Practice Group Publications Committees Administrative Law & Regulation Free Speech & Election Law Engage: Saikrishna Prakash, Chairman Stephen M. Hoersting, Chairman Tammi McCoy & William Maurer, Francis J. Menton, Jr., Vice Chairman Vice Chairmen Civil Rights Intellectual Property EngageEngage Brian T. Fitzpatrick & Keith Noreika, Paul E. Dans & Mark Schultz, Co-Chairmen Vice Chairmen Corporations, Securities & Antitrust International & National Security Law Michael Fransella, Chairman Ata Dinlenc, Chairman Carrie H. Cleaver, James C. Creigh, Jennifer A. DePalma & Eric J. Kadel, Jr., Vice Chairmen Practice Groups Society’s The Journal of the Federalist Daniel Fisher & Robert Witwer, Vice Chairmen The Journal of the Criminal Law & Procedure Labor & Employment Law Stephen Higgins, Chairman John F. Scalia, Chairman William A. Hall, Jr., Timothy Lynch, Paul DeCamp, Raymond J. LaJeunesse, Jr., Ronald J. Rychlak & Peter Thomson, Vice Chairmen & Matthew Zandi, Vice Chairmen Federalist Society’s Environmental Law & Property Rights Litigation Gregory D. Cote, Chairman Charles R.A. Morse, Chairman Donald Kochan, Vice Chairman Margaret A. Little & Christopher C. Wang, Vice Chairmen Practice Groups Federalism & Separation of Powers Professional Responsibility & Legal Education Tara Ross, Chairman John J. Park, Jr., Chairman A Project of the E.L. Wiegand Practice Groups Kate Comerford Todd & Geoffrey William Hymans, Vice Chairmen Religious Liberties Susanna Dokupil, Vice Chairman Financial Services & E-Commerce Alec D. Rogers, Chairman Charles M. Miller, Vice Chairman Telecommunications & Electronic Media Raymond L. Gifford, Chairman Defenders of Freedom Banned from Campus: The Third Circuit Enjoins Enforcement The Federalist Society NONPROFIT ORG. of the Solomon Amendment on First for Law & Public Policy Studies U.S. POSTAGE Amendment Grounds by Douglas H. Wood 1015 18th Street, N.W., Suite 425 PAID WASHINGTON, DC Washington, D.C. 20036 PERMIT NO. 5637 The Lawyer’s Role in Preventing Corporate J. MADISON Fraud An Address by Roger C. Cramton Stopping Asbestos Litigation Abuse by Mark A. Behrens and Phil S. Goldberg Volume 6, Issue 1 May 2005 6, Issue 1 May Volume Its Not Just the Test That’s a Lemon, It’s How Some Judges Apply It; The Supreme Court Considers the Ten Commandments in McCreary and Van Orden. by Robert D. Alt and Larry J. Obhof A Review of Tara Ross’ Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College by Bradley A. Smith A Review of Carl H. Esbeck, Stanley W. Carlson-Thies, and Ronald J. Sider’s The Freedom of Faith-Based Organizations Smithsonian Institution Gallery, National Portrait Madison by Chester Harding, James to Staff on a Religious Basis by James A. Sonne Opinions expressed in E n g a g e — The Journal of the Federalist Society’s Practice Groups — are those of the contributors and are not necessarily those of the Federalist Society or its members. Engage Volume 6, Issue 1 Letter from the Editor... The Journal of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Engage, the journal of the Federalist Society for Law and Directors/Officers Public Policy Studies, is a collaborative effort involving each of the Steven G. Calabresi, Chairman David M. McInstosh, Vice Chairman Society’s fifteen Practice Groups. The Federalist Society’s Practice Gary Lawson, Secretary Groups spark a level of debate and discussion on important Eugene B. Meyer, President . topics that is all too often lacking in today’s legal community. Brent Hatch, Treasurer Through their programs, conferences and publications, the Practice T. Kenneth Cribb, Counselor Groups contribute to the marketplace of ideas in a way that is Board of Visitors Robert H. Bork, Co-Chairman collegial, measured, and open to all. Orrin G. Hatch, Co-Chairman Lillian BeVier C. Boyden Gray Volume 6, Issue 1, following the trend of our recent Lois Haight Herrington issues, is dedicated almost exclusively to original articles produced Donald Paul Hodel Harvey C. Koch by Society members and friends. This issue addresses several Robert A. Levy Edwin Meese, III topics that have dominated public discussion as of late, including Andrew J. Redleaf military recruiting on law school campuses, voting rights, the Wm. Bradford Reynolds Schiavo case, campaign finance regulation, corporate malfeasance, Gerald Walpin the role of religion in the public square, and asbestos litigation. Staff President That so many of these timely issues are addressed in Engage Eugene B. Meyer underscores the fact that the issues that animate Americans increas- Executive Vice President ingly include a legal component. Also featured in this issue are Leonard A. Leo analyses of topics that, while perhaps being less widely under- Federalist Society Pro Bono Center stood, remain highly significant. Among these are James P. Kelly, Peggy Little, Director III’s discussion of the religious liberties implications of U.N. Lawyers Division: efforts to establish human rights education programs, Daniel Dean Reuter, Practice Groups Director Lisa Budzynski, Lawyers Chapters Director Fisher’s analysis of recent securities reforms, and a point/counter- Joel Pardue, Deputy Director point discussion on neutrality agreements between National Right David C.F. Ray, Associate Director Juli Walker, Associate Director to Work’s Glenn Taubman and UNITE’s Brent Garren. Katherine J. Mendis, Assistant Director Kenneth Wiltberger, Assistant Director Also notable in this issue are several reviews of fantastic Student Division: Peter Redpath, Director books. Included among these is Federal Election Commission Sarah Roderick, Assistant Director Chairman Bradley Smith’s review of Tara Ross’ recent book, Finance Director Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College. Douglas C. Ubben Development: Upcoming issues of Engage will feature other original Patty Price, Director articles, essays, book reviews, practice updates and transcripts of Cindy Searcy, Assistant Director programs that are of interest to Federalist Society members. We Membership Director hope you find this and future issues thought-provoking and C. David Smith informative. Office Manager Rhonda Moaland Engage Volume 6, Issue 1 May 2005 The Journal of the Federalist Society’s Practice Groups ADMINISTRATIVE LAW & REGULATION .........................................................................4 Supreme Court Decision: Regulatory Takings by Louis K. Fisher and Esther Slater McDonald ................................................................ 4 OMB Prompt Letters: Are They Promoting (Smarter) Regulation? by Karen R. Harned and Elizabeth A. Gaudio............................... 9 CIVIL RIGHTS ............................................................................................................ 15 Defenders of Freedom Banned from Campus: The Third Circuit Enjoins Enforcement of the Solomon Amendment on First Amendment Grounds by Douglas H. Wood ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Should Ex-Felons Be Allowed to Vote? A Legal Affairs Debate by Roger Clegg and Marc Mauer ........................................................ 19 CORPORATIONS ..........................................................................................................25 Securities Act Reforms Take Flight by Daniel I. Fisher ...............................................................................................................................25 The Lawyer’s Role in Preventing Corporate Fraud Given by Roger C. Cramton..................................................................................... 28 CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE ...................................................................................33 The Unborn Victims of Violence Act and State Legislative Reform by Jack Wade Nowlin ................................................................... 33 Legal Problems with Online Gambling by Ronald J. Rychlak .................................................................................................................. 36 A Criminal Code for the 18th Century by Joseph Wheatley ....................................................................................................................... 42 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & PROPERTY RIGHTS ..............................................................44 Legal Alchemy: The General Mining Law of 1872 as Privatization Model by Andrew P. Morriss and Roger E. Meiners ...................... 44 The Heavy Hand of Redevelopment by M. David Stirling ....................................................................................................................... 48 FEDERALISM & SEPARATION OF POWERS .....................................................................50 Discrimination, Retaliation, and Implied Private Rights of Action by Kevin Newsom........................................................................... 50 Return of the Kings: A Glance at Bush v. Schiavo by Geoffrey W. Hymans .............................................................................................. 56 FINANCIAL SERVICES & E-COMMERCE .......................................................................58 The WorldCom and Enron Settlements: Politics Rears its Ugly Head by Peter J. Wallison .................................................................. 58 FREE SPEECH & ELECTION LAW................................................................................62 Rethinking Campaign Finance Prohibitionsby Allison