Nuclear Power Companies Suing the Department of Energy: A Legal Remedy Magnifying Nuclear Ends
CAN THE PRINCIPLES that gave rise to reproductive liberty, prin-ciples that undergird the reasoning of several United States Supreme Court decisions, be extended to include the right to clone? I will attempt to answer that question in this paper. However, prior to directly addressing that question, I will (1) explain the science of cloning, and human cloning in particular; (2) present a brief overview of the cloning controversy, as well as the political, legal, and public reactions to it; and (3) discuss the possible uses for cloning, and interact with some of the objections raised against the practice. I believe it is important that we address these three topics so that we may better grasp the issue of cloning and its implications for reproductive liberty.
We test the public policy impact of court decisions relative to Congress and the executive by examining the FDA's proposals to regulate tobacco products. To measure impact we utilize an event study methodology that measures how a court decision affects the returns of selected publicly traded firms. This approach allows us to sort out the decisiveness of court decisions that occur in the shadow of the executive and congressional power, as well as to sort out the power of judges within the judicial hierarchy. We find that courts, including District Courts, have the ability to affect significantly the expected profits of firms.