Tort Deform
By I’ve neglected to say that the Drum Major Institute has a terrific new blog intended to counter the rhetoric of the “tort reform” movement, to which I will be an occasional contributor.
With respect to my prediction that Roberts and Alito would join the moderate pro-business faction rather than Thomas and Scalia, it looks like we may have to wait, as it appears that the case will be sent back to the Oregon court for a rule clarification. Dahlia Lithwick and Linda Greenhouse have the details about the strange oral argument.