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FROM Stephen Bainbridge
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
A History of Corporate Personhood They can’t breathe. They don’t have heartbeats. But are corporations people? Last week’s Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case has reignited the debate over the notion of whether corporations have the same rights as us humans. We take a historical look at corporate personhood in America.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House During his testimony Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey accused President Trump and other White House officials of lying when they said the FBI was in disarray and its staff had lost confidence in him. President Trump’s lawyer said Comey was wrong -- that the president never asked for his loyalty, and never asked him to back off the investigation into former NSA director Michael Flynn.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Terrorism in London: Lessons for the US This weekend’s terrorist attack in London left seven people dead and almost 50 injured. London police fatally shot the attackers, and ISIS claimed responsibility.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump says goodbye Paris Accord: What does it mean for U.S. and the planet? President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, the landmark international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Trump was to renegotiate a new deal, but will that happen?