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21 Aug 2:27 pm
... the understanding of public policies based on the principles of limited government, free markets, individual liberty, and peace. The Institute will use the most effective means to originate, advocate, promote, and disseminate applicable policy proposals that create ... Libertarian
Capitalism, whatever that means. But who cares, in a new study by Peter Dixon and Maureen Rimmer at the Cato Institute, the findings are much like the findings in my book Hispanic Heresy. The findings throw cold water on ...
5 Sep, 2006 7:30 pm
With the "War in Iraq" losing the public's support daily, The Cato Institute a conservative and
libertarian "think tank" has named the pre-midterm election "Security September."(See story here. The thinking is, we will ... how many Virginia SWAT team members does it take to arrest
a gambling optometrist??? How should he be compensated?? I wish this was an isolated incident. The Cato article points out that it happens way
too often. The calls to my office seeking help in mistaken raids tells me it ...
17 Mar, 2008 11:52 am
On March 6, Richard Epstein discussed his new book, Supreme Neglect: How to Revive Constitutional Protection for Private Property during an event at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. Cato has posted audio and video of his
remarks on their website. Their description of the event is below. Returning to the subject that first made him famous over two decades ago, Richard Epstein, the author of Takings, has
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12 Apr, 2007 8:47 am
... this has resulted more in bad court decisions on good class actions than anything else. I think our current framework adequately addresses the problems, provided the trial courts
are adequate guardians of class members' rights. A senior fellow at the conservative Cato Institute
has a different opinion. See Mark Moller, Class Action Lawmaking: An Administrative Law Model, 11 Texas Review of Law & Politics 39 ...
6 Mar, 2008 4:55 pm
A Policy Analysis of E-Verify by the CATO institute concludes that, among other problems, American
workers would suffer with wide-spread implementation of the system. The US needs to reform its immigration system to reform its immigration system in a holistic manner, not piece-meal.
I believe its fair to say that most Americans are somewhere in the middle when it comes to immigration reform. Enforcement combined with additional visa availability and an ...
28 Jan 10:33 am
Thanks to Charley Foster for pointing out this podcast of Susette Kelo's recent appearance at the Cato Institute's forum about the book Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage, by Jeff Benedict (available from Amazon here): The mp3 of the
podcast can also be downloaded directly here.
20 Aug 7:36 pm
The Cato Institute, the National Federation of Independent Business Legal Center, and the Pacific
Legal Foundation have filed this amicus brief supporting the property owners in Stop the Beachfront Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Environmental Protection, No. 08-11 (cert.
granted. June 15, 2009). The brief argues: In the opinion below, the Florida Supreme Court departed from long-established state law protecting the property rights of beachfront
landowners. Stop the Beach ...
15 Sep 10:30 am
The Cato Institute is holding a fun event on October 1st. If you're in the Washington D.C. area,
check it out.
13 Nov, 2007 12:14 pm
"Gun Case: We speak with the Cato Institute's Robert Levy, who funded the original lawsuit
challenging the D.C. law and also recruited the plaintiffs." This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today's broadcast of the public radio program "Here & Now."
17 Sep, 2003 12:00 pm
In honor of Constitution Day, the Cato Institute in Washington DC is hosting a half-day conference on
the U.S. Supreme Court, both to review the term just expired, and to preview the term ahead. Featured speakers include Federal Election Commission Vice Chairman Bradley A. Smith and
Kenneth W. Starr. Watch the conference live here.
11 Dec, 2008 11:56 pm
Today, we filed an amicus brief in the ceded lands case on behalf of Pacific Legal Foundation, the Cato Institute, and the Center for Equal Opportunity, available here. The core issue of this case is whether a state court, interpreting federal law, may enjoin
the State of Hawaii from exercising its sovereign authority to sell, lease, or rent the "ceded lands" for the benefit of all Hawaiian ...
13 Aug 2:07 pm
Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute writes in The Price We All Pay for High Tax Rates that: Politicians
tend to like high tax rates because they believe it yields more revenue for them to redistribute. Yet the perverse incentive effects of high rates tend to limit the increase in revenue,
since the higher the rates, the more [...]
14 Aug 1:11 pm
In a report released yesterday, Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform, the Cato Institute seeks to quantify the benefits that would flow to the U.S. economy from comprehensive immigration reform which grants some form of legal...
24 Aug 9:12 pm
Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute writes that the gap between federal employee pay and private
sector employee pay is increasing: Figure 2 shows that in 2008, federal worker compensation averaged a remarkable $119,982, which was more than double the private sector average of
$59,909. Here's Edwards' remedy: Federal wages should be frozen for a period of years, at least [...]
3 Nov 10:16 am
The Cato Institute's Professor Shirley Svorny presents in an Forbes Magazine op-ed piece that capping
the damage awards for noneconomic and punitive damages would result in patients and injury victims losing the benefit of penalties associated with malpractice underwriting. Prof. Svorny
suggest that if liability is capped for doctors and hospitals, it could reduce incentives to investigate the true risks for each patient. What any injury attorney in San Francisco or
anywhere in the ...
5 Feb 11:02 am
Hentoff was let go by the Village Voice during its recent staff cuts. As the Cato press release report notes,...
18 Mar 12:07 pm
"Susette Kelo's legal battle with New London, Conn. brought about one of the most controversial and troubling Supreme Court rulings in many many years. But her fight also spurred a
backlash among property owners and state legislatures. Dozens of states have tightened rules for eminent domain. Many have simply banned the practice of eminent domain for economic
development. Susette Kelo now lives in a town across the river from New London."
31 Oct 5:04 am
29 Apr, 2008 10:00 am
... Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom." It will feature the book's authors, Robert A. Levy, a Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, and William Mellor, President and General Counsel of the Institute for Justice. There will be comments by Lyle Denniston of this blog, and it will be moderated by Roger Pilon, also of the Cato Institute. The event is free for those who register, which can be done online here. For those interested who
cannot ...
6 May, 2008 1:10 pm
... Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom." The event featured the book's authors, Robert A. Levy, a Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies at the
Cato Institute, and William Mellor, President and General Counsel of the Institute for Justice, and was moderated by Roger Pilon, also of the Cato Institute. Comments were also made by Lyle Denniston of this blog. Click here to watch the event in streaming video, and here (mp3) to download the ...
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