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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

“SCOTUS: Should U.S. courts police international human rights?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

Posted at 10:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“D.C. Court of Appeals Nominee Questioned by Sole Senator at Hearing”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Todd Ruger has a post that begins, “Veteran Washington appellate attorney Roy McLeese III, a nominee for an open seat on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, answered questions Tuesday on Capitol Hill about his management style and the difficulties facing the court.”

Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Mistrial declared in L.A. fetish film producer’s obscenity case”: The Los Angeles Times has a blog post that begins, “A mistrial has been declared in the federal obscenity trial of Los Angeles fetish film producer and distributor Ira Isaacs after jurors deadlocked on charges that he produced, sold and transported obscene material.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post titled “Jury deadlocks in obscenity case.”

And Mark Kernes of AVN News has an article headlined “Hung Jury In Ira Isaacs Obscenity Case; Government isn’t sure whether to retry Isaacs, who says he is broke and can no longer afford the expert witnesses he will need to call if tried again.”

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“President Correa’s Libel Suit and the Fraud Against Chevron”: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. has this essay online at Forbes today.

Posted at 4:39 PM by Howard Bashman



“Tuesday at the 2nd Circuit: Arab Bank cries foul in terror case.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

Posted at 10:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court rules against lawyer change in death row case; Justices agree that inmates don’t have the right to a last-minute switch of counsel, but they leave the door open for a convicted Orange County murderer”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 8:03 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court case on affirmative action questions ruling with Flint ties”: This article appears today in The Flint (Mich.) Journal.

Posted at 8:02 AM by Howard Bashman



“Jurors’ Tweets Upend Trials; Lawyers Are Using Posts on Twitter and Facebook to Overturn Court Rulings”: This article appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 7:44 AM by Howard Bashman



Monday, March 5, 2012

“Colorado Supreme Court affirms that CU students can carry licensed guns on campus”: The Denver Post has a news update that begins, “In a victory for gun-rights advocates, the Colorado Supreme Court today struck down the University of Colorado’s campus gun ban, saying the CU Board of Regents overstepped its authority in blocking students from carrying licensed concealed weapons.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Colorado at this link.

Posted at 4:36 PM by Howard Bashman



Kiobel to be reargued”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Update: In other coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High court expands look at rights abuses abroad.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Corporate Human Rights Case Expanded by U.S. Supreme Court.”

And James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court sets new arguments on human rights suits.”

Posted at 2:14 PM by Howard Bashman



Second Circuit invalidates Rule 7.4 of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, which requires a prescribed disclaimer statement to be made by attorneys who state that they are certified as a specialist in a particular area of the law: Today’s ruling concludes that “enforcement of two components of the required disclaimer statement would violate the First Amendment and * * * the absence of standards guiding administrators of Rule 7.4 renders it unconstitutionally vague as applied.”

Update: Terry Baynes of Reuters reports that “2nd Circuit strikes down NY limits on lawyer advertising.”

Posted at 11:45 AM by Howard Bashman



“Some in Congress call foul on Guantanamo’s new $744K soccer field; The new recreation yard is the latest sign that Congress has thoroughly thwarted President Barack Obama’s goal of emptying the prison camps by sending some captives home and moving others to U.S. prisons and civilian trials”: Carol Rosenberg had this article yesterday in The Miami Herald.

Posted at 10:14 AM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s Order List and decision in an argued case of the U.S. Supreme Court: You can access today’s Order List at this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.

Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Martel v. Clair, No. 10-1265. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Inmate cannot change court-appointed lawyer.”

Posted at 10:01 AM by Howard Bashman



“Bill Carter Named New President and CEO of ALM”: ALM — which among other things operates Law.com, where “How Appealing” is hosted — issued this news release today.

Posted at 9:58 AM by Howard Bashman



“Family sues school system over pledge; Judge weighing verdict on ‘under God’ phrase in case filed in 2010”: This article appeared yesterday in The Boston Globe.

Posted at 8:15 AM by Howard Bashman