• Not for first time, Dahlia Lithwick misrepresents Wal-Mart case [Ponnuru, Whelan, earlier here and here]
• Merciful gods, please spare us ghastly “Caylee’s Law” proposal [Josh Blackman, Reuters, Greenfield, Frank] More on constitutional flaws [Robson, Tribe]
• Mark Perry on efforts to replace the relatively open-entry Washington, D.C. taxi system with NYC-style cartelization via medallion;
• “Wrongful Convictions: How many innocent Americans are behind bars?” [Balko]
• “Persaud identified himself as a juror, offering to fix the verdict for a fee.” [CBS NY; Long Island med-mal case]
• “Is the Common Law the Solution to Pollution?” [Jonathan Adler, PERC]
• “Rice Krispies class action settlement” [Ted Frank]

Filed under: class action settlements, Dahlia Lithwick, environment, juries, prosecution, Wal-Mart v. Dukes, Washington D.C.