Regulation by Litigation

Elliot Spitzer, New York’s Attorney General, apparently misunderstands so let me make it clear – it’s the rule of law not the rule of lawyers. As I feared, a real but relatively minor scandal in the mutual fund industry, is becoming the excuse for grandstanders promoting their own agendas that have little do with the original issues. Professor Bainbridge lays it out here (I recommend following up on his links but of course ignore any criticism you might find of my arguments! :)).