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Friday, December 6, 2013

“High Court Revisits Death Penalty for Mentally Disabled”: Stateline, a publication of The Pew Charitable Trusts, has this report today.

Posted at 10:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court, moldy washers and the future of consumer class actions”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

Posted at 10:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kline seeks Supreme Court reconsideration on license ruling”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “An attorney for former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has asked the Kansas Supreme Court to consider modifying a ruling that indefinitely suspended Kline’s law license.”

Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate to move quickly on nominations”: Burgess Everett of Politico.com has a report that begins, “Democrats will take advantage of new Senate rules and rush to confirm six of President Barack Obama’s most prominent nominations over the next two weeks. Senate leadership is aiming to confirm three judges to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals as well as a trio of crucial executive nominations before Dec. 20, Democratic aides said.”

Posted at 3:14 PM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted the Order List, granting review in one new case, at this link.

In early news coverage, Greg Stohr and Susan Decker of Bloomberg News reports that “Software Patents Get U.S. Supreme Court Review.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether software can be patented.”

The Associated Press reports that “Court to jump into patent discussion.”

At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “Supreme Court Takes Up Patent Eligibility Case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court to rule on patent rights.”

My earlier coverage of the en banc Federal Circuit’s ruling in this case can be accessed here, here, and here.

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman



There’s nothing like an exegesis on the economic loss rule to get the weekend started off right: Today, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion written by Senior Circuit Judge Jon O. Newman that begins, “The issue on this appeal is whether, under maritime law, an owner of a vessel may be awarded damages for economic loss due to negligence in the absence of physical damage to its property.”

Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Backs Argentina at High Court in Bank Subpoena Case”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “The Obama administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Argentina’s challenge to a court order requiring two banks to turn over information about the country’s assets.”

Posted at 10:22 AM by Howard Bashman