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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

“The unintended consequences of racial preferences”: In Thursday’s edition of The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will will have an op-ed that begins, “The Supreme Court faces a discomfiting decision. If it chooses, as it should, to hear a case concerning racial preferences in admissions at the University of Texas, the court will confront evidence of its complicity in harming the supposed beneficiaries of preferences the court has enabled and encouraged.”

Posted at 11:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court weighs disclosure of HIV status; The high court hears the case of a San Francisco pilot whose HIV status was reported by the Social Security Administration to the FAA; But the justices seem skeptical of the damages claim”: David G. Savage will have this article Thursday in The Los Angeles Times.

In Thursday’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes will have an article headlined “Justices weigh whether Privacy Act violations allow for distress damages.”

In Thursday’s edition of USA Today, Joan Biskupic will have an article headlined “Supreme Court takes case on pilot’s privacy.”

And Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Justices debate what damages are due for privacy violation.”

Posted at 11:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Looks On HIV-Positive Pilot’s Emotional Distress Mostly Unmoved”: Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

Posted at 6:20 PM by Howard Bashman