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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

“Book review: New edition for a classic treatise.” Tom Goldstein and Amy Howe have this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 7:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Notre Dame Revives Bid for Injunction Over Contraception”: At WSJ.com’s “Law Blog,” Louise Radnofsky has a post that begins, “The University of Notre Dame is trying again to get a court injunction so it can stop covering contraception for its employees, following a favorable Supreme Court order in a similar case.”

Posted at 7:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“In Swatch copyright opinion, 2nd Circuit boosts financial news cos.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

Posted at 3:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Yemeni held as ‘forever prisoner’ at Guantanamo asks to go home, start a ‘milk and honey’ business”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

Posted at 12:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Third Circuit Prepares to Sew Up Its Decision on GSK Corporate Citizenship”: Saranac Hale Spencer has this front page article, in which I am quoted, in today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.

Last Friday evening, I had this post linking to the appellate filings in the case, in which I am serving as appellate counsel for plaintiffs.

Posted at 12:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices’ Pharma Ruling Could Open New Avenue for Recovery”: Max Mitchell has this front page article, in which I am quoted, in today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.

This blog’s most recent earlier coverage of the case, in which I served as appellate counsel for plaintiff, can be accessed here and here.

Posted at 12:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Allow a Bit of License in Choice of Words During a Possible Air Emergency”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Supreme Court ruling backs airlines in reporting possible threats.”

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage reports that “Supreme Court shields airlines in defamation case; Airlines are protected when reporting threatening or suspicious behavior to the TSA, even if the reports are misleading or exaggerated, the justices agree.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin has an article headlined “Supreme Court Gives Airlines Wide Security Discretion; Dismisses a Pilot’s Defamation Suit.”

USA Today reports that “Supreme Court overturns defamation case against airline; Air Wisconsin had reported one of its pilots as a security threat as a passenger because he was faced with job loss.”

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Did airline unfairly report angry pilot to TSA? Supreme Court rules; A jury decided that Air Wisconsin was reckless in telling the TSA that one of its pilots could be armed and mentally unstable, resulting in his detainment; But the Supreme Court reversed the ruling.”

Posted at 8:45 AM by Howard Bashman