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Friday, January 4, 2013

“Monday at SCOTUS: revisiting the Class Action Fairness Act.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

Posted at 10:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“FBI: 2nd escaped bank robber caught in Palos Hills.” The Chicago Tribune has a news update that begins, “The second inmate who made a daring escape last month from a high-rise federal jail in the South Loop was captured today in South Suburban Palos Hills, according to FBI officials.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “US Marshals: 2nd Chicago escapee caught in suburbs.”

Posted at 6:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Man Arrested for Flipping Off Cop Gets Day in Court”: At Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog, David Kravets has this post today.

Posted at 6:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Legislators vow to shut legal loophole in Los Angeles rape case”: The Sacramento Bee has a blog post that begins, “Three California lawmakers vowed separately Friday to eliminate a legal disparity that allowed a man to escape a rape conviction in Los Angeles County this week because the victim was not married.”

Posted at 5:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“In D.C. Circuit, bin Laden Death Photos Take Spotlight”: Mike Scarcella has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 4:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Influential Bush Administration Lawyer to Head Heritage Legal Shop”: Jess Bravin had this post yesterday at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”

Posted at 4:27 PM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: You can access the Order List at this link. The Court today granted review in three new cases.

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Three cases granted.”

Update: In other news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court to review Native American adoption case.”

Jonathan Stempel and Terry Baynes of Reuters report that “Top court to hear American Indian adoption case.”

At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “Supreme Court Agrees to Hear ‘Baby Veronica’ Case.”

Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire reports that “Justices agree to hear Texas-Okla. water dispute.”

And The Texas Tribune reports that “Supreme Court Will Hear Texas-Oklahoma Water Case.”

Posted at 2:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“What will Cruz’s seat on Senate Judiciary Committee mean for vacancies in Texas district courts and the 5th Circuit?” John Council has this post at the “Tex Parte Blog” of Texas Lawyer.

Posted at 1:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Sotomayor Set to Swear In Biden as Vice President”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 9:15 AM by Howard Bashman



“18th-century Italian nobleman makes waves in death penalty case; The Court of Appeals heard a novel argument based on Maryland constitution backed up by online research”: This article appears today in The Baltimore Sun.

Posted at 9:00 AM by Howard Bashman