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Saturday, June 11, 2011

“SJC overturns ’09 conviction”: Today’s edition of The Boston Globe contains an article that begins, “A certificate routinely issued by the Registry of Motor Vehicles cannot be used as evidence in court that individuals have been notified that their license has been suspended or revoked, the state’s highest court ruled yesterday. The Supreme Judicial Court said the introduction of the certificate in a Middlesex County case violated the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses testifying against him.”

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

Posted at 10:24 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court: Decisions to Watch — Walmart, Violent Video Games and More.” Ariane de Vogue has this post at “The Note” blog at ABCNews.com.

Posted at 10:20 AM by Howard Bashman



“Alabama’s top court overturns law granting grandparents limited visitation rights”: This article appears today in The Birmingham News.

And The Associated Press reports that “High court strikes down grandparents’ rights law.”

When the blog “Alabama Appellate Watch” provides a working link to yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Alabama, I will update this post.

Update: The decision is available in four parts — part one; part two; part three; and part four.

Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard Bashman