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Thursday, October 7, 2010

“Federal judge upholds key provisions of health care law”: The Detroit Free Press has a news update that begins, “A federal judge in Detroit today upheld key provisions of President Barack Obama’s landmark health reform law.”

And Friday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article headlined “Judge Rules Health Law Is Constitutional.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at this link.

Posted at 11:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ruling threatens civilian prosecutions of terrorism defendants; A judge in New York has blocked testimony from a key witness against Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, being tried in connection with the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa”: David G. Savage and Richard A. Serrano of The Los Angeles Times have this news update.

Posted at 10:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Let cameras in courts, chief appeals judge says”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “It’s time to allow television cameras into the nation’s courtrooms ‘to give the public a full and fair picture of what goes on,’ says the chief judge of the federal appeals court in San Francisco — with a swipe at the U.S. Supreme Court for blocking video coverage of the Proposition 8 trial.”

Posted at 10:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion; Two journalists examine the life and legacy of William Brennan, the liberal Supreme Court justice who left his mark on the US Constitution.” Chuck Leddy has this book review online at the web site of The Christian Science Monitor.

Posted at 8:07 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Starts Term With 51% Approval; High court’s approval rating is down from 2009, but exceeds that of other two branches”: Gallup has issued this news release. You can access the poll data by clicking here.

Posted at 8:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court ruling will clarify government’s right to keep Canadians in the dark”: Today in The Toronto Globe and Mail, Kirk Makin has an article that begins, “The power of top elected officials to withhold documents from public scrutiny hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court of Canada hears a crucial appeal involving access to sensitive information.”

Posted at 7:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“Strip club concerned feds permitted illegal acts”: Today’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contains an article that begins, “A lawyer for the strip club at which a federal judge is accused of buying illegal drugs and sex voiced concern Wednesday that federal investigators permitted their informant to commit illegal acts at the club.”

Posted at 7:32 AM by Howard Bashman