- Very silly Common Cause suit against Senate filibuster [Adler, Doug Mataconis, Jack Shafer (Filibuster unconstitutional? "Yes, but only when the GOP has the majority.")]
- More on football concussion lawsuits [Will Oremus, Slate; Gerard Magliocca, Concurring Opinions; earlier] More: Dan Fisher/Forbes.
- Phrase I’ve heard before: Niall Ferguson says U.S. beset by the “rule of lawyers” [Business Insider]
- “I have filed over a hundred lawsuits and another one will be no sweat for me. On the other hand, it will cost you a lot of time and money[.]” One blogger’s prolonged legal ordeal ["Aaron Worthing," Allergic2Bull and summary version] Plus: Ken/Popehat;
- Louisiana land-taint suits: “maybe I’m just going to contend the oil companies did it, not the salt domes” [Lachlan Markay, Heritage, earlier]
- Kansas differs from SCOTUS on legality of resale price maintenance. Will it make policy for the other 49 states? [Ted Frank] New Federalist Society project on state courts and how they’re picked;
- A lot of lobbying went into that government-prescribed “flame-resistant” furniture [Chicago Tribune]
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
Cato Institute
Individual liberty, free markets, and peace: the world's premier libertarian think tank. Publishes Cato at Liberty, where I blog on contemporary policy issues.
Schools for Misrule
Get your copy today! My new book tackles the question of why so many bad ideas come from the law schools. "Cutting-edge commentary, hard-hitting, witty, astute." -- Publisher's Weekly. "Excellent... A fine dissection of these strangely powerful institutions" -- Wall Street Journal.
{ 31 trackbacks }
{ 2 comments }
Curiously you are siding with the lawyer in the Kimberlin saga… I thought that was against the charter rules of this site!
Joking aside, thank you for the linkage. I am looking to draw as much attention to this as possible, because I have been the victim of criminal conduct and I am hoping that publicity forces them to care.
also i have created a shorter version of my monster post broken down into 8 pieces. if this works right, it will be linked to my name.
People were complaining that my post was sooooo huge that many computers were having their resources strained.
Sauce for the Goose: Why don’t we regulate the practice of law the way we do health care? That’s sure to bring down costs! …NOT!
http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/19664-What-if-We-Regulated-Legal-Services-Like-Health-Care.html
Comments on this entry are closed.