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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

“Federal appeals court vacates ruling on Hazleton case”: The Standard Speaker of Hazleton, Pennsylvania has a news update that begins, “The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a mandate that declares Hazleton’s immigration ordinances unconstitutional, the mayor confirmed Tuesday.”

Posted at 10:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court freezes proceeds of Hicks book”: The Sydney Morning Herald has a news update that begins, “The NSW Supreme Court has frozen assets relating to the sale of a revealing book by former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks as Commonwealth prosecutors attempt to seize all proceeds from the sale of the book.”

Posted at 10:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“President Obama Nominates Judge Adalberto Jose Jordan to the United States Court of Appeals”: The White House has issued a news release that begins, “Today, President Obama nominated Judge Adalberto Jose Jordan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.”

Posted at 6:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Chafee granted full-party status in Pleau appeal”: Today’s edition of The Providence (R.I.) Journal contains an article that begins, “A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday granted Governor Chafee’s bid to become a full party in an accused murderer’s appeal of a court order demanding that the state surrender him to federal custody.”

Posted at 1:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Four on board back prayer appeal”: Today’s edition of The Winston-Salem Journal contains an article that begins, “A majority of Forsyth County commissioners say they favor appealing a high court’s ruling last week that bans Christian prayers at the start of board meetings.”

My earlier coverage of last Friday’s Fourth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

Posted at 8:42 AM by Howard Bashman



“Montana Court Says Pitcher Needed Warning About Aluminum Bat”: Daniel Fisher has this post at his “Full Disclosure” blog at Forbes.com.

My earlier coverage of the ruling appears at this link.

Posted at 8:40 AM by Howard Bashman



“Chief justice ‘breaks’ his family vacation rule, speaks in Maine; Justice Roberts takes time away from his family to speak at a Cleaves law library function in Portland”: This article appears today in The Portland Press Herald.

Posted at 8:32 AM by Howard Bashman