“Court: Man Not Entitled to Pal’s Kidney.” The Associated Press provides this report on a ruling that the Court of Appeals of New York, that State’s highest court, issued today.
Believe it or not, the case reached New York’s highest court on certification from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. My earlier coverage of the Second Circuit’s certification decision appeared in a post titled “Suing over a kidney vs. the common-law public policy against recognizing property rights in human corpses.” That earlier post begins, “The majority on a divided three-judge Second Circuit panel recognizes that no oddball tort case would be complete without a certification of difficult questions to the New York Court of Appeals.”
Bushmen (no relation) of Botswana win appellate court victory: The Washington Post reports today that “Eviction of Bushmen Is Ruled Illegal; Botswana Game Reserve Was Ancestral Home for Thousands.”
The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Botswana’s Bushmen win fight over Kalahari land; Court rules the tribal group has the right to live and hunt in a game reserve.”
The Times of London reports that “Bushmen win the right to go home; High Court rules land eviction illegal; A victory ‘for all indigenous peoples.’”
The Telegraph (UK) reports that “Bushmen return to their ancient homeland.”
BBC News reports that “Botswana bushmen win land ruling; Bushmen from the Kalahari desert have won a court case in which they accused Botswana’s government of illegally moving them from their land.”
The Associated Press reports that “Botswana Gives Bushmen Tough Conditions.”
Reuters reports that “Botswana Bushmen win battle for ancestral home.”
And today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Botswana Bushmen Win Right to Return to Land.”
Previous entries in this blog’s recurring “no relation” series can be accessed here, here, here, here, and here.
“Shrinking Supremes: A less active Supreme Court will not be a less controversial one.” This article appears in the current issue of The Economist (via “SCOTUSblog“).
No escape Hatch for Senate Judiciary Committee: You may have read elsewhere reports that “Senator Hatch Really Is Leaving Judiciary.” If your response was “Say it ain’t so,” you’ll be glad to hear that apparently it ain’t so.
Yesterday the Senate Republican Party issued a news release titled “McConnell Announces Republican Committee Assignments.” According to the news release, the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the 110th Congress, scheduled to convene in January 2007, will be “Specter, Hatch, Grassley, Kyl, Sessions, Graham, Cornyn, Brownback, and Coburn.”
Seventh Circuit rejects argument that evidence gathered under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) cannot be used in domestic criminal investigations or prosecutions: Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook wrote today’s opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.
“Connerly gearing up for wider crusade; Affirmative action foe considers launching campaigns in 9 states”: This article appears today in The San Francisco Chronicle.
“NVTC Titans Breakfast: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Warns Technology Business Community that Low Salaries Will Impact the Quality of Federal Judges; Justice Scalia Also Discusses Constitutional Interpretation and Other Vital Legal Issues.” The Northern Virginia Technology Council issued this press release yesterday.
At “Balkinization,” Mark Graber has a related post titled “Roughing It.”
Meanwhile, Money Magazine reports here that it’s difficult to make ends meet on a $150,000 per year income in in Elkhorn, Nebraska, just west of Omaha.
“Statute of Limitations Passes in Probe of Leaks to N.Y. Times”: Today in The New York Sun, Josh Gerstein has an article that begins, “A key legal deadline has passed, raising doubts about whether criminal charges will ever be filed in an investigation of leaks to the New York Times about planned federal raids on Islamic charities in America.”
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“Israel Court Won’t Ban Targeted Killings”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “The Israeli Supreme Court decided Thursday not to issue a blanket ban against the targeted killing of Palestinian militants, ruling that some of the killings were legal under international law.”
The Jerusalem Post provides a news update headlined “Court conditions targeted killings rule.”
And Haaretz provides a news update headlined “High Court: International law does not forbid targeted killings.”
Update: The Supreme Court of Israel’s ruling can be accessed in English at this link (via “National Security Advisors“).
Sixth Circuit overturns $40 million toy train-related jury verdict: The listing of counsel for the defendant-appellant on today’s decision demonstrates, once again, that there’s nothing like a huge verdict to cause a wealthy defendant to turn to some of the best legal talent money can buy.
“‘I’m proud to be his son’; Family honors lawyer killed by high-rise gunman”: This article appears today in The Chicago Sun-Times.
And The Chicago Tribune today contains an article headlined “In sea of sadness, a smile; Lawyer remembered for putting family 1st.”
“Slavery reparation suit gets a reprieve”: The Chicago Tribune today contains an article that begins, “A federal appeals court revived part of a slavery reparations lawsuit on Wednesday, giving a measure of hope to descendants of slaves who are seeking damages from firms they say profited from the slave trade.”
My earlier coverage appears at this link.
“Leahy threatens to subpoena Bush officials; The incoming Senate judiciary chair says he’ll use the oversight tool if they refuse requests for papers and testimony”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
You can access the full text of U.S. Senator Patrick J. Leahy‘s remarks at this link or watch a video of the speech by clicking here (RealPlayer required).
Update: In other coverage, The Washington Times reports today that “Leahy vows to repair Bush ‘damage.’”
“Judge Sets Back Guantanamo Detainees”: Neil A. Lewis has this article today in The New York Times.
Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “Judge Rejects Detention Challenge of Bin Laden’s Driver.”
And David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Guantanamo inmates may not appeal, judge rules; Congress’ tribunal law, however, cannot deny that right to legal immigrants in the U.S., the federal jurist says.”
“Federal Judge Asked to Decide if Padilla Is Competent for Trial”: This article appears today in The New York Times.
And The Washington Post reports today that “’04 Pentagon Report Cited Detention Concerns.”
Don’t use your money to make more money, or else: Today’s edition of USA Today contains an article headlined “New rules outlaw melting pennies, nickels for profit” that begins, “People who melt pennies or nickels to profit from the jump in metals prices could face jail time and pay thousands of dollars in fines, according to new rules out today.”
“ACLU Fighting Justice Department Over Secret Document”: Josh Gerstein has this article today in The New York Sun.
Today in The New York Times, Adam Liptak reports that “U.S. Subpoena Is Seen as Bid to Stop Leaks.”
And The Washington Post reports that “U.S. Gets Subpoena to Force ACLU to Return Leaked Memo.”
