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Friday, December 11, 2009

“Minor, Whitfield, Teel convictions partially reversed”: The Sun Herald of Biloxi, Mississippi has this news update.

The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi has a news update headlined “Appeals panel tosses out Paul Minor bribery conviction.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Marcia Coyle has a post titled “Federal Court Reverses Bribery Convictions of former Mississippi trial lawyer and two judges.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 8:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Former Ky. Speedway owners lose; Ruling could bring NASCAR Sprint Cup race sooner”: The Cincinnati Enquirer has a news update that begins, “The antitrust lawsuit pursued by Kentucky Speedway’s former owners against NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. suffered what could be a fatal blow Friday when a federal appeals court in Cincinnati upheld a lower court’s ruling.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court rejects Ky. Speedway lawsuit against NASCAR.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 3:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“SJC chief decries influence of ‘CSI’; Judge’s remark leads to appeal”: The Boston Globe today contains an article that begins, “The state’s top judge yesterday offered a personal review of fictional crime shows surfacing in real courtrooms — forget about it.”

Posted at 7:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“For 25 firefighters, long-awaited day arrives”: Today’s edition of The New Haven Register contains a front page article that begins, “Frank Ricci, a firefighter whose name became synonymous with a six-year legal fight for a promotion he believed was improperly denied, received his lieutenant’s badge Thursday.”

Posted at 7:45 AM by Howard Bashman



“Honest failure: Why a well-intentioned law to crack down on corruption should be struck down.” This editorial appears today in The Washington Post.

Posted at 7:33 AM by Howard Bashman



“Clear up confusion on police warning”: Today’s edition of The St. Petersburg Times contains an editorial that begins, “A case argued this week before the U.S. Supreme Court asks whether Tampa police sufficiently advised Kevin Dewayne Powell of his rights upon arrest on a charge of illegally possessing a firearm.”

And today’s edition of The Tampa Tribune contains an editorial entitled “A ‘quite fantastic’ Miranda challenge.”

Posted at 7:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Sotomayor: A Boon for Business? Professor Dana Muir and colleagues look at the judicial track record of the Supreme Court’s newest justice — and what it may mean for business.” The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business has issued this news release.

Posted at 7:25 AM by Howard Bashman