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Saturday, June 2, 2007

“Judge: Mack’s confession can’t be used.” The Reno Gazette-Journal today contains an article that begins, “Washoe County District Attorney Richard Gammick failed in his duties as a prosecutor by not telling Darren Mack during conversations they had while he was on the run in Mexico that he was represented by lawyers, a judge ruled Friday. Therefore Mack’s confession to Gammick that he killed his estranged wife, Charla, in self defense, and shot Washoe District Judge Chuck Weller can not be used during his murder and attempted murder trial, Judge Douglas Herndon ruled.”

Posted at 9:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Former Supreme Court Justice Speaks at TU: Constitutional liberties at risk, O’Connor says.” This article appears today in The Tulsa World.

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Executions unlikely the rest of the year; A judge will not hear legal challenges to the state’s lethal injection procedure until October”: Henry Weinstein has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Execution moratorium extended until fall at least; Judge wants to see death chamber and study procedures.”

And in The San Jose Mercury News, Howard Mintz reports that “S.J. judge plans tour of death chamber; State execution method faces legal challenge.”

Posted at 4:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawyer under probe may quit; William Lerach says he could retire, adding to talk he may be indicted”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 4:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fraternity urges freedom in teen sex case; Black professionals want Genarlow Wilson released”: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution today contains an article that begins, “A group of African-American business owners, educators, lawyers and other influential men joined the public crusade Friday to free a Douglas County man sentenced to 10 years in prison for engaging in consensual oral sex as a teenager with a girl two years younger than him.”

Posted at 3:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Commission accuses judge of breaching conduct code”: The Orlando Sentinel today contains an article that begins, “An Orlando circuit judge made unwanted sexual advances toward a law-school student and abused people who faced him in court, according to formal charges filed by a state investigative agency Friday.”

You can access the judicial misconduct charges at this link, while a related document is here.

Posted at 3:47 PM by Howard Bashman



“SEC to Side With Enron Plaintiffs; Agency Asks Court to Back Shareholders”: The Washington Post today contains an article that begins, “Federal securities regulators will throw their weight behind investors in a big-money dispute that could resolve whether shareholders can sue bankers who enabled their corporate clients to engage in fraud, two people familiar with the decision said yesterday. The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the U.S. solicitor general to file court papers supporting investors in an upcoming Supreme Court case, an action that has not been made public. The agency’s decision follows intense lobbying by industry groups, unions and plaintiff lawyers, including well-known California attorney William S. Lerach.”

Posted at 3:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court ending term with big issues; School integration, campaign ads, Bush’s faith-based initiative and more are on the divided justices’ docket this last month”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 2:50 PM by Howard Bashman