Regulations frequently lead to unanticipated results. Enacting legislation without a thorough analysis of its probable impact, intended and otherwise, leads to bizarre results.
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Is Empathy Really the Key to a Good Jurist?
Posted on May 3, 2009 by Mark Alpert
We have an opening coming on the Supreme Court and President Obamba has repeated his campaign promise that empathy will be key to his choice of a replacement for Justice Souter. We value empathy in our personal relationships. It is part of what makes us human and anyone without empathy is very ill. But is empathy something we should highly value in a Supreme Court Justice?
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