Curing Congress's Ills: Criminal Law as the Wrong Paradigm for Congressional Ethics?
Curing Congress's Ills: Criminal Law as the Wrong Paradigm for Congressional Ethics?
In this Commentary, Josh Chafetz responds to Paul M. Thompson's criticisms of his proposal for a Congressional ethics ov... Read more
28 Apr 2008
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First Do No Harm: Why a Commissioner for Standards Is Unhealthy for the American Body Politic
First Do No Harm: Why a Commissioner for Standards Is Unhealthy for the American Body Politic
In this Commentary, Paul M. Thompson argues that Josh Chafetz's proposal for a Congressional ethics oversight board is u... Read more
28 Apr 2008
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Taking States out of the Workplace
Taking States out of the Workplace
In this Commentary, Jeffrey M. Hirsch argues for the elimination of state authority to regulate the workplace. Read by C... Read more
8 Apr 2008
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Postmortem Rights of Publicity: The Federal Estate Tax Consequences of New State-Law Property Rights
Postmortem Rights of Publicity: The Federal Estate Tax Consequences of New State-Law Property Rights
In this Commentary, Mitchell M. Gans, Bridget J. Crawford & Jonathan G. Blattmachr observe that new state laws estab... Read more
8 Apr 2008
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Emerging Issues in State Law
Emerging Issues in State Law
Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard of the Indiana Supreme Court and Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall of the Massachusett... Read more
31 Mar 2008
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State Court Reform of the American Jury
State Court Reform of the American Jury
Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard discusses the leading role that state courts have taken in efforts to reform our histor... Read more
31 Mar 2008
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Justice "Promptly, and Without Delay": Court Reform and Judicial Independence
Justice "Promptly, and Without Delay": Court Reform and Judicial Independence
Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court discusses administrative reforms that are... Read more
31 Mar 2008
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