“Supreme Court of Canada grants prostitution law appeal”: The Vancouver Sun has a news update that begins, “The Supreme Court of Canada decided today to hear an appeal involving a legal challenge of the prostitution laws by a group of Vancouver Downtown Eastside sex trade workers.”
And The Canadian Press reports that “Supreme Court will hear B.C. sex worker challenge to prostitution law.”
“GOP Renews Criticism of Trial Lawyer Judicial Nominee”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post that begins, “In what’s become a proxy for debate over mass torts, U.S. senators are clashing again over the nomination of Motley Rice partner John McConnell Jr. for a seat on the federal bench.”
“En banc denied on health care; Eleventh Circuit refuses en banc review of the sweeping challenge to the new federal health care law by a group of states”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Velarde says he got drugs from Bonds’ trainer”: Lance Williams has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.
In today’s edition of The San Jose Mercury News, Howard Mintz reports that “Prosecutors drawing close to finishing perjury case against Barry Bonds.”
The New York Times reports that “Velarde Says He Received Drugs and Injections From Bonds’s Trainer.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Feds down to last 3 witnesses in Bonds case.”
“Slidell woman’s generic drug case is argued before U.S. Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.
Today’s edition of The Minneapolis Star Tribune contains an article headlined “Generic drug labels at core of wrenching case; An Owatonna woman who developed a neurological disease has her claim against drugmakers argued at the U.S. Supreme Court.”
And Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports that “Justices Hear Arguments in Generic-Drug Lawsuit.”
“Juror’s Facebook postings an issue in appeal”: In today’s edition of the San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “A Sacramento juror whose Facebook postings were demanded by defense lawyers after he posted a mid-trial message saying he was bored has been given at least a temporary shield by the state Supreme Court, which told a lower court to decide whether disclosure would violate the juror’s privacy.”
And The Sacramento Bee reports today that “California Supreme Court backs consideration of juror’s privacy.”
“Only Indians Can Use Eagle Feathers for Religious Practices, Court Rules”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report (via The New York Times).
My earlier coverage of Tuesday’s Tenth Circuit ruling appears at this link.
Judge Posner on Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issued this opinion yesterday on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
“Solicitor General Nominee Verrilli Grilled on DOMA Defense”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”
And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Solicitor General Nominee Grilled On Marriage Act” featuring Nina Totenberg.