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Friday, April 2, 2010

“Ohio Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer dies”: The Columbus Dispatch has a news update that begins, “Ohio Chief Justice Thomas Moyer died unexpectedly today at age 70. Moyer had been experiencing health problems, but they were not thought to be life threatening, according to a statement from the court.”

Posted at 7:51 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court battle could upend President Obama’s agenda”: At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has an article that begins, “The White House’s aggressive drive to recalibrate its message and emphasize the issues it thinks will resonate best with voters could be upended if — as is widely expected — John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court’s senior justice, decides it is time to retire.”

Posted at 5:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court: 30-year ban on computer use too much.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A convicted sex offender should not have been forbidden to use or possess a computer for 30 years after he was released from prison, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “Appeals Court Rejects 30-Year Ban on Computer Use for Sex Offender.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

Posted at 3:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Honorable William Jay Riley became Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on April 1, 2010.” So notes an opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today. The opinion itself begins, “Appellant Patricia Dodson seeks control over the fate of eighteen cryogenically frozen embryos, which she created with her ex-husband through the In-Vitro Fertilization Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.”

Posted at 3:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“New York’s top judge says lack of raise ‘demoralizing’ to busy judiciary”: This article appears today in The Post-Standard of Syracuse, New York.

Posted at 9:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“Courting Judges”: The April 19, 2010 issue of The Nation contains an editorial that begins, “For decades, Republicans made judicial selection a priority and set the terms of debate.”

Posted at 9:10 AM by Howard Bashman



“State Court Limits Scope of Warrants for Searches”: The New York Times today contains an article that begins, “New York’s highest court ruled on Thursday that police departments cannot use general warrants that apply to a specific location to search every person they find there unless there is probable cause to believe that a particular person is involved in criminal activity.”

The Post-Standard of Syracuse, New York reports that “State’s top court takes issue with how all-persons-present search warrants are executed in Syracuse.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court faults broad warrant, strip search.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the New York State Court of Appeals — that State’s highest court — at this link.

Posted at 9:08 AM by Howard Bashman



“Utah Supreme Court hears argument on future of malpractice claims”: Today’s edition of The Deseret News contains an article that begins, “The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday regarding whether the statute of limitations runs on claims of malpractice when the damage itself is known or when the extent of damage has been determined.”

Posted at 8:55 AM by Howard Bashman