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Rhode Island Lead Paint Verdict Ethically Tainted
In Rhode Island, a jury recently returned a verdict holding out-of-state paint manufacturers liable to the state for potentially billions of dollars, under the theory…
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Foreign Courts Target U.S. Business for Plunder
The Supreme Court of Canada has just given the green light for British Columbia to force American tobacco companies to pay for smokers’ past…
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Dying Woman Denied Right to Take Medical Marijuana
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Thumbing Their Noses at the Constitution
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Selective Support for Democracy
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The Landmark Decision That Nearly Evaporated
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Washington, D.C. Gun Ban Shot Down
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All pain, no gain?
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Lead Paint Travesty
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When Everything Is Unhealthy, Nothing Is
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Dishonest Court Ruling Flouts Law in Dukes v. Wal-Mart
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Punitive Damages Can Be Limited
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has just held in the Engquist case that a legislature can limit punitive damages payable to a plaintiff…
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Taxation Without Representation?
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Economists File Brief In Support of Terminally-Ill
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Forbidden Words
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A Temporary Reprieve for D.C. Employers and Landlords
D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams rightly vetoed a bill that would have banned employers from taking applicants’ criminal records into account in hiring, and forced landlords to rent to ex-cons,…
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Government Has No First Amendment Right to Discriminate
In November, Michigan voters adopted Proposal 2, a state constitutional amendment that bans racial preferences in state university admissions and in government contracts and employment.
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D.C. Council Gives Criminals Special Protections
The Washington, D.C. Council voted 10 to 2 yesterday to ban employers from considering criminal records in housing, hiring or employment, if the criminal’s probation…
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Criminals: The New Protected Class
Employers in Washington, D.C. may soon be banned from considering criminal convictions in hiring, if the criminal’s probation or parole officer thinks he has “achieved…
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Tobacco Scam
In 1998, the big tobacco companies entered into a $250 billion settlement with trial lawyers and the attorneys general of 46 states. Big Tobacco agreed…
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Does Diversity Mean No Whites?
On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a minority-oriented school can exclude members of all but one race (Native Hawaiians), even if…
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An End to Racial Engineering?
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two important racial discrimination cases. Parents in Seattle and Louisville are challenging their children’s exclusion from…
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Saudis to Sue Tobacco Companies
The Saudi government is threatening to sue American tobacco companies such as Philip Morris to force them to pay the healthcare costs of Saudi…
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Supreme Court Considers Whether to Preempt State Bank Red Tape
On Thursday, November 29, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Watters v. Wachovia Bank, which will decide whether federal law preempts state regulators…
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Money Violates Civil Rights Laws, Court Rules
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has just ruled that America’s money bills, such as $1, $10, and $100 bills, discriminate against the blind, in…
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Court Ensures Painful Death for Terminally Ill
Yesterday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals voted to vacate and rehear its Abigail Alliance v. Von Eschenbach decision, which would have required the…
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Kelo Ruling Gutting Property Rights Will Live On
In Kelo v. New London (2005), the Supreme Court ruled 5-to-4 that private property (like your home) could be seized by the government for use…
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Two Victories for Taxpayers
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Turning Free Speech Upside Down
Thomas Jefferson once wrote that “to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and…
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Race-Based Student Assignments
In a case pending before the Supreme Court, the Seattle School District argues that it should be allowed to use race when assigning…