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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

“In Obscenity Case, Washington Courtroom is Silent”: Mike Scarcella and Julio Menache have this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Mark Kernes of AVN News has items headlined “Stagliano Obscenity Trial: Testimony At Last!“; “AVN Reporter Airs Concerns on Stagliano Case in Letter to Court“; and “Stagliano Judge Rules Jury Need Not See Entire Movies.”

Additional coverage of the trial can be accessed at “The Sexist” blog of Washington City Paper.

Posted at 2:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Opposition stalls Kagan vote; GOP cites need to review; vote scheduled for July 20”: This article appears today in The Washington Times.

Today in The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage and James Oliphant report that “NRA urges opposition to Kagan; In a new ad, the group cites Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s recent vote to uphold a handgun ban; Meanwhile, the Senate Judiciary Committee delays its nomination vote a week.”

The Boston Globe reports that “Senate Republican delays Kagan nomination vote; Sessions sought more time to review her record.”

And at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein reports that “Elena Kagan foes court Senate Democrats.”

Posted at 10:55 AM by Howard Bashman



“Naked mannequin creates a stir; Incident sparks debate over legal definition of ‘obscene'”: This article appeared last Saturday in The Beatrice (Neb.) Daily Sun.

Posted at 8:15 AM by Howard Bashman



“Tribal-rights advocates seek ‘fix’ in Congress”: The Providence (R.I.) Journal today contains an article that begins, “Tribal-rights advocates came in force to Capitol Hill Tuesday to ask Congress to undo last year’s Supreme Court ruling that made it harder for Native Americans to set their own rules for the use of certain lands — including the Rhode Island parcel at issue in the decision.”

Posted at 8:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“Should boy born 3 years after dad’s death get Social Security? In a highly unusual case, the Utah Supreme Court is considering the rights of a child born to a man who died three years earlier.” The Salt Lake Tribune contains this article today.

Posted at 8:11 AM by Howard Bashman