How Appealing



Sunday, August 20, 2006

Available online from National Public Radio: Today’s broadcast of “Weekend Edition Sunday” contained an audio segment entitled “Legal Precedent and the Bush-Gore Ruling.”

Yesterday’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained audio segments entitled “Negotiator of ’98 Deal Weighs New Tobacco Ruling” and “Ruling Sounds Death Knell for ‘Light’ Cigarette.”

And Friday’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “Debating the Fate of Domestic Wiretapping” featuring Law Professors Jeffrey Rosen and Douglas W. Kmiec.

RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

Posted at 10:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Dismissal of Lawsuit Against CU Appealed”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Lawyers for a woman who alleges she was raped by University of Colorado football players or recruits in 2001 have filed an appeal of a federal judge’s dismissal of her lawsuit against the school.”

Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Blogging lawprofs, go back to your law review articles”: Ann Althouse today has a post at her blog that begins, “Over at Balkinization, lawprof Larry Tribe writes a long-winded post defending Judge Anna Diggs Taylor’s opinion in ACLU v. NSA. He thinks we bloggers have gone too far criticizing her, when there’s so much reason to criticize the administration.”

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



Philadephia Phillies 12, Washington Nationals 10: My son and I had the pleasure of attending this afternoon’s baseball game at Citizens Bank Park. By the end of the fourth inning, the Phillies enjoyed a 10-1 lead. But that comfortable margin was not to last long, as the Nationals only trailed 10-8 after batting around in the sixth inning. And by the middle of the eighth inning, the Phillies’ lead was only one run.

The Phillies had themselves batted around in the third inning, perhaps explaining how a game that lasted only eight and a half innings took three hours and thirty-seven minutes to complete. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps are available online here and here.

Next on the baseball agenda for my son and I — attending this Thursday’s game at Camden Yards in Baltimore, where the Orioles will be hosting the Minnesota Twins. That game will feature a Melvin Mora bobblehead give-away.

Posted at 8:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Sept. 11 plaintiffs wait for answers, resolution; Nearly 5 years later, lawsuits are stalled”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe.

Posted at 9:28 AM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Measures Anti-Terror Laws vs. Britain’s; Some in the GOP want a more flexible system, such as that used to uncover an alleged plot; Critics say such changes would trample rights”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today.

Posted at 9:25 AM by Howard Bashman