Right to Trial by Jury: Articles

Sep 21 2011

Big Tort Reform

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Sep-21-2011
Andrew Cochran at InjuryBoard dissects the new tort reform ideas bandied about by Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry.  Perry has presented the possibility of taking ...
Aug 06 2011

Injured? Don’t Look to Texas.

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Aug-06-2011
Tort reform is supposed to be all upside and no downside, right?  I mean, the legislation is just supposed to stop "greedy trial lawyers" and ...
Aug 05 2011

The Casey Anthony Verdict and the American Jury, Pt. 1

By Ken Connor | Posted in Audio, Featured Multimedia, Multimedia | Aug-05-2011
Ken Connor discusses the verdict in the Casey Anthony trial and the place of the American Jury.
Aug 05 2011

The Casey Anthony Verdict and the American Jury, Pt. 2

By Ken Connor | Posted in Audio, Featured Multimedia, Multimedia | Aug-05-2011
Ken Connor discusses the verdict in the Casey Anthony trial and the place of the American Jury.
Jul 14 2011

The Atlantic on Hot Coffee

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Jul-14-2011
Hot Coffee is the fascinating new documentary on tort reform currently on HBO.  It explores four tragic stories of injustice in its broader effort to ...
Jul 08 2011

Not Guilty!

By Ken Connor | Posted in Featured Post, Ideas in Action | Jul-08-2011
Casey Anthony's acquittal of the killing of her precious child, Caylee, has shocked the nation.  Many who watched the trial on TV – and ...
Jun 18 2011

Tennessee Strips the Power of the Jury

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Jun-18-2011
Tennessee officially passed its tort reform bill that caps medical "suffering and pain" damages at $750,000 (see the news story here).  The argument ...
Jun 03 2011

Here’s Why Tort Reform Won’t Solve Healthcare

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Jun-03-2011
We at CJS have spent some time deconstructing the Republican arguments for caps-based tort reform.  I'm proud to be a conservative, but the Republican Party ...
May 14 2011

Loser Pays: Good Tort Reform in Texas?

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | May-14-2011
We at The Center for a Just Society have long argued against caps-based tort reform.  We believe that local juries made of up lay-citizens are ...
Apr 19 2011

A Quick Guide to Tort Reform

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Apr-19-2011
As a conservative, I am frequently frustrated by the blindness of many other conservatives when it comes to tort reform.  The majority of conservatives are ...

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