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Monday, March 29, 2010

“Domestic Violence Victim Fights for Her Name at the Supreme Court; Case asks who truly enforces restraining orders”: law.com has this report.

Posted at 11:29 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Crooks to stay on Gableman ethics case”: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a news update that begins, “State Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks will stay on the ethics case of fellow Justice Michael Gableman, who asked Crooks to step aside.”

Posted at 11:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“US judge urges skepticism on forensic evidence; Gertner says she’ll expect defense lawyers to challenge its validity”: Today in The Boston Globe, Jonathan Saltzman has an article that begins, “‘CSI’ may make for gripping television, but US District Court Judge Nancy Gertner says forensic evidence isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be. In a move that some legal scholars said may be the first by a federal judge, Gertner has ordered defense lawyers and prosecutors not to assume that evidence routinely accepted in the courts for decades is reliable. Defense lawyers, she wrote, should vigorously challenge fingerprints, bullet identification, handwriting, and other trace evidence, and prosecutors should be prepared to show it is valid.”

Posted at 3:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawyers vs. Health Reform: Why the court challenges will fail.” Dahlia Lithwick has this essay in the April 5, 2010 issue of Newsweek.

Posted at 2:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama backs secrecy for Bush pardon denials”: Josh Gerstein has this post at his “Under the Radar” blog at Politico.com.

Posted at 12:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama, Senate Need to Move Fast on Vacancies”: Today in Roll Call, law professor Carl Tobias has an essay that begins, “When Barack Obama was elected president, four of 15 judgeships stood vacant on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which covers Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the Carolinas.”

Posted at 11:10 AM by Howard Bashman



“Tensions Flare After Recess Maneuver; Obama Bypasses Senate on 15 Stalled Appointments, Drawing Fierce GOP Criticism”: This article appears today in The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

Posted at 9:02 AM by Howard Bashman



“Defending due process for Guantanamo detainees; Defense attorneys for Guantanamo detainees stand up for due process despite hate mail, threats, and Dick Cheney’s daughter”: The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

Posted at 8:52 AM by Howard Bashman



“Obama nominates Arizona judge to 9th Circuit Appeals Court; Mary Murguia, a Kansas native and twin of Janet Murguia, head of the National Council of La Raza, has served for 10 years on the federal district bench in Arizona”: Carol J. Williams had this article Saturday in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 8:45 AM by Howard Bashman



“In Berkeley, Yoo feels at home as a stranger in a strange land; The Bush administration lawyer who gave legal cover to enhanced interrogation methods says he’s happy teaching at Boalt Hall School of Law, despite calls for his ouster and protests by liberal groups”: Carol J. Williams has this front page article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 8:32 AM by Howard Bashman