Russell Wheeler

former Deputy Director, Federal Judicial Center

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Visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution; former Deputy Director of the Federal Judicial Center, the research and education agency for the Federal Courts

Russell Wheeler on KCRW

The  Gulf oil spill  is producing hundreds of lawsuits in several states, but federal judges are bowing out because of investments in the oil industry.

The Oil Industry and the Government

The Gulf oil spill is producing hundreds of lawsuits in several states, but federal judges are bowing out because of investments in the oil industry.

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