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Thursday, September 16, 2010

“Supreme Court Justice Breyer denies influence of politics; At a town hall-style meeting in L.A., Stephen G. Breyer says that the few times the court has acted under the sway of politics, the results have been disastrous”: Carol J. Williams has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 4:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama v. Breyer v. Breyer on Quran burning & the law”: Josh Gerstein has this post at his “Under the Radar” blog at Politico.com.

Posted at 2:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Thomas Porteous’ son testifies for his father during impeachment trial”: Bruce Alpert has this article today in The Times-Picayune of New Orleans. In addition, columnist Stephanie Grace has an op-ed entitled “‘Louisiana way’ on full display at Judge Thomas Porteous’ trial.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post titled “FBI Veteran Says Judge Didn’t Disclose Cash Payments.”

The impeachment trial is scheduled to resume at 11 a.m. eastern time today.

Posted at 9:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Witnesses Tell of Finding Victims in Conn. Killing”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

Today’s edition of The New Haven Register contains articles headlined “Hardest day: Some Hayes jurors break down at sight of burned bodies” and “State releases video of Jennifer Hawke-Petit in bank, 911 tapes.”

And The Hartford Courant reports that “Cheshire Authorities Describe Grim Search For Bodies; Earlier, Police Captain Faces Tough Questions On Response.”

Posted at 9:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“Limbaugh falls for wacky hoax about Judge Vinson”: Today’s edition of The Pensacola News Journal contains an article that begins, “No matter what Rush Limbaugh says, Senior U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson has never killed any bears, and he isn’t a taxidermist on the side. Actually, he’s a flower guy, camellias in particular.”

And The New York Times today contains an article headlined “Limbaugh Taken In: The Judge Was Not Loaded for Bear.”

Posted at 8:10 AM by Howard Bashman



“Case Tests Whether Circulating News About an Expunged Conviction Is Libel”: Michael Booth of New Jersey Law Journal has an article that begins, “If a criminal conviction is expunged, did it ever exist? That’s what the New Jersey Supreme Court is being asked to decide, and its answer will determine whether one who publicizes a conviction after expungement is committing defamation.”

Posted at 7:48 AM by Howard Bashman