Jay Lefkowitz is a lawyer and policy commentator who has served in senior positions in Republican administrations, including as a domestic policy adviser in the George W. Bush White House. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard on legal policy, tort reform, and regulatory issues between 1998 and 2004. He is a partner at a prominent New York law firm.
IN HIS TENURE as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Michael Powell has spoken eloquently, and with genuine foresight, about the "digital revolution," which he calls "the most important economic development of our time." Powell has made clear that if the United States is going to…
IN AMERICA, even the electoral process takes a backseat to litigation. Well before the recount of Florida's ballots had concluded, several lawsuits had been filed, in both state and federal courts in Florida, seeking to set aside the results of the election in Florida and force a re-vote in Palm…
"LOTTO JUSTICE" has struck again. Last month, a Los Angeles jury required General Motors to pay a badly burned family of five and their traveling companion $ 4.9 billion -- the largest personal injury award in history. That's enough money to place all six of the plaintiffs and their contingency fee…
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