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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

“Obama court nominee faces contentious hearing; Goodwin Liu, a UC Berkeley professor nominated as an appeals court judge, is criticized by Republicans as a liberal ‘beyond the mainstream'”: In Wednesday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, James Oliphant will have an article that begins, “Senate Republicans are preparing to mount an assault against one of President Obama’s federal appeals court choices, offering a preview of a possible Supreme Court fight later this summer. Goodwin Liu, the president’s pick for to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, is expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday in what promises to be a contentious hearing.”

You can view the notice of tomorrow’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee by clicking here. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. eastern time.

Posted at 10:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“State high court overturns state’s tort reform”: Today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bill Rankin has an article that begins, “A unanimous Georgia Supreme Court on Monday struck down limits on jury awards in medical malpractice cases, the cornerstone of the state’s sweeping 2005 tort reform law.”

And Alyson M. Palmer of the Fulton County Daily Report has an article headlined “Ga. Supreme Court Kills Caps on Med-Mal Awards; Justices rule unanimously that right to jury trial trumps limits on pain and suffering awards.”

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

Posted at 10:40 AM by Howard Bashman



“Appeal denied for former attorney”: Last Thursday’s edition of The San Antonio Express-News contained an article that begins, “The 4th Court of Appeals declined Wednesday to overturn the conviction of a former San Antonio lawyer accused of aiding her husband in extortion plots against four of her extramarital lovers.”

And Mary Alice Robbins of Texas Lawyer reports that “Texas Appeals Court Upholds Solo’s Conviction Over Sex Shakedowns.”

You can access last Wednesday’s ruling of the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas at this link.

Posted at 10:33 AM by Howard Bashman



“Court hearing ‘Fatal Vision’ appeal after 40 years”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A former Army doctor convicted in the 1970 slayings of his pregnant wife and two daughters is asking a Virginia-based federal appeals court for a new trial. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond will hear arguments in 66-year-old Jeffrey MacDonald’s case Tuesday.”

Posted at 9:27 AM by Howard Bashman



“In Holder’s Woes, a Deja Vu ; Same Terror Issues Undermined the Career of Bush Attorney General Gonzales”: Evan Perez has this article today in The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

Posted at 7:40 AM by Howard Bashman