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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Conrad Black update: Last month, the attorneys for Conrad Black filed a petition for rehearing en banc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The court then requested a response from the federal government. You can access that response at this link.

Most recently, on Monday of this week, Black’s attorneys filed a motion for leave to file a reply brief, with the proposed reply brief attached to the motion.

Last month, Black’s filing of the rehearing petition received some press attention in Canada. The Toronto Globe and Mail reported that “Black’s lawyers file motion for review of convictions.”

And National Post reported that “Conrad Black again seeks to clear his name.”

Further update: At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” John Elwood has a post titled “7th Circuit to Conrad Black: No Reply Brief for You!

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Straight arrow’ considers health-care suit”: Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains an article that begins, “Michael Vick, currently enjoying a dazzling comeback season as quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, has a perhaps unusual fan: The man who sentenced him to almost two years in federal prison for running a dog-fighting operation in Virginia.”

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“The case for engaged justices”: Columnist George F. Will had this op-ed in Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to Review Walmart Gender-Bias Class Action”: Adam Cohen has this essay online at the web site of Time magazine.

Posted at 8:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“High court weighs Ariz. employer sanctions law”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Supreme Court appears likely to sustain an Arizona law that threatens to take away the licenses of businesses that knowingly hire workers who are in the United States illegally.”

Update: You can access the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Whiting, No. 09-115, by clicking here.

Posted at 1:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate votes to remove Judge Thomas Porteous from office”: Bruce Alpert and Jonathan Tilove of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans have this news update.

Posted at 11:16 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court weighs idea of free speech on Internet; Liability of posting hyperlink considered”: Today’s edition of The Vancouver Sun contains an article that begins, “The Internet’s wild west era as a veritable free speech zone may be quickly coming to an end in Canada. The Supreme Court in Ottawa on Tuesday reserved decision on whether simply posting a hyperlink could be considered defamatory and actionable.”

Janice Tibbetts of Postmedia News has an article headlined “Hyperlinks thread that binds the web, Supreme Court told.”

CBC News reports that “Hyperlink libel fears heard by top court; Supreme Court deciding whether links can be considered ‘publication.’

And Financial Post reports that “SCC reserves judgment on hyperlink liability.”

The Supreme Court of Canada provides this background on the case.

Posted at 8:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to hear Arizona case about illegal workers”: Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin reports that “Business, Labor Take On Arizona.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “‘Business Death Penalty’ for Hiring Illegal Aliens Unites Obama, Companies.”

Today’s edition of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “High Court Case Tests Ariz. Law Targeting Employers” featuring Nina Totenberg.

The Arizona Republic contains an editorial entitled “High court can affirm feds’ role in immigration.”

And The Washington Post contains an editorial entitled “Immigration court.”

Posted at 8:36 AM by Howard Bashman



“Woman complains to EEOC; fiance fired”: Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post. The newspaper also contains an article headlined “A visit to law school.”

Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press reports that “Court to decide limits on retaliation ban.”

And online at Slate, Dahlia Lithwick has a Supreme Court dispatch entitled “Six Degrees of Retaliation: The Supreme Court tries to determine if your fiance can be fired for your sex-discrimination complaint.”

You can access the transcript of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, No. 09-291, by clicking here.

Posted at 8:17 AM by Howard Bashman