Jessica Silbey Professor of Law j.silbey@neu.edu 617.373.6246 @jsilbey Expertise communications law, copyright law, intellectual property, trademarks Jessica Silbey in the Press WGBH Can You Actually Trademark Common Phrases Like ‘Taco Tuesday’? “I think there’s a lot of confusion about what trademarks are and how they function,” said Northeastern University Law Professor Jessica Silbey. Vox How do we know if we’re in a constitutional crisis? 11 experts explain. To get some clarity on this, I reached out to 11 constitutional experts and asked them to step back from the latest Trump outrage and answer a more fundamental question: How do you define a constitutional crisis? Jessica Silbey, law professor, Northeastern University The federal government divides power among the legislature, the executive, and the […] Vox Can these Democratic attorneys general save DACA? I asked 9 legal experts. There may be several grounds on which state attorneys general may challenge DACA’s rescission as it affects state residents. If its cancelation is “arbitrary and capricious” or without sound basis, it may violate the Administrative Procedures Act (the APA). Perhaps more obvious is that DACA’s repeal targets people based on their national origin and disproportionately […] WGBH How ‘abortion stigma’ harms access to health services for low-income women Jessica Silbey, a Northeastern School of Law professor, said Roe was the first time that the court recognized the importance of a woman’s right to control her reproduction. Silbey studies constitutional law with a focus in reproductive justice, and represented the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts as a full-time litigator. “Roe v. Wade was a […] Florida Record Hulk Hogan’s Gawker verdict as much about newsworthiness as privacy, according to experts Jessica Silbey, a law professor at Northeastern University School of Law who has written about the Gawker case, said the question of whether what Gawker posted was newsworthy is a difficult question, especially as Hogan had spoken widely about his sex life to the media. “I think the harder question about the Hulk Hogan case, […] Jessica Silbey for Northeastern Global News Two Northeastern professors receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships Two Northeastern professors receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships Professors Jessica Silbey and Theo Davis are among a diverse group of 173 scholars, artists, and scientists to be named 2018 fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, an honor recognizing prior achievement and exceptional promise. Northeastern law professors examine the constitutionality of Trump’s travel, refugee ban Northeastern law professors examine the constitutionality of Trump’s travel, refugee ban Law professors Jessica Silbey and Michael Meltsner, both constitutional law experts, examined President Trump’s sweeping executive order banning travelers from certain majority-Muslim countries. Silbey called the order unconstitutional. Meltsner said that “incompetence is not the same as unconstitutionality,” but there is reason to think “the courts may strike (the order) down.” 3Qs: What can a crime drama teach us about justice? 3Qs: What can a crime drama teach us about justice? Law professor Jessica Silbey will discuss the history of law in American film on Wednesday at a Law Library of Congress event. Here, she looks at the pitfalls of crime shows, names her favorite legal drama, and explains how the depiction of law in film has changed over the past 125 years. Witness videos and the conversation about race and policing Witness videos and the conversation about race and policing Police in Louisiana shot and killed Alton Sterling on Tuesday. A day later, police in Minnesota fatally shot Philando Castile. Both men were black. And both shootings were captured in grisly videos by bystanders—videos that quickly circulated on social media. Here, law professor Jessica Silbey talks about the role technology now plays in influencing the conversation about race and policing, and the constitutional right of citizens to record law enforcement in public. The Internet, newsworthiness, and invasion of privacy The Internet, newsworthiness, and invasion of privacy How will the outcome of the ongoing Hulk Hogan-Gawker trial impact future litigation and the freedom of the online press? We asked law professor Jessica Silbey and communication studies professor Dale Herbeck. 3Qs: Snapchat’s new privacy policy: What you should know 3Qs: Snapchat’s new privacy policy: What you should know The messaging app recently updated its privacy policy, causing an outcry among users. Here, law professor Jessica Silbey, an expert in intellectual property, explains what the new policy does—or doesn’t—change, and offers advice for social media users.
WGBH Can You Actually Trademark Common Phrases Like ‘Taco Tuesday’? “I think there’s a lot of confusion about what trademarks are and how they function,” said Northeastern University Law Professor Jessica Silbey.
Vox How do we know if we’re in a constitutional crisis? 11 experts explain. To get some clarity on this, I reached out to 11 constitutional experts and asked them to step back from the latest Trump outrage and answer a more fundamental question: How do you define a constitutional crisis? Jessica Silbey, law professor, Northeastern University The federal government divides power among the legislature, the executive, and the […]
Vox Can these Democratic attorneys general save DACA? I asked 9 legal experts. There may be several grounds on which state attorneys general may challenge DACA’s rescission as it affects state residents. If its cancelation is “arbitrary and capricious” or without sound basis, it may violate the Administrative Procedures Act (the APA). Perhaps more obvious is that DACA’s repeal targets people based on their national origin and disproportionately […]
WGBH How ‘abortion stigma’ harms access to health services for low-income women Jessica Silbey, a Northeastern School of Law professor, said Roe was the first time that the court recognized the importance of a woman’s right to control her reproduction. Silbey studies constitutional law with a focus in reproductive justice, and represented the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts as a full-time litigator. “Roe v. Wade was a […]
Florida Record Hulk Hogan’s Gawker verdict as much about newsworthiness as privacy, according to experts Jessica Silbey, a law professor at Northeastern University School of Law who has written about the Gawker case, said the question of whether what Gawker posted was newsworthy is a difficult question, especially as Hogan had spoken widely about his sex life to the media. “I think the harder question about the Hulk Hogan case, […]