“Do online media get treated like traditional media under libel retraction statutes?” Eugene Volokh has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
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Friday, April 18, 2014
“Do online media get treated like traditional media under libel retraction statutes?” Eugene Volokh has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” Posted at 5:40 PM by Howard Bashman“Eyewitness testimony no longer a gold standard”: The Associated Press has this report. Posted at 5:22 PM by Howard Bashman“Teva Rejected by Supreme Court on Generic Copaxone Delay”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report. Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court denies Teva stay in Copaxone patent fight.” The Associated Press reports that “Court declines to block drug ruling in patent case.” And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court won’t block Teva rivals.” You can access at this link the one paragraph in chambers opinion that Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued today in his capacity as Circuit Justice for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Posted at 5:18 PM by Howard Bashman“Kennedy’s Question: How will the Court decide Hobby Lobby?” Adam J. White has this article in the April 28, 2014 issue of The Weekly Standard. The issue also contains an article by Terry Eastland headlined “Mitch McConnell, Judicial Activist: The Senate minority leader seeks majority opinions.” Posted at 4:48 PM by Howard Bashman“New Clinton Documents: How to Celebrate Confirmation of Justice Ginsburg?” Todd Ruger has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.” Posted at 4:28 PM by Howard Bashman“3rd Circ. Urged To Move GSK Paxil Suit Back To State Court”: Kelly Knaub of Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access) today on the Brief for Appellants that I filed earlier this week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Posted at 3:35 PM by Howard Bashman“Is This the Supreme Court’s Next Big Gun Case? The Second Amendment protects the right to armed self-defense; Does that include the right to carry guns in public?” Damon Root has this essay today at Reason.com. Posted at 3:32 PM by Howard Bashman“Iowa court: Mother needed approval to get disabled son a vasectomy.” Grant Rodgers of The Des Moines Register has a news update that begins, “An Iowa mother appointed as the guardian of her intellectually-disabled son should not have arranged a vasectomy for him without prior court approval, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled today.” And at “On Brief: Iowa’s Appellate Blog,” Ryan Koopmans has a post titled “The Iowa Supreme Court on vasectomies and due process.” You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Iowa at this link. Posted at 1:42 PM by Howard Bashman“Federal appeals court gives Walker win on Act 10”: Jason Stein of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this news update reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued today. Posted at 1:17 PM by Howard Bashman“U.S. appeals court largely upholds cement plant emissions rule”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today. Posted at 12:11 PM by Howard Bashman“Aereo’s Legal Battles Rest on the Meaning of ‘Public Performance'”: Robert Levine of Bloomberg Businessweek has this report. Posted at 12:09 PM by Howard Bashman“Gay marriage: Openly gay judge, Michael McShane, in spotlight overseeing Oregon case.” The Oregonian has an article that begins, “Starting next week, the spotlight on the status of gay marriage in America will shift to the Eugene courtroom of U.S. District Judge Michael McShane — who finds himself in an unusual position.” Posted at 11:33 AM by Howard Bashman“Ginsburg, Scalia discuss NSA, freedoms”: Trevor Eischen of Politico.com has this report. Posted at 8:46 AM by Howard Bashman“No challenge to gay rights standard”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” My most recent earlier related post appeared yesterday at this link. Posted at 8:44 AM by Howard Bashman“Book: Lawyer who defended Calif. gay marriage ban plans daughter’s gay wedding.” Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report. Posted at 8:42 AM by Howard BashmanThursday, April 17, 2014
“Law professor to argue case at Supreme Court”: Old Gold & Black, the student newspaper of Wake Forest University, has an article that begins, “On April 23, Wake Forest University Law School Professor John Korzen will face the ultimate test of any attorney, he will make an oral argument before the nine justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.” Posted at 10:24 PM by Howard Bashman“Ohio case before U.S. Supreme Court could decide whether states can criminalize campaign lies”: Sabrina Eaton of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report. Posted at 10:22 PM by Howard Bashman“Kalb Report with Justices Antonia Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: C-SPAN has posted the video of this evening’s event at this link. Posted at 10:04 PM by Howard BashmanIn Bashman news from Niagara Falls: The Buffalo News reports that “Woman charged with using bat to bash man’s car.” Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman“Scalia, Ginsburg Offer Amendments to the Constitution”: Marcia Coyle has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.” Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman“Va. Supreme Court rules for U-Va. in global warming FOIA case”: Tom Jackman of The Washington Post has this blog entry. And The Associated Press reports that “Va. Supreme Court backs ex-U.Va. climate researcher.” You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Virginia at this link. Posted at 8:46 PM by Howard Bashman“NJ man’s handgun case before U.S. Supreme Court on Friday”: The Newark Star-Ledger has this report. And The Washington Times has an article headlined “Supreme Court weighs appeal to concealed-carry gun laws; Considering challenge to New Jersey’s ‘justifiable need’ mandate.” Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman“S.F.’s plastic-bag ban clears last legal hurdle”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report. Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman“Two justices say high court will likely rule on NSA programs”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report. Posted at 8:34 PM by Howard BashmanAfter deciding to forgo its own request for rehearing of the Ninth Circuit’s decision prohibiting a party from striking a juror based on sexual orientation, Abbott Labs. files brief supporting Ninth Circuit’s sua sponte consideration of en banc review: You can access the brief that Abbott Laboratories filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. Also today, SmithKline Beecham Corporation, which prevailed before the three-judge panel, filed this brief opposing en banc review. My earlier coverage of the three-judge panel’s ruling in this case can be accessed here. Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman“Judges question attorneys at gay marriage hearing”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A judge in Colorado who will play a pivotal role deciding whether gays should be allowed to wed in the United States sharply questioned whether Oklahoma can legally prevent the marriages.” And Kirk Mitchell of The Denver Post has a news update headlined “Federal appeals court considers Oklahoma’s gay marriage ban.” Update: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has posted at this link (5.72 MB mp3 audio file) the audio of today’s oral argument in the Oklahoma same-sex marriage case. Posted at 4:47 PM by Howard Bashman“Tulsa lesbian couple waited decade for day in court on marriage ban”: Kirk Mitchell of The Denver Post has this news update. Posted at 4:16 PM by Howard Bashman“Guantanamo trial in 9/11 veers off track again”: The Associated Press has this report. And Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald reports that “Guantanamo trial delays frustrate 9/11 victims’ family members.” Posted at 3:54 PM by Howard Bashman“Prop 8 lawyer’s views on gay marriage evolving”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The lawyer who argued before the Supreme Court in favor of upholding California’s ban on gay marriage learned while he was handling the case that one of his children is gay and now is helping her plan her wedding with another woman.” Posted at 2:24 PM by Howard Bashman“Cell phone search case is easy call for Supreme Court”: Jack Shafer has this essay online at Reuters. Posted at 2:18 PM by Howard Bashman“Argentina’s fight with bondholders reaches U.S. top court”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report. Posted at 10:30 AM by Howard Bashman“Argument preview: Attack ads and the First Amendment.” Lyle Denniston of “SCOTUSblog” has this post today. Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard Bashman“A $6 Million Legal Bill — And A Fight For Credit In The Marriage Equality Movement”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed has this report. Posted at 10:26 AM by Howard Bashman“4th Circuit throws open courtroom windows in ‘Company Doe’ ruling”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report. And The Associated Press reports that “Consumer groups win appeal to reveal Company Doe.” My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Fourth Circuit ruling appears at this link. Posted at 10:24 AM by Howard Bashman“McCutcheon lawyer brings new campaign finance case”: Byron Tau of Politico.com has this report. Posted at 8:12 AM by Howard Bashman |
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