Legal Briefs newsletter #27: Striking a Deal on Asbestos; Tobacco Lawsuit Ends in Jail Time for Plaintiff; more.

Among conservatives, there is perhaps no senior figure in Washington more associated with compromise than Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Considered a strong conservative by liberals, Hatch frustrates conservatives. He's supported federal health care, anti-gun measures and the legal destruction of ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Leadership Network Urges NASCAR to Sever Ties with Jesse Jackson: Critics Fear Jackson is Stirring Racial Animosity for Profit

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Project 21 has joined a campaign begun by the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) to urge NASCAR to stand up to what appear to be intimidation tactics employed by Jesse Jackson and fight an apparent corporate shakedown. Members of ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Leadership Network Urges NASCAR to Sever Ties with Jesse Jackson: Critics Fear Jackson is Stirring Racial Animosity for Profit – June 2003

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Project 21 has joined a campaign begun by the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) to urge NASCAR to stand up to what appear to be intimidation tactics employed by Jesse Jackson and fight an apparent corporate shakedown. Members of ...
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The Last Bastion of White Supremacy

Members of Project 21, the conservative black organization that has been sponsored by The National Center since 1992, have announced their support for the National Legal and Policy Center's call to NASCAR to cease its support for Jesse Jackson. According ...
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Sue Me Before I Speak Again

The June 30 Wall Street Journal editorial page reports that after a group of tort reform advocates held a press conference recently, the speakers were immediately subpoenaed by a firm of trial lawyers. The press conference was about class action ...
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Public Access to Yosemite National Park

Bonner Cohen, who just joined the National Center as a senior fellow after leaving the Lexington Institute, has a new piece on our website discussing the National Park Service's Yosemite Plan. It seems the Park Service wants to spend $442 ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision; Black Network Provides Interview Sources for Comment

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The United States Supreme Court today announced its ruling on whether the University of Michigan can use race as a deciding factor in its admissions process. In a five to four decision, the justices ruled that the university, as a ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision: Black Network Criticizes Muddled Ruling

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A split ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that finds a constitutional justification for affirmative action is criticized by members of the African-American leadership network Project 21. The lack of a definitive ruling on the issue is considered a significant ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Praises Bush for June 23 Demand that European Leaders Step Up International Fight Against Hunger; Renews Call for End to European Ban on Genetically Modified Foods

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President George W. Bush has earned the praise of members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 for his strong, renewed demand that European leaders help in the fight against famine in Africa by dropping their opposition to genetically modified ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision; Black Network Provides Interview Sources for Comment – June 2003

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The United States Supreme Court today announced its ruling on whether the University of Michigan can use race as a deciding factor in its admissions process. In a five to four decision, the justices ruled that the university, as a ...
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