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"Plaintiff's failure-to-warn claims against the manufacturers of metoclopramide, the generic version of Reglan, [are] not preempted by federal law": The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today issued a ruling that the court's web site summarizes as follows: Plaintiff's ...
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"Court rules against Wal-Mart workers": Kirk Makin of The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update that begins, "A move to unionize the massive Wal-Mart store chain was dealt a blow this morning when the Supreme Court of Canada voted 6-3 against workers at a Quebec outlet that attempt to ...
World
Canada
"Canadian judge rules Happy Gilmore golf shot illegal; A Canadian judge decided that the 'Happy Gilmore' golf shot made famous by Adam Sandler, 'breached the standard of care' in a Nova Scotia Supreme Court case": This post appeared earlier this week at the "global news blog" of The Christian ...
World
Global Warming
Available online from law.com: Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal reports that " Small Firm Takes Big Bankruptcy Fight to High Court ."
An article reports that " Supreme Court May Hear 'Cat's Paw' Case ."
In other news, " 9th Circuit Widens Split on Rights of Independent Contractors ...
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"No decisions in high court's horn of plenty": Mark Sherman and Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has a report that begins, "For the first time under Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court failed to issue opinions before Thanksgiving in any of the cases that were argued in recent ...
Congress
Jesse Jackson
John Roberts
"Mental State Cited in 9/11 Case": Today in The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin has an article that begins, "When five defendants are brought before a New York federal judge to face charges for the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the first question may be whether some of them are competent ...
World
9/11
"Benefits for same-sex partners are expanding": This article appears today in The Washington Post.
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Washington Post
"After Supreme Court clerkship, UW grad returns to teach at law school": The Wisconsin State Journal posted this article online yesterday afternoon.
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"Playing by Reid's rules on filibusters": Today in The Washington Post, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has an op-ed that begins, "Legal scholars have long debated whether the filibuster may be used to keep judicial nominees off the bench."
Congress
Harry Reid
Washington Post
Jeff Sessions
"Test case on shackling juveniles withdrawn; Opponents say practice is a violation of rights and traumatic for youth": This article appears today in The Gainesville Sun.
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"New Michigan Supreme Court rule will let judges toss one of their own": Today's edition of The Detroit Free Press contains an article that begins, "The Michigan Supreme Court enacted a rule late Wednesday that will allow, for the first time, a majority of justices to remove a colleague from a ...
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"Execution can proceed under new Ohio standards": The Associated Press has this report .
The Columbus Dispatch reports today that " Way cleared for man's execution by new method ."
The Vindicator of Youngstown, Ohio reports today that " Family hails Biros ruling ."
And Bill Mears of ...
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"Kentucky's Highest Court Halts Executions in State": John Schwartz has this article today in The New York Times.
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports today that " High court rules regulation needed for lethal injection ."
The Lexington Herald-Leader contains an article headlined " Court: ...
Other
The New York Times
"From Footnote to Fame in Civil Rights History": The New York Times contains this article today.
Other
The New York Times
"Turkey slaughter lawsuit won't fly, judges rule; A federal appeals panel says the Humane Society did not have the standing to sue the USDA for asserting that a 1958 congressional act mandating humane slaughter does not extend to poultry": This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
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World
Turkey
The Los Angeles Times
"The Alienator: Making sense of Justice Scalia's personality--and his theory." Online at Slate, Emily Bazelon has this review of Joan Biskupic's new book, " American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ."
And at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times," ...
Law
Antonin Scalia
"Obama Wants Computer Privacy Ruling Overturned": David Kravets has this post today at Wired.com's "Threat Level" blog.
White House
Barack Obama
"The strange case of Al-Ghizzawi": Lyle Denniston has this interesting post this evening at "SCOTUSblog."
Other
By a vote of 7-2, the Washington State Supreme Court upholds an $8 million default judgment, plus reasonable attorneys' fees, against the car manufacturer Hyundai for "deliberate and willful discovery abuse": Today's ruling consists of a majority opinion and a dissenting opinion .
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Washington, D.C
"City to pay $50,000 for citation issued over obscene gesture": Today's edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains an article that begins, "The city of Pittsburgh has tentatively agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a man who was cited in 2006 for giving the middle ...
