Category: Legal Reform

Black Activists Applaud Court’s Support for Race-Neutral Admissions

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In the wake of an appeals court decision ordering resistant Michigan universities to immediately implement the race-neutral admission standards overwhelmingly approved by voters, members of the black leadership network Project 21 demand an end to obstructionist legal challenges of the ...
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A Crying Need for Lawsuit Abuse Reform

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The Examiner had a very compelling editorial on the need for tort reform Monday. An excerpt: That there is a crying need for lawsuit abuse reform is beyond question. ...there is substantial evidence of widespread abuse and even fraud at ...
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Supremes Still Working on School Equality, by Deneen Borelli

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Even though public school segregation was outlawed over 50 years ago, there are still lingering questions about the constitutionality of racial preferences that the U.S. Supreme Court must decide. Before the Court right now is a set of cases challenging ...
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Parents May Be Fined for Helping Their Own Son

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The Cleveland Bar Association has made an outrageous decision: It is attempting to get an Ohio couple fined because they went to court on behalf of their minor son without hiring a lawyer. Says the Cleveland Plain Dealer: The bar ...
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Clarence Thomas is a First-Class Justice, Liberal Criticism Unwarranted, by Henry Mark Holzer

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In the 14-plus years that Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States much has been written about him. Some of it has dealt with his ascent from the humblest of beginnings ...
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Urban Communities Lose When Trial Lawyers Win, by Deneen Moore

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When trial lawyers win excessive monetary awards in lawsuits against doctors and health care facilities, urban communities lose. The number of medical malpractice lawsuits has climbed steadily over the years, contributing to skyrocketing medical liability insurance premiums for doctors and ...
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Vaccines: The Trials Continue

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Theodore Dalrymple reviews Paul Offit's new book, and in so doing, explains why new vaccines are scarce. A policy recommendations is included: "...an extension of the powers of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, to the exclusion of all tort ...
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Black Conservatives React to Miers Withdrawal

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Commenting on Harriet Miers's decision to withdraw her nomination for the currently open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, members of the black leadership network Project 21 are asking President George W. Bush to abide by his stated commitment to ...
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Black Conservatives Speak on Miers Nomination

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Uncertainty regarding the beliefs, affiliations and legal career of White House counsel Harriet Miers has produced a wide array of opinions from conservatives. To follow are comments from black conservatives affiliated with Project 21: Deneen Moore (New York, NY): "Is ...
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Judges, the Supreme Court and Cybernetic Governance, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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How important is the U.S. Supreme Court? As the branch of government that interprets our laws, it's very important.  And, as the Court goes through inevitable changes as it prepares to welcome two new justices, we may also want to ...
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