Recent Updates
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Court Won't Reconsider Guantanamo Ruling
Lawyer Blogs 02/02/2008A federal appeals court refused Friday to reconsider a ruling broadening its own authority to scrutinize evidence against detainees at Guantanamo Bay.The decision is a setback for the Bush administration, which was displeased by the court's three-jud...
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US Supreme Court stays Alabama execution
Lawyer Blogs 02/01/2008[##_1L|1081018752.jpg|width="157" height="111" alt=""|_##]The US Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order staying the execution of a convicted rapist and murderer, as part of its decision to review the legality of lethal injections nationwide. The r...
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Ore. high court reaffirms smoker damages
Lawyer Blogs 02/01/2008The Oregon Supreme Court for a third time has allowed a $79.5 million punitive-damages judgment against Philip Morris, an award twice struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, which suggested it was excessive.The award was for the family of Jesse Willia...
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Supreme Court Hears Fla. Gaming Case
Lawyer Blogs 01/31/2008[##_1L|1195645848.jpg|width="131" height="91" alt=""|_##]Gov. Charlie Crist exceeded his powers and violated the Florida Constitution when he agreed with the Seminole Indian tribe to expand gambling in the state, an attorney for the Florida House tol...
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Supreme Court opens door for toxic lawsuits
Lawyer Blogs 01/31/2008Overturning a long-standing precedent it had reaffirmed only last year, the Alabama Supreme Court has allowed a wrongful death lawsuit that a judge had barred on grounds that the plaintiff waited too long to file. The 5-4 decision handed down Friday ...
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U.S. attorney general says CIA interrogations legal
Lawyer Blogs 01/30/2008[##_1L|1138555651.jpg|width="140" height="135" alt=""|_##]The CIA's current techniques for interrogating terrorism suspects are legal and do not include a widely condemned method known as waterboarding, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey told Cong...
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ACLU Sues Over Paper Ballots in Ohio
Lawyer Blogs 01/29/2008[##_1L|1034238714.jpg|width="130" height="98" alt=""|_##]The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge on Monday to block the March 4 presidential primary in Ohio's biggest county if it switches to a paper ballot system that doesn't allow ...
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Judge to Rule on Calif. Migrant Housing
Lawyer Blogs 01/28/2008[##_1L|1250948846.jpg|width="130" height="132" alt=""|_##]Thousands of migrant workers who live in a mobile home park on tribal land southeast of Los Angeles could soon be homeless if a federal judge orders the encampment shut down. The government ha...
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Oregon court rejects circumcision case
Lawyer Blogs 01/27/2008The wishes of a 12-year-old boy should be considered in a dispute between his divorced parents about whether he should be circumcised, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Friday.The father, James Boldt, converted to Judaism in 2004 and wants the boy to be...
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Arizona Law Takes a Toll on Nonresident Students
Lawyer Blogs 01/26/2008When Marco Carrillo, a naturalized American and a high school valedictorian, went to meet with his college counselor, her major worry about his future had little to do with his SAT scores or essay or extracurricular activities. It had to do with his ...
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Plaintiff ID'd in Lawsuit Against USADA
Lawyer Blogs 01/26/2008The plaintiff in a lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is Rock Racing cyclist Kayle Leogrande, two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press.In the lawsuit, filed Wednesday on behalf of "John Doe" in Los Angeles County Superior ...
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Calif. Court: Medical Pot Not OK at Work
Lawyer Blogs 01/25/2008[##_1L|1291694351.jpg|width="130" height="94" alt=""|_##]Employers can fire workers who use medical marijuana even if it was legally recommended by a doctor, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday, dealing the state another setback in its stando...