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Washington Legal Foundation

The Washington Legal Foundation is a non-profit legal organization based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1977, the Foundation's stated goal is "to defend and promote the principles of freedom and justice." The organization promotes pro-business and free-market positions and is widely perceived as conservative. WLF addresses a range of legal matters, including commercial free speech, corporate criminal liability, environmental regulation, food and drug law, health care, and intellectual property. Wikipedia*

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Washington Legal Foundation has hosted 13 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1990 Forum. The year with the most events was 1991 with three events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2008 with an average of 367 views per video. Most appearances with Alan Slobodin (6), Glenn Lammi (4), Richard Thornburgh (3). Most common tags: Constitution, Supreme Court Issues.

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    2008 Supreme Court Term Review

    Panelists talked about the major cases heard and decided during the 2008-2009 Supreme Court term. They also responded to ques…

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    Criminal Law and Subprime Mortgages

    Defense attorneys and former federal law-enforcement officials talked about the pressure on Congress to create new criminal l…

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    Federal Sentencing Guidelines

    During a panel discussion held by the Washington Legal Fund participants talked about federal sentencing guidelines and the r…

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    2003 Supreme Court Term Review

    Panelists talked about the 2003-2004 Supreme Court term, in particular cases dealing with First Amendment rights, free enterp…

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