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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

“Ohio Supreme Court to decide on damages awarded to child sex-abuse victims”: Randy Ludlow of The Columbus Dispatch has this report.

According to the article, “The Ohio Supreme Court was asked on Tuesday to declare the limit on [non-economic] damages unconstitutional when applied to child sex-abuse victims, saying it deprives them of adequate compensation for a lifetime of mental trauma.”

Posted at 10:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gay adoption: Will the Supreme Court patch a hole in its same-sex marriage ruling?” Steven Mazie has this post today at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

Posted at 10:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judges’ required retirement age up for referendum, county lawmakers oppose”: Sam Janesch of LNP of Lancaster, Pennsylvania has this report.

Posted at 10:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Federal Reserve tries to repair damage from AIG bailout case in new brief”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Mitch McConnell Will Finally Let Some Judges Get Confirmed. Next Year. Five of this year’s nominees will get votes by mid-February.” Jennifer Bendery of The Huffington Post has this report.

Posted at 9:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“ISIS Gives Us No Choice but to Consider Limits on Speech: America faces unprecedented danger from the group’s online radicalization tactics.” Eric Posner has this essay online today at Slate.

Posted at 6:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Resolved: Dick Posner is the Donald Trump of Article III.” Kevin C. Walsh has this post today at the “Mirror of Justice” blog.

Posted at 4:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Paramount wins U.S. appeal in movie financing fraud case”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “Paramount Affirms Big Win Over Suing ‘Mean Girls’ Investors; An appeals court won’t overturn a trial judge’s conclusion that the studio made no misrepresentation on a slate of 25 films.”

You can access yesterday’s non-precedential summary order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

Posted at 1:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Favor Lesbian Adoptive Mother in Visitation Case”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Supreme Court sides with lesbian mother in Alabama custody case.”

Kent Faulk of The Birmingham News reports that “U.S. Supreme Court blocks Alabama Supreme Court order in lesbian adoption case.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court blocks Alabama lesbian mother adoption ruling.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Lesbian Adoptive Mother Gets Backing From U.S. Supreme Court.”

The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court blocks Alabama court order in adoption case.”

Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News reports that “Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Alabama Order Voiding Same-Sex Adoption; The temporary order, which enforces the woman’s adoption of her ex-partner’s children, will remain in place while the justices decide whether to hear her case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Temporary win for lesbian parent; Court to rule on Indian rights.”

You can access yesterday’s stay order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 9:36 AM by Howard Bashman



“When class money doesn’t go to class members: new calls for SCOTUS review.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

Posted at 9:20 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration in DirectTV Case”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Supreme Court rejects class-action suit against DirecTV.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court says binding arbitration clauses in consumer contracts trump California law.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court sides with DIRECTV in class action case.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Rules DirecTV Contract Can Bar Class-Action Lawsuit Over Fees; The 6-3 decision buttressed binding arbitration clauses included in the satellite-TV provider’s service contracts.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google. In addition, the newspaper has an editorial titled “Breyer’s Classy Decision: The liberal Justice upholds a precedent he dissented from to enforce the law.” You can freely access the full text of the editorial via Google.

Sam Hananel of The Associated Press reports that “High court says DirectTV can cut off class action lawsuit.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court rules for DirecTV in arbitration case.”

At the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “Supreme Court Rules DirecTV Customers Can’t Avoid Arbitration Agreement; The satellite TV giant wins in a case that had the high court revisiting a 2011 ruling that put federal law above a California rule.”

And at Forbes.com, Daniel Fisher has a post titled “An Odd Alliance Of Justices Upholds Arbitration Yet Again In DirecTV Case.”

You can access yesterday’s 6-to-3 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Directv, Inc. v. Imburgia, No. 14-462, at this link.

Posted at 8:15 AM by Howard Bashman