Bert W. Rein

Richard E. Wiley, Bert W. Rein | Wiley Rein LLP

Editor: What was your vision when you founded Wiley Rein? Wiley: I joined Kirkland & Ellis after leaving the FCC chairmanship. I had known Bert while he was in the State Department, and I met him again at Kirkland. In 1983, that firm decided to take on a client in Chicago that conflicted...

Bert W. Rein | Wiley Rein LLP

Editor: Please describe the status of First Amendment rights as compared with other rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Do First Amendment rights have a status superior to other constitutional rights? Rein: The First Amendment deals with very fundamental matters such as freedom of the...

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Bert W. Rein, John E. Barry | Wiley Rein LLP

Free markets are driven by consumer choice. Just as the right to vote is the core of our political democracy, the right to choose how our dollars are spent is central to economic liberty and the best allocation of productive resources. While no one questions that government should stay out of our...