Great LTTE in response to Time Magazine article on the Supreme Court

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Time Magazine ran this article, "The Incredibly Shrinking Court":

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1670489,00.html

The following is a response to that article

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1675604,00.html

David Von Drehle's article was provocative and interesting, but I believe it is erroneous to assert that "the court's ideology is playing a dwindling role in the lives of Americans." This observation ignores the significant role the Roberts Court has assumed in shaping federal antitrust, labor and securities law. Big Business may be benefiting from the court's rulings at the expense of consumers, workers and small investors. Decisions on pocketbook issues may not make headlines or create strong emotional reactions, but they may ultimately have a greater impact on the average American than the more high-profile cases to which Von Drehle referred. Thus, I must respectfully dissent.

Daniel E. Lazaroff, Professor Loyola Law School, LOS ANGELES

More links on the current pro-business Supreme Court:

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_28/b4042040.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily

The Supreme Court: Open For Business
The Roberts Court is showing a willingness to referee corporate concerns

With controversial rulings on abortion and campaign finance, the current U.S. Supreme Court has waded into some of the most explosive issues in American politics. Under the leadership of new Chief Justice John G. Roberts, the high court appears to be on the verge of rewriting vast tracts of settled Constitutional law. But there's another important emerging feature of the Roberts Court that has not drawn nearly as much attention: its sympathy to business.

http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/07/05/supreme-court-business-biz-cx_0706oxford.html?partner=rss
The U.S. Supreme Court has recently issued a series of business-friendly decisions, which will make it much more difficult for plaintiffs to prevail in lawsuits against corporations.



http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/05/politics/politicsspecial1/05legal.html
Court Nominee Has Paper Trail Businesses Like

Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. has reliably favored big-business litigants as he has pushed the federal appeals court in Philadelphia in a conservative direction.

His extensive paper trail of 15 years of opinions reveals a jurist deeply skeptical of claims against large corporations. A review of dozens of business cases in which Judge Alito has written majority or dissenting opinions or cast the decisive vote shows that, with few exceptions, he has sided with employers over employees in discrimination lawsuits and in favor of corporations over investors in securities fraud cases.