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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

“Blogger gets 33 months for threatening Chicago judges on Internet; The blogger, a former Internet radio talk show host, was angry at three federal appeals court judges for upholding a Chicago gun ban; In his blog he wrote the judges ‘deserve to be killed'”: Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

The Chicago Tribune has a news update headlined “Right-wing blogger Hal Turner gets 33-month prison sentence; Blogger wrote that 3 Chicago-based judges ‘deserved to be killed.’

And Reuters reports that “U.S. radio host gets prison for threatening judges.”

Posted at 10:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate judicial confirmations skip 2 California nominees; As stalling on Obama’s judicial nominees eases, it seems Goodwin Liu and Edward M. Chen won’t get a vote; Republicans oppose both”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Josh Richman of The Oakland Tribune has a news update headlined “Boalt dean Liu’s nomination to federal appeals court appears dead — for now.”

And The Providence (R.I.) Journal reports today that “Time running out on judicial nominee.”

Posted at 10:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Newspaper Lawsuit Factory Sues Over ‘Death Ray’ Image”: David Kravets has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

Posted at 6:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate deal cuts Butler from federal judgeship vote; Move paves way for confirmation vote on 19 noncontroversial judicial nominations”: This article appears today in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Specter prepares his farewell after 30 years in the Senate”: Thomas Fitzgerald has this front page article today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Specter assails ideological ‘cannibalism’ in Senate in farewell speech.”

CNN.com has a blog post titled “Specter issues parting blow to Roberts, Alito.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post titled “On Way Out, Specter Calls for Rule Changes.”

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Top NY court upholds dismissal of golf ‘Fore’ suit”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Slices, hooks and other errant shots are a common hazard on the links and a golfer can’t expect to get a warning shout of ‘Fore!’ every time a ball comes his way, New York’s top court ruled Tuesday in dismissing a personal injury lawsuit.”

You can access today’s ruling of the New York State Court of Appeals at this link.

Posted at 11:33 AM by Howard Bashman