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Thursday, October 30, 2014

“NY State blesses ‘incest’ marriage between uncle, niece”: The New York Post has an article that begins, “The state’s highest court has toppled a cultural taboo — legalizing a degree of incest, at least between an uncle and niece — in a unanimous ruling.”

You can access Tuesday’s ruling of the Court of Appeals of New York — that state’s highest court — on certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

Posted at 11:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Challenges to the Affordable Care Act: Panelists talked about court cases challenging the Internal Revenue Service’s interpretation of the Affordable Care Act.” C-SPAN has posted online at this link the video of an event that the Cato Institute hosted today.

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Whirlpool’s win in moldy washer trial vindicates consumer class actions”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

Posted at 5:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“State high court to take up issue of police personnel files”: Bob Egelko has this article in today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.

Posted at 1:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“PA Supreme Court vacancies to be filled by Tom Corbett or Tom Wolf”: Steve Esack has this article in today’s edition of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

In today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Karen Langley has an article headlined “McCaffery’s resignation from Pennsylvania Supreme Court reduces risk to his pension.”

And in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, law professor Bruce Ledewitz has an op-ed titled “Deal leaves court issues unresolved.”

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Constitution Check: Do the federal courts lack the authority to rule on same-sex marriage?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard Bashman



In news coverage of the oral argument I participated in yesterday: P.J. D’Annunzio of The Legal Intelligencer reports that “Federal Preemption Debated in Topamax Cases.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

And Matt Fair of Law360.com reports that “Pa. Superior Court Urged To Nix $15M In Topamax Verdicts” (subscription required for full access).

You can access the Briefs for Plaintiffs/Appellees that I filed on my clients’ behalf in these two related appeals here and here.

Posted at 8:30 AM by Howard Bashman