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Sotomayor, Hispanics and the G.O.P.

with Bill Whalenvia New York Times
Thursday, August 6, 2009

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor by a vote of 68 to 31, making her the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court...

In the News

Judge Robreno: Cleaning up clogged asbestos MDL

with Richard A. Epsteinvia Legal Newsline
Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Serving in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a federal judge is making a name for himself for his swift handling of a huge asbestos docket...

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Medical malpractice changes must accompany health care reforms

with Richard A. Epsteinvia Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Americans overwhelmingly support reforms to our nation’s health care system...

Analysis and Commentary

Gay Marriage, Democracy, and the Courts

by Robert P. Georgevia Wall Street Journal
Monday, August 3, 2009

We are in the midst of a showdown over the legal definition of marriage...

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Sotomayor, Gates And Race

with Thomas Sowellvia National Journal
Saturday, August 1, 2009

Soon-to-be-Justice Sonia Sotomayor has called herself "a product of affirmative action" who was "accepted rather readily into Princeton" despite test scores that were lower than those of more privileged classmates due to "cultural biases built into testing."...

Analysis and Commentary

From Emmitt Till to Skip Gates

by Shelby Steelevia Wall Street Journal
Saturday, August 1, 2009

If the Henry Louis Gates imbroglio makes anything clear it is that, in 2009, the mere implication of racial profiling in the arrest of a black professor...

Analysis and Commentary

Let The Markets Manage Search

by F. Scott Kieffvia Forbes
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Microsoft and Yahoo! just announced a partnership in the business for online search that some see as raising serious legal issues for antitrust regulators and serious business issues for Google...

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Mediterranean Reflections on What Went Wrong

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Works and Days
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Italy…I have been traveling as a lecturer on a Hillsdale College Byzantium Cruise (from Venice to Athens, with several stops in the Adriatic, Mediterranean, and Aegean) for the last few days, and here are some eccentric reflections on civilizations of the past...

Analysis and Commentary

Will the Supreme Court stem the antipatent tide?

by Richard A. Epsteinvia Financial Times
Thursday, July 30, 2009

For the past several years, the United States Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit have crafted many patent doctrines that have weakened the scope of patent protection...

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Tweet lawsuit: Chicago Landlord sues ex-tenant over tweet complaining about apartment

with Richard A. Epsteinvia Chicago Tribune
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

A Chicago corporate landlord has set the Internet world abuzz by suing a former resident for a seemingly offhand remark on Twitter about her "moldy" apartment...

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