Judging Under a Bill of Rights

A bill of rights, or a bill of goods?

In response to the rise in construction defect litigation and the resulting increase in the cost of insurance contractors are required to carry, the Washington Legislature passed RCW 64.50.005 et seq., which became effective June 13, 2002. The statute (referred to by some as a “bill of rights” for contractors) requires that homeowners and condominium homeowners’ associations (collectively “home...

The Patients' Bill of Rights: managed care under siege.

The Bill of Rights as a Constitution

The Library Bill of Rights--A Critique

Judging the Voting Rights Act

The Voting Rights Act has radically altered the political status of minority voters and dramatically transformed the partisan structure of American politics. Given the political and racial salience of cases brought under the Act, it is surprising that the growing literature on the effects of a judge’s ideology and race on judicial decisionmaking has overlooked these cases. This Article provides...