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Protecting National Security and Detainees' Rights
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| AEI Newsletter |
| Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 |
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Congress must enact legislation to clarify the Supreme Court's recent decision on Guantanamo Bay detainees' constitutional right to habeas corpus, according to Attorney General Mukasey.
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The Inverted Federalism of Grider v. Compaq
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| By Ted Frank |
| Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
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Oklahoma is on the verge of becoming the next magnet jurisdiction for overbroad consumer class actions.
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Jackpot Justice Gets New Meaning
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| By Ted Frank |
| Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
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"Jackpot justice" refers to courts rewarding trial lawyers with outsized judgments unrelated to any actual damages, but a recent case in Minnesota gives the phrase a whole new meaning.
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Supreme Court Grabbed More Power in Recent Term
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| By John Yoo |
| Posted: Monday, August 11, 2008 |
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The Supreme Court justices have expanded their power to make many of our society's fundamental political and moral decisions.
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The Trouble with the Civil Gideon Movement
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| By Ted Frank |
| Posted: Thursday, August 7, 2008 |
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Aside from the tremendous cost to taxpayers, civil Gideon will be counterproductive in its supposed goals of helping the poor and making the legal system more accessible.
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110th Congress Dropped the Ball on Continuity Issues
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| By Norman J. Ornstein |
| Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 |
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Congress is poised to leave for August, but there are pressing areas that remain wholly untouched by this session.
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Prosecutors Gone Wild
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| By Ted Frank |
| Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
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While Eliot Spitzer is gone, the overreaching tactics by which he made his name as a prosecutor are not.
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Did the Right Make America a Lawsuit Nation?
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| By Ted Frank |
| Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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A new book acknowledges that the litigation explosion has harmed America, but it places the blame on right-wing politics.
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The Era of Big Punitive Damage Awards Is Not Over
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| By Ted Frank |
| Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008 |
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The Supreme Court's decision in Exxon Shipping v. Baker highlights the need for legislative reform of arbitrary punitive damage awards.
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Our Broken Senate
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| By Norman J. Ornstein |
| Posted: Monday, June 30, 2008 |
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The expanded use of formal rules on Capitol Hill is unprecedented and is bringing government to its knees.
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