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Saturday, October 17, 2009

“Suspect can be extradited, court rules; Supreme Court overturns Ontario Court of Appeal decision”: Today’s edition of The Toronto Globe & Mail contains an article that begins, “An Arizona man can be extradited on a murder charge despite the fact that evidence against him does not equate with Canadian legal requirements, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled yesterday.”

The Arizona Daily Star reports today that “Man charged in wife’s death to be extradited.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Canada Supreme Court Orders U.S. Murder Suspect’s Extradition.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada at this link.

Posted at 11:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Legal changes open doors to working women; Decades of action by Congress and courts broke down many of the barriers”: Pete Williams, Justice correspondent for NBC News, has this report.

Posted at 11:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Clash of schools, blogs raises free-speech issues; Butler sues student; district responds to teacher’s allegations”: The Indianapolis Star contains this article today.

Posted at 10:52 AM by Howard Bashman



“Right to counsel should include competence: When a guilty plea could mean deportation, a lawyer should be able to give his client good advice.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 10:45 AM by Howard Bashman



“Issue of Gableman recusal divides state Supreme Court”: Today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contains an article that begins, “Justices on the deeply divided state Supreme Court hurled dueling statements this week, with one contingent accusing the other of delaying decisions on how to handle requests to force the newest member of the court off criminal cases. The fight brewing between justices comes as they wrestle with when judges must remove themselves from cases. It signals that the ethics case against the newest member, Justice Michael Gableman, may be a flashpoint for the court.”

Posted at 10:42 AM by Howard Bashman