Lawyers Write Law, And Then Are The Only Ones To Make Millions D...

It's difficult not to become even more cynical when you read stories like the following one. Sent in by Eric Goldman , it's about a state law in California that was mainly written by two lawyers: Joaquin Avila, a law professor from Seattle, and Robert Rubin, the "legal director" for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area.

So, here's the interesting thing: since this state law has been put in place (seven years ago),...