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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

“9/11 accused want Obama, Bush testimony at Guantanamo; Lawyers for the alleged Sept. 11 conspirators are seeking testimony from presidents and others as part of a pretrial motion to get the case dismissed on grounds of unlawful political influence by senior U.S. officials”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this news update.

And at his “Under the Radar” blog at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a post titled “Judge demands Guantanamo videos.”

Posted at 10:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“US appeals court clarifies piracy definition”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday on the legal definition of piracy, saying an armed attack on a U.S. vessel can be considered piracy even if no one ever boards or robs the ship.”

Terry Baynes of Reuters has an article headlined “Piracy includes failed attempts — court.”

And at “walshslaw,” Kevin C. Walsh has a blog post titled “Somali pirates lose on appeal: Fourth Circuit affirms piracy convictions in U.S.S. Nicholas prosecution and reverses dismissal of piracy count in U.S.S. Ashland prosecution.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link. And you can access at this link a second, related Fourth Circuit ruling that issued today.

Posted at 4:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, lists himself in Harvard 1962 alumni report; says ‘awards’ include eight life sentences”: The Boston Globe has this news update.

Posted at 3:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Scalia Comes Home to the Law School”: Jerry de Jaager has this article in the Spring 2012 issue of the alumni magazine of The University of Chicago Law School.

Posted at 3:33 PM by Howard Bashman



Programming note: A trip to the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in connection with an appeal that I am working on will have me away from the computer for a while. Additional posts should appear here later this afternoon.

Posted at 8:24 AM by Howard Bashman



“Obama Health Care Hangs On Clause Queried By U.S. Court”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has an article that begins, “When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the justices said next to nothing about racial equality, the ideal that drove the landmark law’s enactment. Instead, the court cited the constitutional clause that lets Congress regulate interstate commerce, saying the law barred discrimination at hotels and restaurants used by travelers moving across state lines.”

Posted at 7:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“Gov. Christie’s N.J. Supreme Court nominee will not clear Senate Judiciary Committee, sources say”: In today’s edition of The Newark Star-Ledger, MaryAnn Spoto has an article that begins, “The nomination of Mayor Bruce Harris of Chatham Borough to the state Supreme Court appears doomed because he does not have enough votes to clear the Senate Judiciary Committee next Thursday, sources familiar with the panel’s deliberations told The Star-Ledger.”

Posted at 7:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Barnes and the (new) purpose of art”: Tyler Green has this post at the “Modern Art Notes” blog.

And a blog created “in order to keep track of the differences between the art as it was, in Merion, and as it is, in Philadelphia” is titled “NewBarnesFoundation.”

Posted at 7:33 AM by Howard Bashman