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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

“Justices weigh privacy and drug marketing; A Vermont law bans pharmacies from selling doctors’ confidential prescription records to drug makers; Firms say they have a free-speech right to buy and sell information to market their products”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

In Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin will have an article headlined “Justices Question Drug-Sales Law.”

In Wednesday’s edition of USA Today, Joan Biskupic will have an article headlined “Supreme Court hears prescription-drug data mining case.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “High court hears case over ‘data mining’ of drug prescription data.”

Greg Stohr and William McQuillen of Bloomberg News report that “Drug-Marketing Limits May Be Voided by U.S. Supreme Court in Vermont Case.”

James Vicini of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court questions state drug data limits.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Supreme Court hears case: Is Vermont restricting drug companies’ speech? Drug companies tell the Supreme Court that by barring access to doctors’ drug prescribing records, Vermont is discriminating against the firms’ protected commercial speech.”

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment entitled “Court Hears Arguments In Data Mining Case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Yes, it’s about commercial free speech; The Court indicates in oral argument that it views a Vermont law seeking to curb the use of drug prescription data to sell brand-name drugs as an attack on corporate free speech.”

Posted at 8:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Abu-Jamal gets chance to escape death row”: Nathan Gorenstein of The Philadelphia Inquirer has a news update that begins, “Mumia Abu-Jamal was awarded a new sentencing hearing today by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, but an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court appears likely by the district attorney.”

And The Associated Press reports that “US court grants new sentencing for Mumia Abu-Jamal.”

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

Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in United States v. Tohono O’odham Nation, No. 09-846. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Stephen G. Breyer joined. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a dissenting opinion. And Justice Elena Kagan took no part in the ruling. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Tribe can’t sue in dual courts.”

Posted at 10:02 AM by Howard Bashman



“Senate committee passes Supreme Court overhaul plan”: The St. Petersburg Times contains this article today, along with an article headlined “House Democrat: Speaker Dean Cannon tried to trade favorable treatment for support on court bill.”

The Tampa Tribune reports today that “In surprise move, Senate passes Supreme Court split.”

And The Palm Beach Post reports that “Senate compromises on Supreme Court overhaul to jump-start budget talks with House.”

Posted at 8:22 AM by Howard Bashman



“Many freed Guantanamo inmates join terrorists, files say; Detainees from Yemen and Saudi Arabia are the most problematic, according to classified documents released by WikiLeaks; And with Yemen roiled in political upheaval, some worry that the former inmates will see an opportunity”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today, along with an article headlined “Mohammed says he beheaded U.S. reporter despite warnings; Chilling portraits of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind, and other Guantanamo detainees emerge in the latest release of classified material from WikiLeaks.”

And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article headlined “In Dossier, Portrait of Push for Post-9/11 Attacks” and an editorial entitled “The Guantanamo Papers.”

Posted at 8:10 AM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Supreme Court denies Cuccinelli’s bid to expedite health suit”: This article appears today in The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak reports that “Justices Reject Request for Fast Health Law Ruling.”

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court turns down Va.’s request to expedite review of health-care law.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court refuses to skip lower courts on healthcare reform law; The Supreme Court rejects an appeal from Virginia’s attorney general, who had asked the justices to expedite review of the Affordable Care Act; The court’s action likely puts off a ruling until at least next year.”

Joan Biskupic of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court rejects request to hear Va. health care case.”

The Virginian-Pilot reports that “High court denies Va.’s request on federal health law.”

And The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court won’t expedite health care ruling.”

Posted at 8:00 AM by Howard Bashman