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Thursday, January 20, 2011

“U.S. Supreme Court reaffirms conviction in ’94 Sacramento slaying”: Michael Doyle has this article today in The Sacramento Bee.

Posted at 6:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court seems unimpressed by ‘corporate privacy'”: Tony Mauro has this news analysis online at the First Amendment Center.

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin reports that “Justices Appear Skeptical in AT&T Privacy Case.”

Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports today that “Court Weighs Whether Corporations Have Personal Privacy Rights.”

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Do companies have ‘personal privacy’ rights?

Joan Biskupic of USA Today reports that “High court hears AT&T case on company privacy rights.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Corporate ‘personal privacy’? Case watched for any hint of Supreme Court bias; A lawyer for AT&T faces tough questioning at Supreme Court as he argues for ‘personal privacy’ protections for corporations; Critics alleging a pro-business bias in the Roberts court are tuning in.”

And columnist Linda P. Campbell of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an op-ed entitled “Overdoing it on corporate rights.”

Posted at 1:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judges Take Another Look at Ex-Alabama Governor’s Conviction”: In today’s edition of The New York Times, John Schwartz has an article that begins, “Three federal appeals court judges seemed ready on Wednesday to see the convictions of former Gov. Don E. Siegelman of Alabama and the man accused of bribing him in a new light.”

And The Mobile Press-Register reports today that “Don Siegelman, Richard Scrushy lawyers argue in Florida court to have convictions tossed.”

Posted at 9:06 AM by Howard Bashman



“Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt Feels High Court’s Wrath”: Nathan Koppel has this post at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”

Posted at 9:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“Legal challenge to judicial nominators is rejected”: Today in The Des Moines Register, Grant Schulte has an article that begins, “A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit that claimed lawyer members of the state group that nominates people to become Iowa Supreme Court justices should be chosen by voters.”

The Associated Press reports that “Judge rejects challenge to Iowa judicial system.”

And in somewhat related news, The Des Moines Register reports today that “GOP to widen scope of proposed same-sex marriage ban.”

Posted at 8:54 AM by Howard Bashman