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59 B.C. L. Rev. 1543 (2018)
Court Capture

handle is hein.journals/bclr59 and id is 1570 raw text is: COURT CAPTURE J. JONAS ANDERSON INTRODUCTION .......................................................... 1545 I. CAPTURE OF AGENCIES/CAPTURE OF COURTS ........................................1552 A. The Theory ofRegulatory Capture......................................... 1552 1. How Regulatory Capture Occurs ...........................................1555 2. Regulatory Capture Applied to the Federal Courts................. ..............1563 B. The Theory of Court Capture ............................................ 1565 1. Political Independence Does Not Shelter Judges from Capture..... ............1567 2. Courts Present Attractive Capture Targets. ....................... ..............1571 II. COURT CAPTURE IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TExAS................................ 1575 A. The Eastern District of Texas. ........................................... 1575 B. Evidence of Capture................................................... 1577 1. Classic Capture .................................................... 1578 2. New-Style Capture ....................................................... 1583 C. The Eastern District of Texas Exhibits Signs of Capture .............................. 1585 III. AVOIDING COURT CAPTURE: SUGGESTIONS .................................. 1586 A. Venue Reform........................................................ 1587 B. Mandate Random Assignment ofJudges. ................................... 1591 CONCLUSION ............................................................ 1593 1543

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