How Appealing



Sunday, February 26, 2006

On this date in “How Appealing” history: Three years ago today, on February 26, 2003, I had a post titled “Onan he arbarian” reporting on a passage from a Seventh Circuit opinion that had issued that day. That post’s link to the opinion no longer works, but the opinion can now be accessed here.

Posted at 10:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Plan B Battles Embroil States; Proposals Mirror Red-Blue Divide”: The Washington Post on Monday will contain a front page article that begins, “Filling a void left by the Food and Drug Administration’s inability to decide whether to make the ‘morning-after’ pill available without a prescription, nearly every state is or soon will be wrestling with legislation that would expand or restrict access to the drug.”

Posted at 10:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“New cyberstalking law challenged over ‘annoy’ language”: David L. Hudson Jr. has this article online at the First Amendment Center.

Posted at 10:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Drawing the Line: Will Tom DeLay’s redistricting in Texas cost him his seat?” Jeffrey Toobin, with whom you can visit tomorrow evening in Fort Wayne, Indiana, will have this Annals of Law article [large PDF file] in the March 6, 2006 issue of The New Yorker.

Posted at 12:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Groups fear fallout from Supreme Court cases; Limitation of Clean Water Act’s scope could spell trouble for Ohio wetlands”: The Columbus Dispatch contains this article today.

Posted at 11:59 AM by Howard Bashman



“Psycho Path Voted Wackiest Street Name”: The Associated Press provides this report. According to the official results, “Third Prize goes to Farfrompoopen Rd., which we’re told is the only way to get to Story, Arkansas’ Constipation Ridge.”

Posted at 11:55 AM by Howard Bashman



“Reality Check for ‘Roe’: With the hard right hoping for reversal, the black-and-white war over abortion finds itself immersed in shades of gray.” The March 6, 2006 issue of Newsweek will contain this article.

Posted at 11:48 AM by Howard Bashman



“Repeal joint and several liability; The legal doctrine encourages plaintiffs to go after big companies and wealthy individuals, who can get stuck paying damages beyond their portion of fault”: This editorial appears today in The St. Petersburg Times.

Posted at 11:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“An Odd Map, A Big Flap; Texas redistricting comes before the Supreme Court”: The March 6, 2006 edition of U.S. News & World Report will contain this article.

Posted at 11:40 AM by Howard Bashman



“Plan B battle shifts to states; FDA’s inaction on ‘morning-after’ pill boosts momentum”: Friday’s edition of The Baltimore Sun contained this article.

Posted at 9:10 AM by Howard Bashman



“He’s taking on Vioxx maker on its home turf; Lawyer’s winning Texas style to be tested in New Jersey”: The Boston Globe contains this article today.

Posted at 9:05 AM by Howard Bashman



“Specter Proposes NSA Surveillance Rules; Measure Would Make Administration Seek FISA Court’s Permission to Eavesdrop”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to Vote on Election-Law Cases; At issue are campaign spending caps in Vermont and redrawn voter districts in Texas”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

And an article reports that “Infection Is Growing in Scope, Resistance; A virulent staph germ once largely confined to hospitals is emerging in jails, gyms and schools.” MRSA is at issue in a pending case (the Brief for Appellants is here) that I’m involved in before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Posted at 8:40 AM by Howard Bashman