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Spitzer has spent a career pushing the law as a tool for social change. A passionate and partisan Democrat, he has brought cases against a long line of tough adversaries--organized crime, gun manufacturers, air polluters, Korean grocers who don't pay minimum wage. His efforts have not always succeeded. Yet he has consistently used laws in novel ways to address wrongs that were in plain view but seemed intractable to others. And, as was the case with Merrill, his endeavors have been about pursuing a path of justice even before the precise nature of a case is clear...
Sandel asked if economic reasoning would lead to approval of sweatshops, and if so, if there was any rationale for minimum wage laws...
...Minimum wage laws do interfere with exchange,” Summers said. But he added that the positive effects outweigh the inconveniences of the minimum wage...
Eaves fractured his C-5 vertebra and will be out of action for a minimum of six weeks. Although he will require a brace to immobilize his neck, Eaves is expected to make a full recovery...
...This year we actually cut spending,” Powell says. “I try to do a diligent job at keeping extraneous expenses to a minimum...