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Friday, August 29, 2014

“Court revives lawsuit in fatal police shooting in Anaheim; Appeals court says jury must decide whether officers acted reasonably in the death of Caesar Cruz in 2009”: The Orange County Register has this report.

Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Appeals court revives suit against Anaheim police in fatal shooting.”

And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Family’s lawsuit over killing by cops reinstated by U.S. court.”

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“D.C. appellate judges and the art of judicial writing”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau has this post today at his “Suits & Sentences” blog.

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“State Licensing Boards Under Fire From Within”: In yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Angus Loten and Sarah E. Needleman had an article that begins, “The Supreme Court will take up an antitrust case this fall that could curb the proliferation of state licenses, a top worry for U.S. small-business owners and entrepreneurs.”

Posted at 8:17 AM by Howard Bashman