Campaign finance regulation and the rule of law

Point of Law

• NY comptroller candidate interviewed
  Ira Stoll at Future of Capitalism talks with GOP hopeful Harry Wilson, who says, with reference to the pay-for-play scandals that have hit New York and other states, that he "would not be an active litigator" on the securities front.... […]
  Walter Olson
• Nothing new, no money for tort reform in latest health care bills
  Before the Blair House confab on health care and then in a March 3 letter to members of Congress, President Obama made much of his acceptance of Republican ideas on health care reform, such as medical liability reform. The President's... […]
  Carter Wood
• California trial lawyer generosity, cont'd
  The Civil Justice Association of California is out with updated details on its adversaries' political contributions, which topped $4 million in California's '07-'08 political cycle.... […]
  Walter Olson
• "Federal Judge Tosses $100 Million Punitive Damages Award Against BP"
  Curt Cutting at Cal Punitives analyzes a Texas worker-toxic-exposure case.... […]
  Walter Olson
• Around the web, March 19
  Comparative law edition: Many human rights cases in UK now being filed by businesses [Times Online] Emulate new-style European chemical regulation? Look before you leap [Angela Logomasini, NRO; Jonathan Adler] High-paid UK barrister denies charges of overbilling for legal aid... […]
  Walter Olson