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Mandatory Binding Arbitration

Big Pharma's Loss is America's Gain: Obama's Outstanding First Choice for the Federal Bench

Ian Millhiser | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mandatory Binding Arbitration, Preemption, Medical Device Safety Act, David Hamilton, Judicial Nominations, Politics News
Ian Millhiser

Judge Hamilton's nomination is a marked change from the judges chosen in the Bush era and it is exactly the change which Americans voted for last November.

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Supreme Court's Judge-For-Sale Case Is Just The Tip of a Larger Iceberg

Ian Millhiser | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mandatory Binding Arbitration, Caperton v. Massey, Judicial Nominations, Politics News
Ian Millhiser

Corporate-owned courts presided over by the business community's hand-picked arbitrators are fast becoming the rule, and a deeply ideological bench is only sometimes available as an imperfect alternative.

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Former Business Lobbyist Denied Important DOJ Role

Ian Millhiser | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mandatory Binding Arbitration, Mark Gitenstein, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Politics News
Ian Millhiser

Obama's decision will serve as a cautionary tale to other talented individuals who, despite progressive accomplishments, are tempted to work in support of practices as abusive as binding mandatory arbitration.

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Right-Wing Supreme Court Draws Ire Of Senate Judiciary Committee

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home

Read More: Rights, Supreme Court, Congress, Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy, Exxon Mobil, Mandatory Binding Arbitration, Tracy Barker, Exxon Valdez, Liberties, Roberts Court, Fraud, Senate, Haliburton, Securities, Hearings, National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights, Justice, Arbitration, Home News
Cristóbal Joshua Alex

The Supreme Court has shifted dangerously to the right and is now the most pro-business Court since the monopoly greasing "Lochner-era" Court of the late 19th century.

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