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Monday, February 20, 2012

“Supreme Court to decide on right to lie about military honors; Justices will take up the case of Xavier Alvarez, who falsely told a California water board meeting that he had received the Medal of Honor”: David G. Savage will have this article Tuesday in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 10:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ecuador court rejects Chevron arbitration ruling”: Reuters has a report that begins, “A court in Ecuador has rejected an order by arbitrators that an $18 billion pollution ruling against Chevron should be frozen, but the judges referred an appeal by the U.S. oil company to the country’s Supreme Court.”

Posted at 10:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gay Marriage? Ruling May Hinge on How It’s Asked.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 1:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Christie’s brash words on N.J. Supreme Court may be undermining state’s judicial branch”: This article appears today in The Newark Star-Ledger.

Posted at 7:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“Occupy the Super PACs: Justice Ginsburg knows the Citizens United decision was a mistake; Now she appears to be ready to speak truth to power.” Law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — has this essay online at Slate.

Posted at 7:34 AM by Howard Bashman