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Howard Speaks at White House Economic Conference
December 15, 2004

Common Good Chair Philip K. Howard was invited by the President to speak at the White House Economic Conference on December 15, 2004.

Safeguarding Americans from a Legal Culture of Fear
Philip K. Howard, Testimony before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, June 22, 2004

Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, CG Chair Philip K. Howard discussed the impact of legal fear on our schools, health care system, and society. Howard called for a "basic shift in approach to restore predictability to our legal system" and said Congress should make clear to judges that it is their responsibility to "draw the boundaries of reasonable dispute."

Is Law Undermining Public Education?
Philip K. Howard, Common Good and AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Policy, November 5, 2003

Philip K. Howard opens Common Good's first forum on the Effects of Law on Public Education. The conference was co-hosted with the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Policy.