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• February 2012 (7 Entries)
  • Founders Protected Civil Jury Trials in State Courts, Too (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Open Courtrooms For Religious Liberty AND Medmal Lawsuits! (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Pro-7th Amendment Broadcaster Now On Sirius Satellite Radio (by Andrew Cochran)
  • House GOP Bill Would Enable Anti-Abortion Civil Suits (by Andrew Cochran)
  • The Past & Future Alliance Between Pro-Lifers & Trial Lawyers (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Paying For Medicare Services the Right Way (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Will Congress Help Families of Servicemen Killed By Iranian Terrorism? (by Andrew Cochran)
• January 2012 (12 Entries)
  • The Only Real "Medical Malpractice Reform" Is Prevention (by Andrew Cochran)
  • When Clarence Thomas & John Roberts Defended The 7th Amendment (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Federal Law Limiting Medmal Awards Is Neither "Free-Market Alternative" Nor Constitutional (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Seven Reasons Why Protecting 7th Amendment Should Be Republican & Tea Party Priority (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Tort Reformers Approve of Protecting Property, But Not Life & Limb (by Andrew Cochran)
  • What Ronald Reagan REALLY Said About Tort Reform (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Again At State Tort Reform Law (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Which Newt Gingrich Is Running For President? (by Andrew Cochran)
  • "This is the way our Constitution disappears. It's nibbled away." (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Why Doesn't the U.S. Chamber Mind Its Own Business? (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Supreme Court Again Expands Use of Forced Arbitration Clauses (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Rep. Tim Murphy Leads Bipartisan Bill to Aid Seniors, Repay Medicare (by Andrew Cochran)
• December 2011 (3 Entries)
  • MORE Conservative Opposition to Federal Tort Reform (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Ken Cuccinelli vs. Michelle Bachmann on The Constitution (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Tea Party Nation's Judson Phillips Again Slams Federal Medmal Bills (by Andrew Cochran)
• November 2011 (8 Entries)
  • Conservative Think Tank "Discovers" Importance of 7th Amendment Right to Civil Jury Trial (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Republican Sen. Mike Lee Opposes Current Federal Tort Reform Bills (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Rob Natelson Proves Founding Fathers Opposed Federal Takeover of State Tort Law (by Andrew Cochran)
  • My Dinner Bet on the Founding Fathers Vs. "Tort Reform" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Second Tea Party Leader Opposes Federal Tort Reform (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Bipartisan House Bills Uphold Holocaust Victims' Right to Day in Court (by Andrew Cochran)
  • URGENT: Senate Republican Leaders Demand Vote For Unconstitutional Tort Reform (by Andrew Cochran)
  • "The Senate GOP Wage Control Act" (by Andrew Cochran)
• October 2011 (18 Entries)
  • Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli Promises Lawsuit Against Federal Tort Reform Laws (by Andrew Cochran)
  • CNN Highlights Unpaid American Victims of Libyan Terrorism (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Religious Liberty Needs Open Courtrooms to Survive (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Podcast on Shariah Law & Conflict With Basic Individual Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Cato Institute Slams Caps on Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Awards (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Randy Barnett: Are Senate GOP Tort Reformers "Federalists in Name Only"? (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Conservative Attorney & Activist Urges Senate GOP to Drop Tort Reform From Jobs Plan (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Sen. Grassley Flip-Flops on "Our Day in Court" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Senate GOP Jobs Plan Rewards ObamaCare Forces, Crushes States' Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Letter to "Super Committee" Opposing Federal Tort Reform Proposals (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Funding Libyan Anti-Semitism Instead of Victims of Libyan Terrorism (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Update on Fromms' Home Bible Study Case & Sacketts' Property Rights Case (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Rob Natelson: ObamaCare & Federal Tort Reform Are Unconstitutional (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Debt Reduction "Supercommittee" Should Ignore CBO's Guesswork on "Tort Reform" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Sen. Tom Coburn Splits With AMA, Medical Groups Over Federal "Tort Reform" Bills (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Louisiana Man & Conservative Trial Lawyers Defeat Power-Hungry EPA (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Two Republican Leaders Step Back From Federal Tort Reform Agenda (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Brett Emison: "Did You Know... State Supreme Courts Routinely Find Tort Reform Damage Caps Unconstitutional?" (by Andrew Cochran)
• September 2011 (11 Entries)
  • Conservative Trial Lawyers Sue to Save Home Bible Study & Property Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Obama's First Budget Director Wants To Play Dictator (by Andrew Cochran)
  • How Conservative Candidates Can Blunt "Mediscare" Campaigns (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Even Tort Reform Proponents Oppose National Texas-Style Law (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Conservative Legal Experts Oppose "Federal Tort Reform" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Watch Rick Perry's Flip-Flop on States' Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Rick Perry Panics And Trashes Founders, States' Rights & Jury Trials (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Developments in Use of Shariah Law in Europe & U.S. (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Qaddafi's American Terrorism Victims Get 20%, But The Rebels Get It All?! (by Andrew Cochran)
  • BILLIONS in Medicare Fraud, Thanks to Medical Professionals (NOT Trial Lawyers) (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Which GOP Candidates Will Really Support Constitutional Rights? (by Andrew Cochran)
• August 2011 (4 Entries)
  • More FACTS About Texas Law Limiting Medical Malpractice Lawsuits (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Ron Paul vs. Club for Growth on tort reform (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Which Rick Perry Will Run For President? (by Andrew Cochran)
  • "Ridiculous" Debt Limit Debate Another Argument For Protecting Constitutional Rights FIRST (by Andrew Cochran)
• July 2011 (16 Entries)
  • More From Rob Natelson on Limits to Federal Power Over State Law (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Texas Law Capping Medical Malpractice Awards Hasn't Cut Health Care Costs (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: West Virginia Judge Fights For Right to Civil Jury Trials In State Courts (by Andrew Cochran)
  • So Is Gov. Rick Perry Against Federal Tort Reform? (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Unconstitutional Gang of Six "Medmal Reform" Proposal (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Social Conservative Leader Supports Civil Trials by Jury, Opposes Tort Reform (by Andrew Cochran)
  • The Precedent For Using Frozen Libyan Assets to Pay Terrorism Victims (by Andrew Cochran)
  • "Mann v. Ford" Documentary Shows Why We Need Class Action Lawsuits (by Andrew Cochran)
  • REAL "Constitutional Conservative" Wouldn't Support Unconstitutional Federal Tort Reform (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: West Va. Supreme Court Supports Jury Trials in Many Arbitration Cases (by Andrew Cochran)
  • House Committee Chairman Still Backs Unconstitutional Tort Reform Bill (by Andrew Cochran)
  • House Judiciary Committee Exempts "Constitutional" Rights Lawsuits From Sanctions Bill (by Andrew Cochran)
  • John Adams, Casey Anthony Verdict, & McDonald's "Hot Coffee" Case (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Declaration Signer Elbridge Gerry on Right to Civil Trial by Jury (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: The Declaration of Independence on Civil Trials by Jury (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Sen. Tom Coburn Opposes H.R. 5 & Federal Tort Reform Laws (by Andrew Cochran)
• June 2011 (13 Entries)
  • Compensate Qaddafi's Terrorism Victims Before Funding Unknown Rebels (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Tort Reform Movement Again Confronts Social Conservatives (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Horror Stories Abound on Medicare's Mismanagement of Claims (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Businesses & Attorneys Support Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Medicare, Settle Seniors' Claims (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Academic Bias Turns Rob Natelson Into Conservative Hero (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Alliance Defense Fund's Lawsuit Protects Rights of Pro-Life Student Club (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Honoring 796th Anniversary of Magna Carta: Article 39 on Jury Trials (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Rep. Ron Paul Slams Federal Tort Reform & Preemption Doctrine (by Andrew Cochran)
  • AMA Vs. Six Constitutional Scholars & Tea Party Leader (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Thomas Jefferson & Other Founders Supporting Jury Trial for Civil Suits (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Muslim Girl's Stoning in Crimea Another Example of Sharia in Action (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Civil Suit Forces VA to Allow National Cemetery Prayers "In Name of Jesus" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Another Victory For Religious Liberty Through Civil Litigation (by Andrew Cochran)
• May 2011 (9 Entries)
  • Even Tort Reform Advocates Admit That H.R. 5 Is "Impermissible"! (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Another Conservative Legal Expert Against H.R. 5 & Tort Reform Bills (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Earthquake: GOP's Favorite Constitutional Scholar Opposes Federal Tort Reform Bills (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Tea Party Legal Expert Rob Natelson Reiterates Unconstitutionality of H.R. 5 (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Conservative Trial Lawyers Use Lawsuits to Protect Free Speech, Religious Freedom, & Property Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • If Heath Insurance Isn't "Commerce," Then Health Litigation Isn't Either (by Andrew Cochran)
  • House GOP's H.R. 5 Would Kill Tea Party Patriots' "Health Care Compact" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Tea Party Patriots Leader Says Uncle Sam Shouldn't Run States' Legal Systems (by Andrew Cochran)
  • The Biblical Basis for Our Civil Justice System & Trial Lawyers (by Andrew Cochran)
• April 2011 (9 Entries)
  • Only Democrat-Nominated Supreme Court Justices Defended Our Rights In Major Decision (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Texas Legislature Might Make Bad "Loser Pays" Bill Even Worse (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Recent Pro-7th Amendment Radio Interviews on Terry Lowry's "What's Up" Program (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Civil Litigation Isn't Just Constitutional, It Also Saves Lives (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Rep. John Duncan, Conservative Republican & Trial Lawyer, on 7th Amendment & H.R. 5 (UPDATED) (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Surprise! Bipartisan U.S. House Bill Supports Civil Suits Against Unfair Eminent Domain Actions (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Medical Damage Caps in GOP Budget Proposal Trample on Constitution, Bill of Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • State Legislators Warn Congress Against Enacting Tort Reform (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Top Tea Party Constitutional Law Expert Slams H.R. 5 (by Andrew Cochran)
• March 2011 (10 Entries)
  • Quote of the Day: James Madison Proposes Bill of Rights, Limiting Commerce Clause Power (by Andrew Cochran)
  • The Real Causes of Deadly Medical Errors & Doctor Shortages (NOT MedMal Lawsuits) (by Andrew Cochran)
  • BP Oilspill, Bill of Rights, Sharia, "Frivolous Lawsuits" Discussed on Radio Program (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Myths & Facts About Civil Suits & Medical Malpractice Claims (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Brother of Deepwater Horizon Explosion Victim Reminds Congress of True Cost (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Happy Birthday, James Madison, "Father of the 7th Amendment" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Latest "Tort Reform" Bill Infringes on Judicial Independence & Religious Liberty (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Libya's Terrorism Victims Still Seeking Justice, Deserve Congress' Help (Updated March 10) (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Twelve Christian Radio Stations Now Highlighting 7th Amendment Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Virginia Legislature Helps Victims of Child Molesters To Exercise Rights & Seek Justice (by Andrew Cochran)
• February 2011 (12 Entries)
  • Independent Wartime Commission: Mandate Civil Jurisdiction For Foreign Contractors (by Andrew Cochran)
  • The Ugly & Un-American Face of Sharia, Coming Soon Near the White House (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Rep. Ted Poe on Unconstitutionality of Federal Limits on Health Care Lawsuits (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Sen. Rand Paul, Clarence Thomas, & 10th Amendment Advocates Agree on Commerce Clause Abuse (by Andrew Cochran)
  • I'll Buy You Best Dinner in DC If You Show Me ONE Pro-"Tort Reform" Quote by Founding Fathers (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Christian Broadcaster Terry Lowry's Interview With Me On Holding Doctors Accountable (by Andrew Cochran)
  • South Dakota Lawmakers Uniting to Prevent Use of Shariah Principles (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Republicans to Consider Amending H.R. 5 to Protect States' Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Do Republicans Want Wage Controls Enforced By Federal Judges? (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Don't Protect Gosnell Through Federal MedMal Limits (by Andrew Cochran)
  • It's Official: "Independent" Gulf Oilspill Claims Fund Just Another BP Subsidiary (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Christian Broadcaster Terry Lowry's Interview With Me On 7th Amendment History & Issues (by Andrew Cochran)
• January 2011 (12 Entries)
  • Join Leading Tea Party Group In Opposing "Internet Kill Switch" Bill (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Tea Partiers & Conservatives Should Oppose Federal Law Limiting Medical Malpractice Lawsuits (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Chief Justice William Rehnquist on Right of Civil Jury Trial (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Arrest of Murderous Doctor Justifies Medical Malpractice Outlet For Victims (by Andrew Cochran)
  • 168 Top Economists Don't Believe CBO, Neither Should GOP Committee Chairman (by Andrew Cochran)
  • CBO's Medmal Guesswork Could Cost Lives (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Clarence Thomas: Unlimited Commerce Clause Means Unlimited Federal Power (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Americans Don't Believe CBO, Neither Should House Committee Chairman (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Save the 7th & 10th Amendments! (My Tea Party Nation Post) (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Republican Committee Chairman Defies Leadership & History, Trusts CBO's Guesswork on "Medmal Reform" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Trial Lawyers' Group President Urges New Congress to Support 7th Amendment (by Andrew Cochran)
  • WHAT "Constitutional authority" for limiting Constitutional rights?! (by Andrew Cochran)
• December 2010 (4 Entries)
  • Loser Pays, The Constitution & Americans Lose (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Good ObamaCare Ruling Reveals Experts' Constitutional Inconsistency (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Beltway Legal Elitists Support Supremacy of Federal Law Over 7th & 10th Amendments (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Designated Terrorist Financier Trying to Keep Victims Out of U.S. Courts (by Andrew Cochran)
• November 2010 (7 Entries)
  • Amending Constitution to Save States' Rights Might Also Save Civil Jury Trials (by Andrew Cochran)
  • November 16 Capitol Hill Panel on "Sharia vs. The Constitution" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • President of Trial Lawyers' Group Promotes 7th Amendment at Federalist Society Convention (updated with video link) (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Citing the Founding Fathers While Crushing Rights They Protected (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: More Founding Fathers' Quotes Supporting Civil Jury Trials (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Trial Lawyers' Group President to Speak at Federalist Society Convention (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Guess Who Promoted Constitutional Principles in Supreme Court Case on Preemption? (by Andrew Cochran)
• October 2010 (7 Entries)
  • Warning to New GOP Congressmen From GOP Lobbyist & Political Veteran (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Thomas Jefferson on Danger of Large Banking Institutions (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Winston Churchill, Conservative Icon, on Right to Jury Trial (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Did "Foreclosuregate" Banks Lobby For Immunity From State Court Suits to Keep Us in Dark? (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: State Constitutions on Jury Trial for Civil Suits, Part III (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Many "Conservative" Groups Already Co-Opted Out of Defending 7th Amendment Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Conservative Trial Lawyers Take Aim at ObamaCare, Support State AG Lawsuit (by Andrew Cochran)
• September 2010 (9 Entries)
  • Senate Action for BP Victims Still Stalled, Feinberg Delays Payments And Gulf Businesses Fail (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Republican Congresswoman on Rights of Holocaust Survivors "To Have Their Day in Court" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • A Constitutionally Conservative Agenda Wouldn't Target 7th Amendment Rights Through "Tort Reform" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Senate Still Unable to Agree to Fair Legal Treatment of BP Rig Victims (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Rep. Ron Paul on Importance of Jury System (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Will 9/12 Taxpayer March Honor 7th Amendment or Trash Civil Suits? (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Why Would We Trust Some Federal Bureaucracies But Not Others? Why Trust Any? (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Shariah Law Kills Innocents, Enslaves Women, & Denies Constitutional Rights... and They're Angry About a Koran Burning??!! (by Andrew Cochran)
  • BP releases internal "investigation" report, cites "no single action or inaction" (by Andrew Cochran)
• August 2010 (9 Entries)
  • In Imam Rauf's America, There Would Be No Juries for Civil or Criminal Trials (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Pollster on What the American People Want (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: "Father of Bill of Rights" on Jury Trials For Civil Suits (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Trial Lawyers Win California Religious Liberty Judgment by Threatening Jury Trial (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Supreme Court on "Natural Rights" Which Are "Indispensable" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Our Most Unknown, Ignored, & Endangered Constitutional Right (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: John Adams on Right to Jury Trial For Civil Suits (by Andrew Cochran)
  • BP Breaks Its Promises, Feinberg Doesn't Stop Them, & Congress Heads For Vacation (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quiz: What Do the Arizona Immigration Law and Implantable Medical Devices Have in Common? (by Andrew Cochran)
• July 2010 (19 Entries)
  • Senate Bill Amends Some Maritime Liability Limits, But Still Obstructs 7th Amendment Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Prospects Dim This Week For Two Pro-7th Amendment Bills (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Childrens' Medical Device Injuries Warrant Restoration of Victims' Civil Justice Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • 7th Amendment the "Sword & Shield" in Howell & Sheldon Religious Liberty Cases (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Worried About "Big Brother" Spying on Your Health Records? Trust Juries, Not Bureaucrats (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Constitutional Conservatives Should Support the Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Federal Preemption & Immunity Statutes Empower "Elites," Not the "Country" (by Andrew Cochran)
  • BP Still Not Legally Obligated to Pay Claims - First Senate Committee Action on Liability Limits This Week (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: State Constitutions on Jury Trial for Civil Suits, Part II (by Andrew Cochran)
  • New Federal Pleading Standards Criticized in Federalist Society's Law Review (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Clinton & Bush Counter-Terrorism Officials Agree on Need to Enable Civil Suits Against Terrorism Financiers (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Alexis de Tocqueville, Conservative Icon, on Necessity of 7th Amendment Right to Civil Jury Trial (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Federal Courts Immunize Individual Foreign Terrorist Financiers From Civil Liability (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Defending Americans' 7th Amendment Rights Against Foreign Contractors (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Iqbal-Twombly Pleading Standards Could Also Threaten Religious Liberty (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Dear John Stossel: Doctors Cause Wasteful Medical Expenses, Not Their Victims (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Dear John Stossel: The 7th Amendment & Trial Lawyers Probably Saved Your Life (by Andrew Cochran)
  • U.S. House Passes "Constitutionally Conservative" Bill Updating Maritime Liability Laws (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: State Justices on Jury Trial for Civil Suits (by Andrew Cochran)
• June 2010 (12 Entries)
  • Foreign Products Manufacturers Should Be Accountable in U.S. For Defective Products (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: State Constitutions on Jury Trial for Civil Suits, Part I (by Andrew Cochran)
  • New Federal Pleading Standards Infringe on Terrorism Victims' Ability to Sue Terrorists & Financiers (by Andrew Cochran)
  • There's Nothing "Conservative" About Federal Law Preempting State Laws & 7th Amendment Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: Supreme Court's Limit on Maritime Damages Violated 7th Amendment Rights (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Will "Constituting America" Really Promote Our 7th Amendment Rights? (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: U.S. Supreme Court Justices on Civil Trials by Jury (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Congress to Address Bill Related to Liability for Gulf Oil Spill (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Federal Judge's Warning About the Death of Civil Jury Trials (by Andrew Cochran)
  • A Special Welcome to Tea Partiers & All Constitutional Conservatives (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Quote of the Day: The Founding Fathers on the Right to Jury Trials for Civil Suits (by Andrew Cochran)
  • Welcome to The 7th Amendment Advocate (by Andrew Cochran)