Senator Specter, apparently concerned that Senator Dodd's financial bill wasn't bad enough, has proposed an amendment to reverse the Supreme Court's decision in Stoneridge v. Scientific Atlanta (via BLT). I discussed the perverse results of such a legal rule in the Wall Street Journal in 2007.
Specter proposes overturning Stoneridge
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- Conferees on financial reform reject Stoneridge amendment
- Using the financial reform conference committee to reverse Stoneridge
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- Around the web, May 19
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- On the Hill this week, hearings on arbitration, Stoneridge
- Specter introduces bill to overturn Stoneridge
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- Senate Judiciary, following the Specter switch
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Rafael Mangual Project Manager, Legal Policy rmangual@manhattan-institute.org |
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