“I know the vast majority of my fellow Yalies — even some with degrees in Film Studies — have productive, extremely well-paying jobs in some of the largest companies in the world. Or they’re lawyers.” (Read the whole Instapundit post.)
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
Overlawyered
Point of Law- Around the web, October 12In multiple cases, U.S. Supreme Court being asked to intervene in West Virginia state courts [Liptak, NYT] Employers buy big legal headaches when they ask for specifics from workers who call in sick. Better just to wave those intermittent...Walter Olson
- Campaign civility, enforced by law?The press has been full of chatter this week about the supposedly unprecedented vehemence of campaign rhetoric on the Republican side of the presidential contest -- a charge that, as my colleague John Leo has noted, may be a trifle...Walter Olson
- Parloff on Russia v. Bank of New York MellonOver the past couple of years I've repeatedly expressed fascination (here, here, here, here, and here) with the lawsuit in a Moscow commercial court in which the government of Russia is invoking the RICO law -- America's RICO law, that...Walter Olson
- Around the web, October 1025 questions you can't ask at job interviews, such as "Can you work weekends?" and "What relative should we notify in case of emergency?" [HR Daily Advisor via Ohio Employment Law Blog] "California already ranks 48th in state business...Walter Olson
- Demonization of deregulationI'm quoted on the subject, as is co-blogger Ted Frank, in this new piece by Joseph Lawler for the American Spectator. I should add that I'm not trying to speak to the ultimate merits of either specific proposal discussed (a...Walter Olson
- Around the web, October 12
- Volokh
- John McCain as Gandalf?Victor Davis Hanson makes some reasonable points in his op ed urging conservatives not to "jump ship" on John McCain. On balance, I think McCain isn't nearly as good as...Ilya Somin
- Closed-End Funds and Panic Selling:I posted a few days ago about the crazy action in closed-end mutual funds. At the end of the week, the action got even crazier. As of market close on Friday,...David Bernstein
- Exploiting Crises to Expand Government and Curtail Civil and Economic Liberties:In a recent post, co-blogger Eric Posner writes that:...Ilya Somin
- Fear Itself.Many commentators have argued that the Bush administration’s response to 9/11 was driven by fear. They were never precise about what they meant, but a number of interpretations suggested themselves. (1)...Eric Posner
- Thousands of Felons on Florida Voter Rolls:Under Florida law, individuals convicted of felonies lose their right to vote, at least temporarily. (Some felons are eligible to have their vote restored upon release from prison.) Yet while many...Jonathan Adler
- John McCain as Gandalf?