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Does Cass Sunstein really think capital punishment may be morally required?

By Douglas A. Berman

The Washington Post reports here on another prominent law professor about to go from a faculty salary to a government salary: President-elect Barack Obama will name Cass R. Sunstein, a close friend and one of the nation's top constitutional lawyers, to a senior-level post in charge of government regulation, a transition official said. Sunstein, a Harvard University law professor who grew close to Obama during their years at the University of Chicago, will become the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Obama talked on the campaign trail about the need to revamp the nation's regulatory structure, especially in housing and finance, areas in which lapses contributed to the current economic crisis. In his new position, Sunstein will oversee reform of regulations, seeking to find smarter approaches and better results in health, environment and other domestic areas, a transition source said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 08, 2009 (boomark / email).