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Friday, February 12, 2010

“Scope of Prescription Drug Tort Lawsuits to Be Tested; Appeals Ct. to Mull Negligent Marketing Cause of Action”: Amaris Elliott-Engel had this article, in which I am mentioned and an appellate brief I wrote is quoted, in yesterday’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.

Posted at 4:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama administration weighs choices for prosecuting 9/11 mastermind; Officials are considering ‘multiple options’ for trying Khalid Shaikh Mohammed following resistance to their proposal to hold a civilian trial for him in New York”: The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Administration may abandon civilian 9/11 trial” that begins, “Attorney General Eric Holder is leaving open the possibility of trying professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed before a military commission instead of the civilian trial originally planned for New York City.”

Posted at 3:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gableman to remain on case before Supreme Court”: Today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contains an article that begins, “State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman will remain on a criminal case after the six other justices couldn’t agree whether they have the power to remove him over comments that some argue show bias against criminal defendants. The decision — or, more accurately, non-decision — included five opinions that totaled 147 pages, some of them rancorous.”

You can access yesterday’s opinions of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin at this link.

Posted at 7:33 AM by Howard Bashman



“Where the U.S. went wrong on the Christmas Day bomber”: Michael B. Mukasey has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

Posted at 7:30 AM by Howard Bashman