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What to expect from the Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings this week

with Richard A. Epsteinvia Examiner
Monday, July 13, 2009

The Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA) sent out an email last week highlighting the points of interest for this week’s confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court...

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Assessing 'Success' in School Finance Litigations

with Eric Hanushekvia Education Week
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a milestone ruling at the end of May in the Abbott v. Burke education finance case, culminating 35 years of litigation by approving the constitutionality of the state’s new education funding formula...

Analysis and Commentary

Public And Private Competition In Health Care

by Richard A. Epsteinvia Forbes
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Today, I can see no optimistic scenario for the future of American health care...

Analysis and Commentary

A Tangled Web: Part II

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Much of the backlog of cases in our over-burdened courts has been created by the courts themselves, with adventurous judicial "interpretations" of laws that leave a large gray area of uncertainty around even the most plainly written legislation...

Analysis and Commentary

A Tangled Web

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

While the recent Supreme Court decision in the New Haven firefighters' case will be welcome news to those who don't think that a gross injustice is O.K. when those on the receiving end are white, the reasoning behind the 5 to 4 decision is a painful reminder that the law is still tangled in a web of assumptions, evasions and contradictions when it comes to racial issues...

Analysis and Commentary

Celebrity Or Advocate?

by Clint Bolickvia Forbes
Sunday, July 5, 2009

I'll never forget the weeks following Sen. John McCain's announcement that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be his running mate...

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New Education Next Forum: Is There a Connection Between School Spending and Student Achievement? Should Courts Decide?

with Eric Hanushekvia Hoover Institution
Thursday, July 2, 2009

With the U.S. Supreme Court expressing skepticism that dollars alone can remedy student achievement gaps in Horne vs. Flores late last week, the debate over the appropriate role of the courts in determining state school funding levels has heated up...

Analysis and Commentary

An American Icon

by Richard A. Epsteinvia Cato Institute
Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Robert Bork’s public career in academics and in public affairs has had, to say the least, its ups and downs...

Analysis and Commentary

Orange Grove: Difference between legislation, law

by Tibor R. Machanvia Orange County Register
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Classical liberals and libertarians, especially those who admire the works of the famous legal theorists and economist F.A. Hayek, are fond of pointing out that a free society requires the rule of law...

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Epstein's Reform Proposal

with Richard A. Epsteinvia ABC News
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Richard Epstein too often makes the mistake of thinking the public is as smart as he is...

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