Common good recommended reading
Under Common Good Publications, you will find recent op-eds, speeches, resource binders and fact sheets from
Common Good; you will also find recent polls commissioned by Common Good and conducted
by prestigious polling firms like Harris Interactive and Public Agenda.
Other Sources lists books, studies and links recommended by Common Good.
The most recent selections from each category are below. Common Good Publications Op-ed: Judges Should Take Back Their Authority
Philip K. Howard, The Huffington Post, June 14, 2007
Common Good Chair Philip K. Howard points to two lawsuits as examples of what's gone wrong with American justice. To take back control of the courtroom, judges need to draw the line on who can sue for what.
Click to view more op-eds Poll: Americans Do Not Trust the Legal System
Harris Interactive, June 27, 2005
A new survey commissioned by Common Good and conducted by Harris Interactive among American adults has found that only 16 percent of those surveyed trust the legal system to defend them against baseless claims. Fifty-four percent do not trust the legal system, and 30 percent are not sure.
Click to view more polls Speech: The Social Cost of Tort Liability
Lord Leonard H. Hoffmann, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA, June 27, 2005
Lord Hoffmann, a Member of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords, gave the keynote address at Common Good's Lawsuits and Liberty conference at the National Constitution Center.
Click to view more speeches Resource binder: The Effects of Law on Public Schools
A CG Law and Education Resource Binder
Compiled for Common Good's forum entitled, "Is Law Undermining Public Education?"
Click to view more resource binders Fact sheet: Trends in American Justice Click to view more fact sheets Other Sources  Book: Books by CG Chair Philip K. Howard
Read The Collapse of the Common Good: How America's Lawsuit Culture Undermines our Freedom, by CG Chair Philip K. Howard. Also check out his national bestseller, The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America.
Click to view more books Link: AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies Click to view more links Study/report: Examining the Work of State Courts, 2005
National Center for State Courts' Court Statistics Project, 2006
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