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Monday, January 3, 2022

“Washington Top Court Asked to Weigh in on Birth Defect Damages”: Julie Steinberg of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on an order certifying a question to the Supreme Court of Washington that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

In earlier news coverage of the case, in November 2020, Mike Carter of The Seattle Times reported that “Seattle nurse gave flu shot instead of birth control; now judge has awarded $10M for severely disabled child’s care.”

Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Berdote Byrne emerges as top contender for state Supreme Court seat; Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina reaches mandatory retirement age on February 15”: Joey Fox and David Wildstein of the New Jersey Globe have this report.

Posted at 8:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Confronts the Administrative State; Two cases confront the Supreme Court this term that could threaten the essential legal underpinnings of the federal administrative state”: Peter J. Wallison has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Litigants seeking Indiana Supreme Court review decline amid COVID-19”: Dan Carden of The Times of Munster, Indiana has this report.

Posted at 1:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fuentes will serve as 7th N.J. Supreme Court Justice until LaVecchia replacement is confirmed”: David Wildstein of the New Jersey Globe has this report.

Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Future of claims involving confiscated properties in Cuba may lie with U.S. Supreme Court”: Nora Gámez Torres of The Miami Herald has this report.

Posted at 1:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Language Mistake in Georgia Death Penalty Law Creates a Daunting Hurdle; The Supreme Court will decide whether to hear a challenge to the law, which requires that defendants in capital cases who are intellectually disabled prove it ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ — a phrase that was inserted in error”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 8:46 AM by Howard Bashman