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Saturday, October 13, 2012

“NJ asks Supreme Court to hear gift card case”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “New Jersey has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case that could help the government claim at least $15 million a year in unspent gift card revenue from retailers to help balance the state budget.”

Posted at 1:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge sets trial date for suspended Pa. SC Justice Orie Melvin”: Legal Newsline has a report that begins, “A Pennsylvania judge has set a trial start date in the case of suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin.”

Posted at 1:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“N.J. appeals court upholds dismissal of ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit against Nets CEO”: Today’s edition of The Record of Bergen County, New Jersey contains an article that begins, “A Bergen County judge was right in dismissing a lawsuit by an Upper Saddle River woman who claimed that Nets CEO Brett Yormark deceived her into having an abortion, a state appeals court ruled Friday.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “NJ court: woman can’t sue Nets CEO after abortion.”

You can access yesterday’s unpublished ruling of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, at this link.

Posted at 9:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court notebook: Justices as campaign issue.” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has an article that begins, “A closely divided Supreme Court. Four justices in their 70s. Presidential candidates with dramatically different views of the ideal high court nominee.”

Posted at 9:40 AM by Howard Bashman