The Attack on Trial Lawyers and Tort Law - Notes & References

[1] Stern, Seth. "Now, trial lawyers could use a good lawyer - The long-maligned group faces a host of legislative moves to curb its influence." Christian Science Monitor. June 10, 2003. Viewed August 7, 2003 <http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0610/p02s02-usju.html>

[2] Middleton, Jr., Richard H. "The Truth Is Out There." ATLA. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://www.atla.org/ConsumerMediaResources/Tier3/press_room/president/nljtruthisoutthere.aspx>

[3] Deal, Carl and Joanne Doroshow. "The CALA Files -- The Secret Campaign by Big Tobacco and Other Major Industries to Take Away Your Rights." Center for Justice and Democracy and Public Citizen. Executive summary online at <http://www.centerjd.org/lib/cala.htm> To order a copy of this report, contact the Center for Justice and Democracy at 212-267-2801.

[4] Deal, Carl and Joanne Doroshow. "The CALA Files -- The Secret Campaign by Big Tobacco and Other Major Industries to Take Away Your Rights." Center for Justice and Democracy and Public Citizen. Executive summary online at <http://www.centerjd.org/lib/cala.htm> To order a copy of this report, contact the Center for Justice and Democracy at 212-267-2801.

[5] LawyersStink.com is part of the Power-of-Attorneys website. See Appendix 5.

[6] From People For the American Way Foundation's report, "Buying a Movement." The report is viewable online at <http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=2052> and can be downloaded in PDF format at <http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/dfiles/file_33.pdf>

[7] Bradley as member of John Birch Society, numerous references including PFAWF's study, "Buying a Movement." Viewed August 14, 2003 <http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=2068>

[8] Coors and John Birch Society: "Right-Wing Message For Sale." Public Employee. AFSCME. November/December 1996. Viewed August 14, 2003 <http://www.afscme.org/publications/public_employee/1996/pend9607.htm>

[9] Koch Foundations, John Birch Society, libertarian support, see Media Transparency <http://www.mediatransparency.org/funders/koch_family_foundations.htm>

[10] William Simon, member of Council for National Policy. "Vast, Right-Wing Cabal? Meet the Most Powerful Conservative Group You've Never Heard Of." ABC News. May 2, 2002.

Viewed August 14, 2003 <http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/council_020501.html>. Chair of Unification Church's Nicaragua Freedom Fund. Among numerous references is Group Watch, Political Research Associates. <http://www.publiceye.org/research/Group_Watch/Entries-98.htm>

[11] For information on Richard Mellon Scaife, See: Lyons, Gene and Joe Conason. "Circle of Deceit." Arkansas Times. May 5, 2000. http://www.arktimes.com/000505coverstory.html . See also the May, 1999 Washington Post series on Scaife, "Funding Father of the Right." <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaife050299.htm>

[12] The John Birch Society's Get US Out! campaign is online at <http://www.getusout.org/>

[13] Callahan, David. "$1 Billion for Ideas: Conservative Think Tanks in the 1990s." National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. March 1999. <http://www.commonwealinstitute.org/ncrp.callahan.1.htm>

[14] Media Transparency on Americans for Tax Reform foundation funding. Viewed August 20, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=485>

[15] Information about Grover Norquist and the weekly coordination meetings is available at Commonweal Institute's "Collection of links to articles, reports and resources for learning about the right-wing movement, its history, how it is funded and how it operates," online at <http://www.commonwealinstitute.org/information.html#weekly>. See also the June 1, 2001 USA Today story, "Norquist's power high, profile low," available at <http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-06-01-grover.htm>

[16] Dreyfuss, Robert. "Grover Norquist: 'Field Marshal' of the Bush Plan." The Nation. April 26, 2001. <http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20010514&c=1&s=dreyfuss>

[17] Zuckman, Jill. "Pipeline Leads to White House" USA Today, June 9, 2003. Viewed August 30, 2003 <http://www.atr.org/atrnews/060903ctrib.html>

[18] Alterman, Erik. "The Right Sort." Guardian Unlimited. December 15, 2001. Viewed August 20, 2003 <http://politics.guardian.co.uk/archive/article/0,,4319110,00.html>

[19] Brock, David. Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative. Crown. Reviewed online at <http://www.nybooks.com/articles/article-preview?article_id=15522>

[20] Junnola, Jill. "Perspective: Who funds whom?" Energy Compass. October 4, 2002. Viewed August 14, 2003 <http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/243>

[21] Kellard, Joseph. "The Anti-Tobacco Crusade: "Addiction" vs. Personal Responsibility." Capitalism Magazine. March 8, 1998. Viewed September 15, 2003 <http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=34>

[22] Jones, Stephanie K. "What About Personal Responsibility?" Insurance Journal. November 5, 2001 Viewed September 15, 2003 <http://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/southcentral/2001/11/05/editorsnote/18459.htm>

[23] Rader, Randall R. "Do You Really Believe in a Limited Government?" The Freeman, a publication of The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., January 1980, Vol. 30, No. 1. Viewed September 15, 2003 <http://www.libertyhaven.com/politicsandcurrentevents/governmentreformitsrealrole/youreallybelieve.shtml> "At the time of the original publication, Mr. Rader was Legislative Counsel in the Office of Congressman Philip Crane." Mr. Rader, a Federalist Society member, is now a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals.

[24] Mackinac Center funding information gathered from Media Transparency. Viewed September 16, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=197>

[25] Duff, David C. "Personal Responsibility: A Brief Survey." The Freeman. The Foundation for Economic Education. July 1989. Viewed September 15, 2003 <http://www.self-gov.org/freeman/8907huff.html>

[26] Power-of-Attorneys website. <http://www.power-of-attorneys.com/personal-injury.htm>

[27] Norquist, Grover. "Winner Take All - The 2000 elections will decide the Democrats' future" American Spectator. April, 1999. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://www.atr.org/opeds/tas/tas0499.html>

[28] Norquist, Grover. "The Coming Bush Dynasty." American Spectator. February, 2001. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://www.atr.org/opeds/tas/tas0201.html>

[29] Edsall, Thomas B. "GOP using 'tort reform' as powerful political club." (Originally appearing in The Washington Post.) Seattle Times. August 10, 2003. Viewed August 26, 2003 <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001461089_lawsuits10.html>

[30] Sources describing the right attacking unions through "Paycheck Protection" --

Dreyfuss, Robert. Paycheck Protection Racket. Mother Jones. May, June 1998. Viewed online September 24, 2003 <http://www.motherjones.com/mother_jones/MJ98/dreyfuss.html>

"The Real Story Behind ÎPaycheck Protection' ÷ The Hidden Link Between Anti-Worker and Anti-Public Education Initiatives: An Anatomy of the Far Right." National Education Association. This excellent report is no longer available online! A discussion of the NEA report is available online at <http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-18/06critic.h18>

[31] Voucher Veneer: The Deeper Agenda to Privatize Public Education. People For the American Way Foundation. July, 2003. Viewed September 24, 2003 <http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=11371>

[32] About Heritage Foundation, Heritage website. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://www.heritage.org/About/aboutHeritage.cfm>

[33] Washington Legal Foundation. Description from WLF at-a-glance. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://www.wlf.org/default.asp>

[34] Covington, Sally. "The Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations." National Committee for Responsive Philanthrophy. July 1997. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/movement.htm>

[35] Borosage, Robert, "The Mighty Wurlitzer." The American Prospect. May 6, 2002. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/8/borosage-r.html>

[36] CALA-sponsored high-school essay contest. San Diego County CALA. <http://www.sdcala.org/Essay.html>

[37] Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/clp.htm>

[38] Center for Justice and Democracy. "The CALA Files -- a report on tort reform." <http://www.centerjd.org/lib/cala.htm>

[39] Fair Litigation Action Group (FLAG), National Association of Manufacturers. FLAG Mission Statement. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://www.nam.org/secondary.asp?TrackID=&CategoryID=1031>

[40] For examples of tort reform legislation based on ALEC's model, see "Tort Reform Bills Signed in Arkansas, Idaho; Bills Pass in Colorado, Georgia," NAMIC Online, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, March 28, 2003. Viewed September 16 <http://www.namic.org/advocatenews/adv030328_2.asp>

[41] Weyrich , Paul M. "ALEC: Representing Conservative Principles In Your State's Legislature." Free Congress Foundation Commentaries. June 6, 2003. Viewed September 16, 2003 <http://www.freecongress.org/commentaries/030606PW.asp>

[42] Mazur, Frank. "ALEC Annual Conference 2003" Rep. Frank Mazur's Pages. August 23, 2003. Viewed September 24, 2003 <http://home.adelphia.net/~frankmazur/ALEC_08_03.htm>

[43] "Corporate America's Trojan Horse in the States, The Untold Story Behind the Americal Legislative Exchange Council.: A report from Defenders of Wildlife and NRDC. Available online at <http://www.alecwatch.org/11223344.pdf>

[44] Kendall, Doug. "Nothing For Free: How Private Judicial Seminars Are Undermining Environmental Protections and Breaking the Public's Trust." A report by the Community Rights Council. July 2000. Viewed September 2003 <http://www.tripsforjudges.org/crc.pdf>

- Also see "Who's Junketing the Judges." Trips For Judges website. Viewed September 1, 2003. <http://www.tripsforjudges.org/big_3.html>

- Also see Leonard, Andrew. "Tipping the antitrust scales - How the right helped make the federal courts safe for Microsoft." Salon. March, 1999. Viewed September 1, 2003 http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1999/03/cov_17feature.html

- Also see Lardner Jr., George. "Report Links Environmental Rulings, Judges' Free Trips." Washington Post. July 25, 2000. Viewed September 1, 2003 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=politics/fedpage&contentId=A38316-2000Jul24&notFound=true>

[45] "The CALA Files." Center for Justice and Democracy. <http://www.centerjd.org/lib/cala.htm>

[46] Bischoff, Laura A. "Donors weigh in on 'tort reform' -- Doctors, lawyers battle over awards." Dayton Daily News. September 29, 2002. Viewed August 5, 2003 <http://www.ohiocitizen.org/moneypolitics/weigh_in.htm>

[47] Ken Lay helping start first tort reform organization in Texas:

Doroshow, Joanne. "'Tort Reform,' Bush and the Enron Connection." Center for Justice and Democracy. January 26, 2002. Viewed September 27, 2003 <http://www.centerjd.org/press/release/020126.htm>

"Bush, Lay Shielded Errant TX Businesses From Lawsuits." Texans for Public Justice. February 12, 2002. Viewed September 27, 2003 <http://www.tpj.org/Lobby_Watch/enrontlr.html>

[48] Borger, Julian and Martin Kettle. "How big money buys big votes in US race." Guardian Unlimited. October 10, 2000. Viewed August 5, 2003 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/US_election_race/Story/0,2763,379976,00.html>

[49] Woellert, Lorraine. "Tort Reform: A Little Here, a Little There... Business lobbyists are pursuing smaller changes--that add up." Business Week. January 20, 2003.Viewed August 5, 2003 <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_03/b3816086.htm>

[50] For information and numerous articles about the right attacking moderate Republicans as RINOs, see <http://www.commonwealinstitute.org/information.html#moderates>

[51] O'Reilly, Kevin B. "Tort Reform Advocates Strike While Iron is Hot." Insurance Journal. May 5, 2003. Viewed August 13, 2003 <http://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/west/2003/05/05/features/28729.htm>

[52] From PFAW's report, "Buying a Movement." <http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=2052>

[53] Covington, Sally. "The Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations." National Committee for Responsive Philanthrophy. July 1997. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/movement.htm>

[54] O'Reilly, Kevin B. "Tort Reform Advocates Strike While Iron is Hot." Insurance Journal. May 5, 2003. Viewed August 13, 2003 <http://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/west/2003/05/05/features/28729.htm>

[55] O'Reilly, Kevin B. "Tort Reform Advocates Strike While Iron is Hot." Insurance Journal. May 5, 2003. Viewed August 13, 2003 <http://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/west/2003/05/05/features/28729.htm>

[56] "Professional Liability Reform 2002-2003 Enacted Legislation." American Osteopathic Association. June 2003. Viewed September 15, 2003 <http://www.aoa-net.org/Government/stateaffairs/PLI/newbills.pdf>

[57] "20 States Have Enacted Tort Reforms This Year." Insurance Journal. July 15, 2003. Viewed August 26, 2003 <http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/newswire/national/2003/07/15/30657.htm>

[58] Waites, Dr. Richard. "Juror Perceptions About Lawsuits and Tort Reform" The Advocates Trial and Advocacy Sciences (a firm). 2003. Viewed September 15, 2003 <http://www.theadvocates.com/Juror%20Perceptions%20About%20Lawsuits%20and%20.Tort%20Reform.pdf

[59] Tassoni, Brooke, Daniel O`Fallon and Bruce Finzen. "Tort Reform: Perception Versus Reality." Minnesota Trial Lawyer, Winter 2003. Viewed September 15, 2003 <http://www.rkmc.com/article.asp?articleId=231>

[60] Small, Patricia. "The Tort Tax." National Review. November 4, 2002. <http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_small/small110402.asp>

[61] Business Councils of New York State story describing Buffalo News editorials. May, 2003. <http://www.bcnys.org/whatsnew/2003/0430bnws.htm>

[62] "Bush plugs his tort reform plan." AMA News in brief report of \Aug. 8, 2002 speech by President Bush, in Madison, Mississippi. Viewed July 29, 2003 <http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/pick_02/gvbf0902.htm>

[63] Roll Call magazine. July, 2003 (PDF file) Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.hcla.org/ads/RollCallAd-07-07-03.pdf>

[64] "US lawyers stoke corporate anger." World Business Review, BBC, Feb. 21, 2003. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/business/features/businessreview/articles/01032003.shtml>

[65] Doherty, Robert. "Overcoming the obstacles to medical liability reform." ACP-ASIM Observer. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. <http://www.acponline.org/journals/news/sep02/washington.htm>

[66] Orange County CALA website. <http://www.occala.org/facts.html> and

Power-of-attorneys website. <http://www.power-of-attorneys.com/stopabuse.htm>

[67] Michigan Daily. University of Michigan. October 16, 1995. Viewed July 24, 2003 <http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1995/10-16-95/news/tort.html>

[68] Nicastro, Dean P. "Tort Reform Debate Continues." Letter to the editor. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. May 13, 2003. <http://www2.mms.org/pages/profliability_mlw.asp>

[69] "Tort Reform," Handbook for 107th Congress, 2001. Cato Institute. <http://www.cato.org/pubs/handbook/hb107/hb107-33.pdf>

[70] Krauss, Michael I. "Restoring the Boundary:Tort Law and the Right to Contract." Cato Institute. June 3, 1999. <http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-347es.html>

[71] George Mason University funded by Scaife, Bradley, Koch, Earhart, Olin and Coors -- Media Transparency. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=413> and <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=138>

[72] Cato Institute funded by Koch, Scaife, Coors, Earhart, Olin and Bradley according to Media Transparency. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=51>

[73] Professor Krauss' biography is online at <http://classweb.gmu.edu/mkrauss/> and <http://www.calvertinstitute.org/sb/sbPage58.html>

[74] Heritage Foundation funded by Scaife, Coors and Bradley -- Media Transparency. Viewed July 24, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=153>

[75] Freedom House, New York City, is, according to Media Transparency, funded by Scaife, Bradley and Smith Richardson. <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=128>

[76] Institute for Justice, Washington, D.C. Funded by Scaife, Bradley, Coors, Koch, Olin -- Media Transparency. <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=170>

[77] National Association of Scholars. Funded by Scaife, Olin, Bradley, Coors -- Media Transparency. Viewed July 24, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=242>

[79] One such presentation to the Federalist Society is available online at <http://www.fed-soc.org/Publications/practicegroupnewsletters/PG%20Links/krause.htm>

[80] Federalist Society. Funded by Scaife, Coors, Bradley, Koch, Olin -- Media Transparency. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=112>

[81] Michael I Krauss tort reform work cited at Overlawyered.com. Viewed July 24, 2003 <http://overlawyered.com/archives/00oct3.html>

[82] Krauss, Michael I. "Federalism and Product Liability: One More Trip to the Choice-of-Law Well." 2002 Brigham Young University Law Review 759. Viewed July 25, 2003 <http://www.law2.byu.edu/lawreview/archives/2002/4/Kra1.pdf>

[83] Brigham Young receives some funding from Earhart and Olin -- Media Transparency. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=1172>

[84] Krauss, Michael I. "Tort Law, Moral Accountability, and Efficiency: Reflections on the Current Crisis." Markets & Morality. Acton Institute for The Study of Religion and Liberty. V2.N1, Spring 1999. Viewed July 30, 2003 < http://www.acton.org/publicat/m_and_m/1999_spr/krauss.html >

[85] Acton Institute funded by Bradley, Koch and Coors, according to Media Transparency. <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=3>

[86] Krauss, Michael I. "Smoke and Fire: Government Recoupment Suits and the Rule of Law." Independent Institute, May 2000. Viewed July 24, 2003 <http://www.independent.org/tii/catalog_pr/policy_FireAndSmoke.html>

[87] The Independent Institute funded by Koch, Olin -- Media Transparency. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=1119>

[88] Washington Legal Foundation. Funded by Coors, Scaife and Olin -- Media Transparency. Viewed July 24, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=912>

[89] Krauss, Michael I. "Suits Against "Big Fat" Tread On Basic Tort Liability Principles." Legal Backgrounder. Washington Legal Foundation. March 14, 2003. <http://www.wlf.org/upload/03-14-03krauss.pdf>

[90] Krauss speaking at WLF. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.wlf.org/Resources/Partners/speakers.asp>

[91] Krauss, Michael I. "Today's Tort Suits Are Stranger Than Fiction" Virginia Viewpoint. Virginia Institute for Public Policy. May, 2003. Viewed July 24 <http://www.virginiainstitute.org/viewpoint/2003_05.html>

[92] Media Transparency on Virginia Institute for Public Policy funding. Viewed July 28, 2003. <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=1935>, and Charles Koch of Koch Foundation is on their board.

[93] Viewed July 24, 2003 <http://www.townhall.com/columnists/walterwilliams/ww200089.shtml>

[94] "Fast Food Lawsuits Break All the Rules." Consumer Freedom. March 18, 2003. Viewed July 24, 2003. <http://www.consumerfreedom.com/headline_detail.cfm?HEADLINE_ID=1833>

[95] Some newspaper stories quoting Professor Krauss are listed online at <http://www.gmu.edu/departments/law/faculty/news.html>

[97] Krauss endorsement of Foundation Francisco Marroquin Viewed July 24, 2003 <http://www.ffmnet.org/kudos.htm>

[98] Media Transparency on Foundation Francisco Marroquin funding. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?123>

[99] Krauss, Michael I. "Just Say No To Drug Re-Importation." Fox News, July 23, 2003, Viewed July 24, 2003 <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,92767,00.html>

[100] "Don't Let the President Lie With Impunity," from December 10, 1998 edition of the Wall Street Journal. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://adnetsolfp2.adnetsol.com/ssl_claremont/Impeachment_statement.cfm>

[101] Claremont Institute funded by Scaife, Bradley, Olin -- Media Transparency. Viewed July 23, 2003> <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=72>

[102] Tinsley, Bruce. Mallard Fillmore comic strip. August 18, 2003. <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp?date=20030818> Reprinted with special Permission of King Features Syndicate.

[103] "Lawsuits and other reptiles." Houston Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse. Viewed August 13, 2003 <http://www.calahouston.org/brief2.html>

[104] PowerOfAttornets.com. Viewed August 13, 2003 <http://www.power-of-attorneys.com/laughing.htm>

[105] The Center for Consumer Freedom. Posted On June 23. Viewed August 13, 2003 <http://www.consumerfreedom.com/headline_detail.cfm?HEADLINE_ID=1980>

[106] ATRA Loony Lawsuits website. Viewed August 13, 2003 <http://www.atra.org/display/13>

[107] Milloy, Steven. "Scare-Mongering Over 'Hillybilly Heroin' Deprives the Rest of Us." FOX News. August 5, 2001. Viewed July 28, 2003 < http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,31226,00.html >

[108] About Heritage Foundation, from Heritage website. <http://www.heritage.org/about/>

[109] More About Heritage Foundation. <http://www.heritage.org/About/aboutHeritage.cfm>

[110] Meese, Edward and Paul Rosenzweig. "The Urgent Need for Civil Justice Reform." Heritage Foundation. May 29, 2002. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed052902a.cfm>

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[112] Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly, Heartland Institute. <http://www.heartland.org/Publications.cfm?pblId=7>

[113] Heartland corporate funding source, from Friends of the Earth press release. Viewed August 13, 2003 <http://www.foe.org/new/releases/802jobergrw.html>

[114] Media Transparency description of Heartland Institute. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=152>

[115] Media Transparency on Americans for Tax Reform foundation funding. Viewed August 20, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=485>

[116] WLF At-A-Glance, from Washington Legal Foundation website <http://www.wlf.org>

[117] WLF Mission, from Washington Legal Foundation website <http://www.wlf.org/Resources/WLFMission/>

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[120] Media Transparency description of ALEC. Viewed July 25, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipients/alec.htm>

[121] Media Transparency on ALEC's foundation funding. Viewed July 23, 2003 http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=585

[122] Class Action Watch. <http://www.fed-soc.org/Publications/classactionwatch/cawtoc.htm>

[123] Media Transparency on Federalist Society foundation funding. Viewed July 23, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=112>

[124] Covington, Sally. "The Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations." National Committee for Responsive Philanthrophy. July 1997. Viewed July 28, 2003 <http://www.mediatransparency.org/movement.htm>

[125] "Doctors Face Soaring Malpractice Premiums." NCPA Daily Policy Digest. Tuesday, December 04, 2001. Viewed August 20, 2003 < http://www.ncpa.org/iss/hea/pd120401b.html>

[126] 2001 NCPA Funding. "Non-profit Organizations with Ties to Industry." Center for Science in the Public Interest. <http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/corp_funding.html>

[127] Media Transparency on National Center for Policy Analysis foundation funding. <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=246>

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[131] Media Transparency description of Cato Institute. <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=51>

[132] Cato corporate funding, Clear Project research. Clearinghouse on Environmental
Advocacy and Research. <http://www.clearproject.org/reports_cato.html>

[133] Cato's Tort Reform issues web pages: <http://www.cato.org/legalissues/torts.html>

[134] Cato Handbook for Congress, on tort reform: <http://www.cato.org/pubs/handbook/hb107/hb107-33.pdf>

[135] Media Transparency on Cato Institute foundation funding. <http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=51>

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