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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

“Supreme Court will hear case on North Carolina malpractice settlement”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

Posted at 10:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Taxes Threaten an Island Culture in Georgia”: This article about the saltwater Geechee community in Georgia appears today in The New York Times.

Posted at 10:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Michigan Law: A Conversation with Associate Justice Elena Kagan.” Earlier this month, Justice Elena Kagan visited the University of Michigan School of Law and, among other things, participated in a question-and-answer session with Dean Evan Caminker.

I previously collected news coverage of Justice Kagan’s visit in a post that you can access here. Now, the law school posted online two videos of Justice Kagan’s remarks that you can access here and here

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Highest court to decide on gay marriage”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

And, in related news, Terry Baynes of Reuters has an article headlined “Court to hear appeal over federal gay marriage law” that begins, “The next battle over a U.S. law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman will be waged in a federal appeals court in New York on Thursday.”

Posted at 9:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“USS Cole defenders seek three-month delay; They also say the alleged mastermind of the bombing shouldn’t be compelled to come to court proceedings against his wishes”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

Posted at 9:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“Resort’s Snow Won’t Be Pure This Year; It’ll Be Sewage”: This article will appear Thursday in The New York Times.

As the article explains, “In February, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of the ski resort’s upgrade plans, ending a legal saga fought by a coalition of environmental groups and 13 American Indian tribes, which consider the mountain sacred and view the wastewater snow as a desecration.”

Posted at 9:18 PM by Howard Bashman