标题: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Dec 7, 2015 [打印本页] 作者: choi 时间: 12-4-2015 12:56 标题: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Dec 7, 2015 (1) Greg Stohr, That Feeling When You Win a Supreme Court Case and Get Nothing. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ar ... ase-and-get-nothing
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(a) summary underneath the title in print: Plaintiffs get their names associated with landmark decisions but often little else
(b) Regarding the standing. It was resolved almost four decades ago, in
Regents of University of California v Bakke, 438 US 265 (1978). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/438/265/case.html
At footnote 14:
"Several amici suggest that Bakke lacks standing, arguing that he never showed that his injury -- exclusion from the Medical School -- will be redressed by a favorable decision, and that the petitioner 'fabricated' jurisdiction by conceding its inability to meet its burden of proof [that absent the special program, Bakke would have been admitted to the medical school, page 266]. Petitioner does not object to Bakke's standing, but inasmuch as this charge concerns our jurisdiction under Art[icle] III [of United States Constitution], it must be considered and rejected. First, there appears to be no reason to question the petitioner's concession. It was not an attempt to stipulate to a conclusion of law or to disguise actual facts of record. Second, even if Bakke had been unable to prove that he would have been admitted in the absence of the special program, it would not follow that he lacked standing. The constitutional element of standing is plaintiff's demonstration of any injury to himself that is likely to be redressed by favorable decision of his claim. The trial court found such an injury, apart from failure to be admitted, in the University's decision not to permit Bakke to compete for all 100 places in the class, simply because of his race. Hence, the constitutional requirements of Art. III were met. The question of Bakke's admission vel non [Latin: or not] is merely one of relief." (citations omitted)
In other words: If he had won the lawsuit (though he lost), Bakke could have been made whole with admission to the medical school, compensation for the damage (money lost if he had been admitted earlier), or both. Compensation is applicable to Ms Fisher. 作者: choi 时间: 12-4-2015 12:57
(2) Jeff Plungis, Electric Cars Can’t Take the Cold. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ar ... can-t-take-the-cold
(“In tests conducted by the American Automobile Association, an electric car that ran for 105 miles at 75F went only 43 miles at 20F—a 60 percent reduction in range”)
Note:
(a) summary underneath the title in print: Batteries generate power less efficiently as temperatures drop
(b) The title is a wordplay on president Truman’s dictum: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
(c) There is no need to read the rest.
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(a) summary underneath the title in print: Blue Origin's rocket landing means fresh competition for Elon Musk
(b) The print has figures that one can do without.
(4) The magazine cover indicates this is a “The Good Business Issue.” One of the feature stories in the issue is (referred to as “Redeeming ‘Made in China’ ” in the table of contents):