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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 "Anti-incest law applies even to adult stepchildren": The Columbus Dispatch provides a news update that begins, "Ohio families suffer when a stepfather has sex with his adult stepdaughter, even if she gives consent, the state Supreme Court ruled today. In a 6-1 decision, justices said the state's anti-incest law applies even when there is no blood relationship and both parties are consenting adults. But the case could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court based on a ruling four years ago that overturned a Texas ban on gay sex between consenting adults." You can access today's ruling of the Supreme Court of Ohio at this link. And the court issued a related news release headlined "Law Barring Consensual Sex Between Stepfather and Adult Stepdaughter Upheld as Constitutional." "Court Hears Arguments Linking Right to Sue and Spending on Religion": Linda Greenhouse will have this article Thursday in The New York Times. In Thursday's edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes will report that "Justices Weigh Right to Sue Over Church-State Separation." In Thursday's edition of USA Today, Joan Biskupic will report that "Court leery of suits by taxpayers." Thursday's edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will report that "High court takes on faith-based initiatives; Wisconsin woman leads charge against Bush programs." Patti Waldmeir of Financial Times reports that "Supreme court to rule on aid for religious charities." The Chicago Tribune provides a news update headlined "Faith-based plan challenge heard by Supreme Court." And last Sunday, The Wisconsin State Journal previewed the oral argument in an article headlined "Atheists on the case." "Court clears way for Bahama burial for Anna Nicole": The Los Angeles Times provides a news update that begins, "A three-judge Florida court today rejected an appeal from Anna Nicole Smith's mother and cleared the way for the former reality television star to be buried in the Bahamas, perhaps as soon as this week." Posted at 08:50 PM by Howard Bashman "Padilla Ruled Fit for Trial on Terror Charges": The New York Times provides this news update. Posted at 08:45 PM by Howard Bashman "Best Selling Author Speculates on Justice Ginsburg Health, Possible Court Vacancy; Describes her As 'Not a Justice Ginsburg that I have seen before'": The organization Fidelis has today posted online this podcast interview [34MB mp3 file] with ABC News correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg. Posted at 08:33 PM by Howard Bashman "Bagel Breakfast: The Supreme Court looks at the president's faith-based community programs." Dahlia Lithwick has this Supreme Court dispatch online at Slate. Posted at 08:22 PM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Special Education, Police Rights": This segment (transcript with links to audio and video) featuring Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal appeared on yesterday's broadcast of the PBS program "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." Posted at 07:15 PM by Howard Bashman "Faith & frailty": Jan Crawford Greenburg has this interesting post today at her "Legalities" blog. Posted at 07:08 PM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Court: 2004 access-to-accuser ruling not applied retroactively; The decision not to apply the watershed ruling to past cases has the potential to shut out thousands": Warren Richey will have this article Thursday in The Christian Science Monitor. Posted at 06:03 PM by Howard Bashman "High Court Questions Challenge to Bush Faith-Based Initiative": Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News provides this report. And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "Analysis: 'Flast' lives, but in what form?" "Part II of Confirm Them's three-part Q&A session with Jan Crawford Greenburg": Available online at this link. Posted at 05:52 PM by Howard Bashman "Attorney Says He Was Pressured on Corruption Probe": The Washington Post provides a news update that begins, "The fired U.S. attorney in New Mexico says he was pressured by two members of Congress prior to the November elections about the pace of an ongoing public corruption probe that targets local Democrats." Posted at 05:10 PM by Howard Bashman "Fla. Court Upholds Smith Burial Ruling": The AP provides a report that begins, "A Florida appeals court Wednesday upheld a judge's ruling that allowed Anna Nicole Smith to be buried in the Bahamas, agreeing evidence supports that's what the former Playboy Playmate wanted." Posted at 05:04 PM by Howard Bashman "Judge: Padilla Competent for Trial." The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "A federal judge ruled Wednesday that suspected al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla is competent to stand trial on terrorism support charges, rejecting arguments that he was severely damaged by 3 1/2 years of interrogation and isolation in a military brig." Posted at 05:02 PM by Howard Bashman "High Court Weighs Faith-Based Initiatives": This audio segment (RealPlayer required) featuring Dahlia Lithwick appeared on today's broadcast of NPR's "Day to Day." Posted at 05:00 PM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Court Debates Lawsuit Against White House's Faith-Based Initiative": law.com's Tony Mauro provides this news update. Posted at 04:45 PM by Howard Bashman "Lawsuit Raises Questions About Putdown": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "When a few classmates razzed Rebeka Rice about her Mormon upbringing with questions such as, 'Do you have 10 moms?' she shot back: 'That's so gay.' Those three words landed the high school freshman in the principal's office and resulted in a lawsuit that raises this question: When do playground insults used every day all over America cross the line into hate speech that must be stamped out?" Posted at 03:35 PM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Court hears defense of faith-based initiative": David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times provides this news update. Posted at 03:30 PM by Howard Bashman Access online today's U.S. Supreme Court oral argument transcript in Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., No. 06-157: The transcript is available online at this link. Posted at 02:48 PM by Howard Bashman "Judge Questions Padilla's Cooperation": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "A federal judge who must decide whether alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla is mentally fit for trial said Wednesday that the former Chicago gang member hasn't behaved strangely but may not be cooperating with his attorneys." Posted at 01:33 PM by Howard Bashman "Political interference alleged in sacking of a U.S. attorney": McClatchy Newspapers provide a report that begins, "The U.S. attorney from New Mexico who was recently fired by the Bush administration said Wednesday that he believes he was forced out because he refused to rush an indictment in an ongoing probe of local Democrats a month before November's Congressional elections." Posted at 01:30 PM by Howard Bashman "Inside Bush's prosecutor purge: Why has the administration fired U.S. attorneys with sterling track records? To make room for its political loyalists, critics say, and exert its last shred of control." Mark Follman has this essay today at Salon.com. Posted at 01:03 PM by Howard Bashman "High Court Mulls Faith-Based Case's Merit": The Associated Press provides this report. Posted at 12:57 PM by Howard Bashman Eighth Circuit's wacky "federal officer" removal holding in earlier case involving the marketing of light cigarettes won't benefit R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which waited too long to assert that ground for removal in a similar case filed in Minnesota state court: You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link. This basis for removing to federal court cases involving the marketing of light cigarettes may prove to be fleeting, as the U.S. Supreme Court last month granted certiorari to review the correctness of the Eighth Circuit's initial ruling endorsing this basis for removal. "Court Won't Apply Rule to Molester Case": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "The Supreme Court unanimously reinstated a Nevada child molester's conviction Wednesday in a decision that continued the justices' refusal to apply recent rulings on criminal procedure to older cases." Posted at 11:10 AM by Howard Bashman Access online today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Whorton v. Bockting, No. 05-595: The Court has posted at this link a copy of the ruling. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. delivered the opinion on behalf of a unanimous Court, holding that "Crawford announced a 'new rule' of criminal procedure and that this rule does not fall within the Teague exception for watershed rules." "Suit demands details on secret court's wiretap ruling; Group seeks to learn if program requires individual warrants": Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "A privacy rights group sued the Justice Department on Tuesday to try to pry loose a ruling by a secret court that the Bush administration says approved its clandestine wiretapping program." Yesterday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation issued a press release entitled "EFF Lawsuit Seeks Release of Secret Court Orders on Electronic Surveillance; Justice Department Withholds Records About Purported Changes to Program." A copy of the complaint initiating suit can be accessed here. "Crawford ruling not retroactive": Lyle Denniston at "SCOTUSblog" has a post that begins, "The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday that its major ruling on the Confrontation Clause in Crawford v. Washington is not to be applied retroactively, to cases that were final before that rulinig came down on March 8, 2004." Posted at 10:11 AM by Howard Bashman "She swears the Constitution is on her side; A Riverside woman, cited over foul language at John Wayne Airport, says the law is vague and stifles free speech": This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times. Posted at 08:50 AM by Howard Bashman "Guantanamo court complex rejected; The Defense secretary says the $102-million project proposed by the Pentagon is not needed for detainee trials": The Los Angeles Times contains this article today. Posted at 08:47 AM by Howard Bashman "Aspects of Padilla's treatment confirmed; A brig official confirms that the terrorism suspect had no timepiece or natural light -- and sometimes no light at all": This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times. Posted at 08:45 AM by Howard Bashman "Canadian Parliament Decides to Let 2 Measures Passed After 9/11 Expire": The New York Times contains this article today. The Toronto Globe and Mail today contains an article headlined "Terror vote fails as Dion reins in Liberals; Conservative bid to renew measures voted down 159-124" and a news analysis headlined "What's changed in five years? With the shock of 9/11 faded, anti-terrorism measures stir skepticism." And The Toronto Star reports that "Opposition votes down 2 terror law provisions; In 159-124 vote, police powers expire, despite pleas of families of 9/11 victims." "Nichols used friend to learn layout of jail; In telephone records that prosecutors plan to use at trial, suspect in courthouse slayings asks a female visitor for details of Fulton jail's exterior": This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Posted at 08:33 AM by Howard Bashman Once "not qualified," now she's "qualified": The Hartford Courant today contains an article headlined "Opinion Reversed: Judge Is Qualified; Bar Association Raises State Nominee's Rating" that begins, "The influential judicial screening committee of the American Bar Association has reversed itself on the nomination of Superior Court Judge Vanessa L. Bryant to the federal bench, concluding that the judge it found not qualified a year ago is now qualified." Posted at 08:10 AM by Howard Bashman "The politics of drug sentencing": Today in The Boston Globe, columnist Derrick Z. Jackson has an op-ed that begins, "There was a curious footnote to last week's Supreme Court oral arguments over criminal sentencing guidelines." Posted at 08:05 AM by Howard Bashman "Church-state question before justices; Issue is when programs can be challenged": Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today. And The Associated Press reports that "High Court to Tackle Faith-Based Issue." "New Light Shed on CIA's 'Black Site' Prisons": The Washington Post contains this front page article today. Posted at 07:58 AM by Howard Bashman "Bill targets 'don't ask, don't tell'; Medical personnel among dismissed servicemembers": This article appears today in USA Today. Posted at 07:40 AM by Howard Bashman "New battle over the Great Writ": Lyle Denniston has this post at "SCOTUSblog." Posted at 06:48 AM by Howard Bashman "A Federal Appeals Court Upholds the Jurisdiction-Stripping Provisions of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, But Overlooks the Possibility of an Evolving Conception of Habeas Corpus": Michael C. Dorf has this essay online today at FindLaw. Posted at 06:47 AM by Howard Bashman Tuesday, February 27, 2007 "Government by Law, Not Faith": The New York Times on Wednesday will contain an editorial that begins, "The Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case that could have a broad impact on whether the courthouse door remains open to ordinary Americans who believe that the government is undermining the separation of church and state." Posted at 11:25 PM by Howard Bashman "Court to rule on Smith's remains Wednesday": The Palm Beach Post provides a news update that begins, "An appeals court has scheduled 40 minutes of oral arguments from attorneys for Anna Nicole Smith's mother, her companion and a guardian for her infant daughter for Wednesday morning, after which it is expected to rule on whether the remains of the blonde bombshell will be buried in the Bahamas or in Texas." Posted at 11:17 PM by Howard Bashman "Jailers Testify About Padilla's Confinement": This article will appear Wednesday in The New York Times. The Washington Post on Wednesday will report that "Padilla Was Deprived, Not Abused, Court Told." USA Today on Wednesday will report that "Brig officials offer look at Padilla's detention." And BBC News provides a report headlined "Padilla has 'no mental problems'; Jose Padilla was arrested at Chicago airport in May 2002; Jail officials say that a US citizen suspected of being an al-Qaeda conspirator displays no serious symptoms of mental problems." "Justices Hear Arguments on Autism-Case Dispute": Linda Greenhouse will have this article Wednesday in The New York Times. Posted at 11:02 PM by Howard Bashman "Long Island grandmother sues for right to visit grandchild": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "A wealthy woman, following a related and favorable state Court of Appeals ruling this month, asked a court Tuesday to order her daughter and son-in-law to let her visit her only grandchild." Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman "PhD student sues over citation for swearing at airport": The Los Angeles Times provides a news update that begins, "If 'Snakes on a Plane' ever films a sequel at John Wayne Airport, actor Samuel L. Jackson better watch his tongue -- unless a potty-mouthed dance student wins a free speech lawsuit filed against Orange County this month." Posted at 10:00 PM by Howard Bashman "'Struck by lightning' 3 times over; Northwestern places 3 grads at one time in prestigious Supreme Court clerkships for only 2nd time ever": This article appears today in The Chicago Tribune. Posted at 09:00 PM by Howard Bashman "Judge says local suspect will stand trial for sodomy": The Bay City Times on Saturday contained an article that begins, "Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran ruled Friday that even though Michigan law does not explicitly define sex with a dead dog as a crime, charges against a Saginaw man will stand." And last Wednesday, that newspaper previewed the ruling in an article headlined "Judge plans to rule Friday on Bay County dead-dog sodomy case." "Overruling Roe v. Wade: A Post in Three Parts. Part I: Who’s Afraid of John Roberts?" Jessie Hill has this post today at "PrawfsBlawg." Posted at 07:35 PM by Howard Bashman "Abuseless: The Padilla case proves the futility of mistreating prisoners." Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. Posted at 07:32 PM by Howard Bashman "High court to revisit primary-election politics": Tony Mauro has this news analysis online today at the First Amendment Center. Posted at 07:30 PM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Court takes up church-state case; A Wisconsin group says the president's faith-based initiative is illegal; But can taxpayers sue the government over funding?" Warren Richey will have this article Wednesday in The Christian Science Monitor. Posted at 07:28 PM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Reality: High Court and low politics." Thomas Sowell has this essay today at National Review Online. Posted at 05:40 PM by Howard Bashman "Judge: U.S. Can Deny Funds to AIDS Group." The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Bush administration can deny funding to nonprofit AIDS groups that don't publicly disavow prostitution and sex trafficking." My earlier coverage appears at this link. Today's Fourth Circuit rulings of note: 1. Apparently anyone who wishes to register a ".us" domain name must publicly disclose information that would not have to be publicly disclosed in registering a ".com" domain name. In a ruling issued today, the Fourth Circuit dismissed for lack of standing a First Amendment challenge to the disclosure requirement. 2. Today's second ruling of note reveals the sad truth that your post-auto accident new best friend who wants to take you water skiing, jet skiing, riding horses, and enjoying amusement park rides may in actuality be a private investigator hired by the insurance company that's contesting the severity of the injuries you claim to have sustained in the accident. Even worse, if you obtain a judgment against the private investigator for fraud, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and unfair and deceptive trade practices, causing the PI to file for bankruptcy, the judgment you recover on those claims remains dischargeable in bankruptcy notwithstanding the fraud exception. "Twist of Feet": At "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times," Tony Mauro has this post explaining why Justice Stephen G. Breyer was seen "walking with a cane Tuesday as he left the bench." Posted at 03:37 PM by Howard Bashman Access online the transcript of today's U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Winkelman v. Parma City School Distr., No. 05-983: You can access the transcript at this link. Posted at 03:18 PM by Howard Bashman Second Circuit affirms dismissal of lawsuit challenging Port Washington, New York public high school's policy to report student pregnancies to the principal, the superintendent, and the student's parents: Today's ruling agrees with the district court that the challengers to the policy lack standing. Posted at 03:15 PM by Howard Bashman "Litigation is costly enough without judges' making it more so by throwing open the door to defamation suits against expert witnesses." A neurosurgeon victorious in defense of a malpractice lawsuit decided to turn the tables and sue for defamation the neurosurgeon who served as the plaintiff's expert witness in the earlier lawsuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today issued this decision affirming the dismissal of the second lawsuit. Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner wrote the opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel. Posted at 02:35 PM by Howard Bashman Lyle Denniston is reporting: At "SCOTUSblog," he has posts titled "Detainees seek quick Court ruling" and "Establishment Clause redux: Argument 2/28/07." Posted at 02:30 PM by Howard Bashman "Lawyer Argues for Parents' Right to Sue": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "Parents should not be forced to hire a lawyer to sue public school districts in federal court over the special education needs of their children, the lawyer for parents of an autistic child told the Supreme Court Tuesday." And at WSJ.com's "Law Blog," Ben Winograd has a related post titled "Young Lawyer Jumps Off the Goldstein Track, For Now." In today's mail: The 2007 edition of The Green Bag Almanac & Reader. You can view excerpts from the 2006 edition by clicking here. And a press release announcing The Green Bag's exemplary legal writing honorees for 2006, whose work is featured in the 2007 edition, can be accessed here. Posted at 11:35 AM by Howard Bashman "The Case For A National Security Court": In this week's issue of National Journal, columnist Stuart Taylor Jr. has an essay that begins, "A front-page, February 20 federal appeals court decision moved another big 'enemy combatant' case down the road toward an eventual Supreme Court decision, probably in June 2008. But the outcome, like the current situation, will be unsatisfactory no matter how the justices rule." Posted at 11:10 AM by Howard Bashman "Judge sinks City bid to cap ferry payout; Liability may hit billions": The New York Post today contains an article that begins, "In a ruling that could potentially cost the city billions, a federal judge yesterday refused to limit liability claims in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash that killed 11 people." The New York Times reports today that "Judge Rejects Cap on Awards in Ferry Crash." The Staten Island Advance contains articles headlined "No limit on awards for victims in ferry crash; Judge rejects city attempt to cap liability in accident; millions in damages likely" and "For families, ruling soothes the pain, a little." And The New York Daily News contains an article headlined "S.I. ferry victims in Mike plea." You can access yesterday's ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York at this link. "Court Declares Bosnia Killings Were Genocide": This article appears today in The New York Times, along with an article headlined "Bosnian Muslims View Ruling as Another Defeat." And The Toronto Globe and Mail reports today that "Genocide ruling angers Bosnian Muslims; Serbia not directly responsible for slaughter but failed to prevent it, world court says." You can access yesterday's ruling of the International Court of Justice at this link. Condition that recipients of aid from the U.S. government for HIV/AIDS relief efforts worldwide have a policy opposing prostitution and sex trafficking does not violate the First Amendment rights of those aid recipients: A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued this ruling today. Posted at 10:22 AM by Howard Bashman "Ruling may constrain researchers; State high court says journalists and scholars can be held liable for privacy invasion if they misrepresent themselves to obtain information": Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times. Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that "Top state court rules in key privacy case." And David Kravets of The Associated Press reports that "Justices OK lawsuit against researcher accused of privacy breach." You can access yesterday's ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link. "Free speech: more important than eating your spinach; Free expression is under attack by vegetables and the California legislators who eat them." This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times. Posted at 08:17 AM by Howard Bashman "Judge Dismisses Juror in Libby Trial": Neil A. Lewis has this article today in The New York Times. The Washington Post reports today that "Juror Is Dismissed From Libby Trial; She Got Information Outside Court; Panel of 11 to Continue." The Los Angeles Times reports that "Libby juror dismissed; panel of 11 continues deliberations; The woman was exposed to information about the trial of Dick Cheney's former chief of staff." In The New York Sun, Josh Gerstein reports that "Libby Juror Dismissed From Case." And USA Today reports that "Deliberations in Libby trial proceed with only 11 jurors." "Psychologist: Padilla fit for trial." This article appears today in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel. And The Los Angeles Times reports today that "Padilla prosecutors can't cite purported terror manual; It advises behavior shown by the terror suspect, they argued; But the judge in his competency hearing rejects it as evidence." "Testing the line between despotism and a free society": Today in The Boston Globe, columnist Scot Lehigh has an op-ed that begins, "Habeas corpus is now headed back to the US Supreme Court, in a case that will prove a fundamental test of US justice." Posted at 07:58 AM by Howard Bashman "High Court to Hear Case for Autistic Boy": The Associated Press provides this report. Posted at 07:45 AM by Howard Bashman "Director of 'Sex, Lies and Videotape' Is Cut From Real Role as Sex-Trial Juror": This article appears today in The New York Times. Posted at 07:44 AM by Howard Bashman "Canada's Move to Restore Rights": The New York Times today contains an editorial that begins, "The United States was not the only country to respond to the horror of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with policies that went much too far in curtailing basic rights and civil liberties in the name of public safety." Posted at 07:40 AM by Howard Bashman "Justices mull liability in police chase; The Supreme Court seems likely to shield officers if they ram a speeding car off a road to protect the public": David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times. Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that "Justices Weigh Police Chase Video; Tape Is at Heart of '01 Crash That Left Fleeing Suspect Paralyzed." In USA Today, Joan Biskupic has an article headlined "High court case could change car-chase rules; Issue: What can police rightly do?" And The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that "Police rules of pursuit scrutinized in 2 cases." "License to speak: 'Choose Life' plates promote adoptions, spur healthy debate." Tom Brejcha has this op-ed today in USA Today, which also contains a related editorial entitled "Put messages on bumper stickers, not license plates; Plates started as vehicle IDs; it's a good place to finish." Posted at 06:35 AM by Howard Bashman "The Supreme Court's Decision to Overturn a $79.5 Punitive Damages Verdict Against Philip Morris: A Big Win, But One With Implications That May Trouble Corporate America." Anthony J. Sebok has this essay online today at FindLaw. Posted at 06:30 AM by Howard Bashman Monday, February 26, 2007 "High Court Could Rescue Disabled Pupils; 9 Take N.Y. Tuition Reimbursement Case": Joseph Goldstein will have this article Tuesday in The New York Sun. Posted at 11:35 PM by Howard Bashman Linda Greenhouse is reporting: Tuesday in The New York Times, she will have articles headlined "Justices Take Up Police Use of Lethal Force" and "Justices Decline Case on 200-Year Sentence for Man Who Possessed Child Pornography." Posted at 11:32 PM by Howard Bashman "Appeals court upholds state's stem cell initiative": Bob Egelko has a news update that begins, "California's $3 billion stem cell initiative was upheld today by a state appeals court, a major step toward funding research that the voters approved in 2004. The First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco rejected claims by opponents of embryonic stem cell research that the agency established to distribute the money suffers from built-in conflicts of interest and lacks meaningful control by the state." Tuesday's edition of USA Today will report that "Court upholds Calif. stem cell agency." David Kravets of The Associated Press reports that "Appeals court upholds California stem cell agency." And Reuters reports that "Court backs $3 billion California stem cell plan." You can access today's ruling of the California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District, Division Three, at this link. "Supreme Court weighs police action in 100 mph chase": CNN.com provides this report. Posted at 10:48 PM by Howard Bashman "Justices Enter Church-State Fray; Challenge to President Bush's faith-based initiative raises standing issues": Marcia Coyle has this article (free access) in this week's issue of The National Law Journal. Posted at 10:44 PM by Howard Bashman "Underwood/Aguon team hires D.C. attorney Paul Smith to push election petition": The Pacific Daily News of Guam provides a news update that begins, "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Robert Underwood and running mate Frank Aguon, Jr., this morning announced the name of the attorney and law firm that will be bringing their election petition to the U.S. Supreme Court." Posted at 10:28 PM by Howard Bashman "Detention solution found wanting in Britain; Suggested fix blasted by lawyers who tried to make it work": The Toronto Globe and Mail today contains an article that begins, "The British fix proposed by the Supreme Court of Canada to deal with rights violations in immigration security detention orders has been branded inadequate and unworkable by British lawyers who tried to make the model work." Posted at 07:44 PM by Howard Bashman "Hatfill Settles Libel Suit": Josh Gerstein of The New York Sun provides a news update that begins, "A former Army scientist named by investigators as a 'person of interest' in the 2001 anthrax attacks, Dr. Steven Hatfill, has settled his $10 million libel suit against Vanity Fair and Reader's Digest after the two magazines agreed to retract any implication that the bioweapons specialist was behind the deadly anthrax mailings." Posted at 07:28 PM by Howard Bashman "N.Y. Can't Limit Ferry Crash Damages, Judge Says": The New York Times provides a news update that begins, "A federal judge today rejected New York City's attempt to use an obscure 19th-century maritime law to cap its liability in the 2003 crash of the Staten Island Ferry at $14 million." You can access today's ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York at this link. "Libby Juror Dismissed Over Media Exposure": The New York Times provides this news update. And The Washington Post provides a news update headlined "Juror Dismissed in CIA Leak Trial; Presiding Judge Says Jury Will Continue Deliberations in the Case." "Court ponders police chase liability": David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times provides this news update. Posted at 07:08 PM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Court declines polygamy case; The husband of three wives claimed the court's landmark ruling on gays applies to polygamists": Warren Richey will have this article Tuesday in The Christian Science Monitor. Posted at 06:05 PM by Howard Bashman "Speaker's Senior Counsel Exudes Experience; Joseph Onek Brings Insider's Resume to Aide Pelosi in Possible 'Legal Arms Race'": Lawrence Hurley has this interesting article today in The Daily Journal of California. Posted at 05:50 PM by Howard Bashman "Prison Doc: Terror Suspect OK for Trial." The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "Alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla has mild anxiety and personality disorders but is mentally able to stand trial, a prison psychologist said Monday in testimony that contradicted two defense experts." Posted at 05:40 PM by Howard Bashman "Ideological Drift among Supreme Court Justices: Who, When, and How Important?" Professors Lee Epstein, Andrew D. Martin, Kevin M. Quinn, and Jeffrey A. Segal will have this article forthcoming in the Northwestern University Law Review. Posted at 05:00 PM by Howard Bashman "Justices View Chase Video in Police Case": The AP provides this report. Posted at 04:45 PM by Howard Bashman "Court Allows Challenge From Smith's Mom" The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "A Florida appeals court issued a stay Monday in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith's body, ruling that her remains cannot be moved to the Bahamas until the judges hear a challenge from the starlet's estranged mother." Earlier today, The Miami Herald provided a news update headlined "Anna Nicole's mom files appeal." The newspaper also posted online this emergency motion, filed in the Florida state appellate court, to stay enforcement of the trial court's order. "Chase Video Steals Show as High Court Hears Case on Police Force": law.com's Tony Mauro provides this news update. Posted at 04:22 PM by Howard Bashman "Part I of Confirm Them's three-part Q&A session with Jan Crawford Greenburg": The blog "Confirm Them" provides this post. Posted at 04:07 PM by Howard Bashman "We Read the ICJ's Genocide Judgment So You Don't Have To": Julian Ku has this post today at "Opinio Juris." You can access the ruling directly at this link. Posted at 03:40 PM by Howard Bashman "Dash cam's 100-mph chase got justices' eyes": CNN provided this video preview of one of the cases argued today at the U.S. Supreme Court. Posted at 03:27 PM by Howard Bashman Today's U.S. Supreme Court oral argument transcripts: The transcript in the first case argued today, EC Term of Years Trust v. United States, No. 05-1541, can be accessed here. And the transcript in the second case argued today, the high-speed police chase case known as Scott v. Harris, No.05-1631, can be accessed here. Quotes from your internet sex chats in a published federal appellate court's opinion: If you're an adult using the internet to "knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, entice or coerce a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity" in violation of federal law, it could happen to you, especially if the minor is in fact a federal law enforcement officer pretending to be a minor. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued this decision today. Posted at 03:12 PM by Howard Bashman "High Court Refuses Guard Slayings Case": The Associated Press provides this report. Posted at 01:54 PM by Howard Bashman "No consensus on high-speed chases": Lyle Denniston has this post at "SCOTUSblog." Posted at 01:50 PM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Court to Hear Washington's Appeal of Ninth Circuit Decision Striking Down Its Top Two Primary": Law Professor Rick Hasen has this post at his "Election Law" blog. Posted at 11:30 AM by Howard Bashman "Court won't review 200-year child porn sentence": James Vicini of Reuters provides this report. And The AP reports that "Court Refuses to Hear Child Porn Case." The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined "Court to Review Wash. 'Top 2' Primaries"; "Court to Hear Special Ed Tuition Case"; and "Libby Jurors Questioned About Exposure." Posted at 11:04 AM by Howard Bashman Three-judge Sixth Circuit panel rejects "state-created danger" claim alleging that police should have removed a drunk driver from the road at an earler stop, before she later ran a red light, killing someone: You can access today's ruling at this link. Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton delivered the opinion of the court. Posted at 10:58 AM by Howard Bashman "Judge voids Illinois law barring Sudan investment": Reuters provides a report that begins, "An Illinois law barring state-backed investments in non-U.S. companies doing business in Sudan to protest genocide in the Darfur region was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge on Friday." I have posted online at this link Friday's ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. "Affirmative action bans may boost Yale's diversity": The Yale Daily News today contains an article that begins, "Yale’s efforts to increase racial and socioeconomic diversity in the student body may get a small boost from an unusual source: voters in California, Michigan and, in 2008, potentially a handful of other states." Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard Bashman "Camp 6 at Guantanamo: Cleared men, harsh facility." James A. Cohen has this essay in today's issue of The National Law Journal. Posted at 10:25 AM by Howard Bashman "Smith's Mother Files Appeal to Burial": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother asked an appeals court Monday to overturn a judge's decision over who controls where the starlet should be buried. Lawyers for Virgie Arthur want the 4th District Court of Appeal to reconsider Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin's tearful ruling Thursday that gave the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter the right to decide the burial plans." Posted at 10:20 AM by Howard Bashman "Court to rule on primary elections": At "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, "The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether states may constitutionally open up their primary elections to voters of all parties, voting on a common ballot, if the candidates are identified on the ballot by party." You can access today's Order List at this link. "Chief Justice John Roberts talks about the role of the Chief Justice at the Northwestern University Law School in Chicago, Illinois": By clicking here, you can access online, on-demand this past Saturday's broadcast of C-SPAN's "America and the Courts." Posted at 09:54 AM by Howard Bashman "My Gitmo Vacation: A luxury junket to the heart of Bush's war on terrorism." Law Professor Jeffrey Rosen has this article (pass-through link) in the March 5, 2007 issue of The New Republic. Posted at 09:50 AM by Howard Bashman "Overly Punitive? The Supreme Court overturns a big tobacco verdict." This editorial appears today in The Washington Post. And the new installment of my "On Appeal" essay for law.com is headlined "'Philip Morris' Punitives Ruling May Contain Silver Lining for Plaintiffs." "Police Car Chase: Menace or Necessity? A review of police rights in high-speed chases goes to the Supreme Court." Jan Crawford Greenburg had this video segment on last night's broadcast of the ABC program World News Tonight. In addition, you can access a related written report at this link. Posted at 07:24 AM by Howard Bashman "Deliberations to Resume in CIA Leak Case": The Associated Press provides this report. Posted at 07:03 AM by Howard Bashman "Support for Hunger Strike Growing": The Washington Post today contains an article that begins, "A former Florida professor has not eaten for more than a month to protest prosecutors' efforts to make him cooperate with their investigation into whether a network of Herndon-based Muslim charities financed terrorist organizations. Sami al-Arian, 49, who has twice refused to testify before a federal grand jury in Alexandria, has lost more than 30 pounds and collapsed in jail from the effects of his water-only diet." Posted at 06:55 AM by Howard Bashman "Adding to Security but Multiplying the Fears": Adam Liptak has this "Sidebar" column (Times-Select temporary pass-through link) today in The New York Times. Posted at 06:54 AM by Howard Bashman "Why Have So Many U.S. Attorneys Been Fired? It Looks a Lot Like Politics." Adam Cohen has this Editorial Observer essay today in The New York Times. Posted at 06:44 AM by Howard Bashman Sunday, February 25, 2007 "A teen speeds. Police ram car. Who's at fault? Opposing sides say the ruling on an upcoming Supreme Court case might encourage dangerous driving -- or increased use of force." Warren Richey will have this article Monday in The Christian Science Monitor. Posted at 05:11 PM by Howard Bashman "Logic vs. nitpicking": The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today contains an editorial that begins, "The Philip Morris case shows the allegedly best judges in the land shunning logic in favor of nitpicking." And the brand new installment of my "On Appeal" column for law.com is headlined "'Philip Morris' Punitives Ruling May Contain Silver Lining for Plaintiffs." "Justices uphold conviction for selling smut to a minor": This article appeared yesterday in The Salt Lake Tribune. You can access Friday's ruling of the Supreme Court of Utah at this link. "Legislature moves closer to abortion-ban agreement; 'This is as good as we will get this session,' committee chair says": The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi on Friday contained an article that begins, "A bill that would ban most abortions in Mississippi could be finalized as early as next week since a key Senate chairman said he probably will agree to changes the House made Thursday." Posted at 04:22 PM by Howard Bashman "Court considers reporter privilege; Attorney general, local newspapers support less restrictive guidelines": The Salt Lake Tribune today contains an article that begins, "Utah is one of only three states without a formal rule or law protecting news reporters from revealing their confidential sources. A Utah Supreme Court advisory committee has been working to change that. It has drafted a proposal to create a reporter's privilege in judicial proceedings, allowing journalists to protect the identity of confidential sources. But attorneys for local news organizations say journalists are better off without a rule than they would under the committee's proposal." Posted at 04:05 PM by Howard Bashman "Parma family's autism case goes before Supreme Court; Ruling will decide parental right to represent child": This article appears today in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Posted at 03:52 PM by Howard Bashman "High-speed chase reaches Supreme Court": The Associated Press provides this report. Posted at 03:50 PM by Howard Bashman "Blogging prosecutors raise some eyebrows": The San Francisco Chronicle contains this article today. Posted at 03:27 PM by Howard Bashman "Review of lethal injection complete; A panel says the state can do better and will submit suggestions to Gov. Crist this week": This article appears today in The St. Petersburg Times. And The Gainesville Sun reports today that "Lethal injection changes proposed." "Decidedly unsexy Padilla no rival for Anna Nicole": Columnist Ana Menendez has this op-ed today in The Miami Herald. Posted at 03:05 PM by Howard Bashman "Facility Holding Terrorism Inmates Limits Communication": The Washington Post today contains an article that begins, "The Justice Department has quietly opened a new prison unit in Indiana that houses a hodgepodge of second-tier terrorism inmates, most of them Arab Muslims, whose ability to communicate with the outside world has been tightly restricted." Posted at 02:15 PM by Howard Bashman "Dismissed U.S. Attorneys Received Strong Evaluations": This article appears today in The New York Times. Posted at 01:45 PM by Howard Bashman "Court Urges Review of New York Judge's Immigration Cases That Are on Appeal": The New York Times today contains an article that begins, "In a move that immigration lawyers say is highly unusual, a federal appeals court has recommended that a Justice Department appeals board review all immigration cases still on appeal involving a judge who has been criticized as being hostile to people seeking asylum. The request came in a ruling on Wednesday by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan that struck down a decision by Judge Jeffrey S. Chase in the case of a Mauritania native who said he would be persecuted if he was returned to his home country." You can access Wednesday's non-precedential ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link. "High-speed chases and the Constitution: Argument 2/26/07": Lyle Denniston has this post today at "SCOTUSblog." Posted at 09:20 AM by Howard Bashman "Alito’s speech gives hope that he seeks justice": Law Professor Susan Pace Hamill has this op-ed today in The Tuscaloosa News. Posted at 09:05 AM by Howard Bashman "Lights, camera, distraction?" Thursday in The Fort Worth Star Telegram, columnist Linda P. Campbell had an op-ed that begins, "Justice Anthony Kennedy didn't intend it, but in pleading with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, he made the strongest argument yet to televise Supreme Court arguments." And Cox Newspapers columnist Tom Teepen has an essay entitled "Time may be ripe for TV coverage." "Ban on Prison Religious Program Challenged; U.S. Judge Ruled Evangelical Rehabilitation Effort in Iowa Is Unconstitutional": This article appears today in The Washington Post. Posted at 09:00 AM by Howard Bashman "The court's continuing challenge": Today in The Roanoke Times, columnist Tommy Denton has an op-ed that begins, "Chief Justice John Marshall contributed to the aggravation of at least one layer in the stomach lining of his cousin President Thomas Jefferson as a result of some of his Supreme Court rulings." Posted at 08:57 AM by Howard Bashman "Justice Thomas gives talk at law networking event": This article appears today in The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Posted at 08:55 AM by Howard Bashman Saturday, February 24, 2007 On this evening's broadcast of NPR's 'All Things Considered": The broadcast contained audio segments entitled "Federal Oversight of Little Rock Schools Ends" and "Mexican Truckers Gain More U.S. Access" (RealPlayer required). Posted at 11:00 PM by Howard Bashman "The Roberts Court, Taxpayers, and Religion": Law Professor Douglas W. Kmiec has this post at the "Talking Justice" blog. Posted at 10:55 PM by Howard Bashman "Retirement funds can be tapped for restitution; Court says criminal's accessible pension not protected by law": Yesterday in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko had this article reporting on Thursday's 10-5 ruling of an en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Posted at 12:10 PM by Howard Bashman "Privacy not guaranteed in discussing execution method, U.S. judge rules": Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times. Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that "Judge rejects secrecy for death penalty data." The San Jose Mercury News reports that "Execution plan can be drafted; Lawyers agree to secret process." And The Sacramento Bee contains an article headlined "Deal on execution review; Inmate's lawyer, media agree state can develop new protocol in secrecy." "Federal Supervision of Race in Little Rock Schools Ends": This article appears today in The New York Times. My earlier coverage appears at this link. "Guantanamo rights": The St. Petersburg Times today contains an editorial that begins, "A ruling by a federal appellate court that shuts the courthouse door on the detainees imprisoned in Guantanamo only makes it more imperative that Congress act to restore the right of habeas corpus to this population." Posted at 11:45 AM by Howard Bashman "To Push Death Penalty Or Not; Prosecutors Asked In Court To Explain How They Decide": The Hartford Courant today contains an article that begins, "Five of the state's top prosecutors - who usually ask the questions in court - were forced to answer them on the witness stand Friday as defense lawyers for a convicted murderer mounted a challenge to the constitutionality of the state's death penalty." Posted at 11:37 AM by Howard Bashman "Same-sex teaching upheld; Lexington parents say they'll appeal": The Boston Globe today contains an article that begins, "A federal judge yesterday dismissed a suit by two couples who contended that the Lexington public school system violated their constitutional rights by teaching their young children about same-sex couples, but the ruling is unlikely to end a controversy that has roiled the district for nearly two years." And a related editorial is entitled "Upholding diversity lessons." You can access yesterday's ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts at this link. "A Brave New Wikiworld": Today in The Washington Post, Law Professor Cass R. Sunstein has an op-ed that begins, "In the past year, Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit," has been cited four times as often as the Encyclopedia Britannica in judicial opinions, and the number is rapidly growing." Posted at 11:13 AM by Howard Bashman "MP3 Patent Verdict Harmless To Music Fans -- For Now": The Washington Post contains this article today. And The Los Angeles Times today contains an editorial entitled "Patent problems in patent law: A $1.52-billion ruling against Microsoft could hobble technological innovation." My earlier coverage appears at this link. "Co-Defendants of Padilla Are Seeking to Split Cases": This article appears today in The New York Times. Posted at 10:45 AM by Howard Bashman "Army refiles Watada charges": The Seattle Times today contains an article that begins, "Undaunted by an initial mistrial, the Army on Friday refiled charges against 1st. Lt. Ehren Watada, a Fort Lewis officer who faces up to six years in prison for failing to deploy to Iraq and alleged misconduct." The Honolulu Advertiser today contans an article headlined "It's 'back to square one' for Watada." The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports that "Army, Watada 'back at square 1'; The military charges the officer again after his first court-martial ended in a mistrial." The Associated Press reports that "Army's Iraq War Objector Charged Again." And Reuters reports that "U.S. Army refiles charges against war objector." "Better Pay for Judges": The New York Times today contains an editorial that begins, "Justice Anthony Kennedy of the Supreme Court told the Senate this month that the salaries paid to federal judges are so low that they threaten both the quality and independence of the judiciary. The problem is real, and Congress should quickly pass a bill to fix it." Posted at 10:20 AM by Howard Bashman "Judge says his free speech is on trial; Faces possible removal from bench after City of Toronto alleged appearance of bias": The Toronto Star today contains an article that begins, "A Toronto judge who faces possible removal from the bench over allegations that his opposition to a development project in his neighbourhood affected his ability to sit in impartial judgment of the city says the case will test the boundaries of judicial free speech." Posted at 09:03 AM by Howard Bashman "Court puts security certificates in limbo; Ottawa forced to scramble after top court overturns key parts of controversial detention measures": This article appears today in The Toronto Globe and Mail, along with an article headlined "Charkaoui joins fray on political judiciary." And The Toronto Star reports today that "Men denied fair hearing, court rules; In a unanimous decision on security certificates, judges call it unconstitutional to detain people based on secret evidence." In addition, columnist Thomas Walkom has a news analysis headlined "Canada turns crucial corner." Friday, February 23, 2007 "Canadian Court Limits Detention in Terror Cases": This article will appear Saturday in The New York Times. And Saturday's edition of The Washington Post will report that "Jailing Without Trial Rejected in Canada; Court Leaves 6 Security Suspects in Limbo." My earlier coverage of today's ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada appears at this link. "U.S. attorney ousted, judge says": The Grand Rapids Press today contains an article that begins, "U.S. Attorney Margaret Chiara -- the top federal prosecutor in West Michigan and the post's first woman -- is being asked to resign as part of a controversial shake-up across the country, the region's chief federal judge said today." Saturday's edition of The New York Times will report that "Eighth U.S. Attorney Dismissed From Post." And The Washington Post on Saturday will report that "Justice Department Fires 8th U.S. Attorney; Dispute Over Death Penalty Cited." Available online from law.com: Tony Mauro has an article headlined "Parents Fight for the Right to Represent Their Children in Case Before High Court; Local bar associations have investigated parent-advocates for unauthorized practice of law." In other news, an article reports that "N.J. Suit Could Be Test Case for Anonymous Web Posts." And the brand new installment of my "On Appeal" essay is headlined "'Philip Morris' Punitives Ruling May Contain Silver Lining for Plaintiffs." "Little Rock Freed of Deseg Supervision": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "A judge in one of the nation's longest-running school desegregation cases released the Little Rock district from federal supervision Friday, nearly 50 years after President Eisenhower sent in troops to escort nine black students into all-white Central High." I have posted online at this link today's ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. "High court ruling in Gloucester case defines bad faith in bankruptcy filings": The Salem News yesterday published an article that begins, "A Gloucester man who fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to convert his bankruptcy case to allow him to keep some assets lost his battle yesterday when the nation's highest court agreed with previous rulings that he acted in bad faith by not disclosing assets to creditors." Posted at 04:20 PM by Howard Bashman "MP3 Ruling Could Haunt Music Tech Firms": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "A federal jury's ruling that Microsoft infringed on two MP3 patents and must pay $1.52 billion in damages could turn into a major sour note for other technology companies in the digital music business." Earlier today, I collected additional news coverage of yesterday's verdict at this link. "In Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Congress has granted broad immunity to entities, such as Lycos, that facilitate the speech of others on the Internet." So holds a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in a ruling issued today. The court's opinion begins: Plaintiffs Universal Communication Systems, Inc. and its chief executive officer, Michael J. Zwebner, (collectively, "UCS") brought suit, objecting to a series of allegedly false and defamatory postings made under pseudonymous screen names on an Internet message board operated by Lycos, Inc. UCS identified two of the screen names as having been registered to Roberto Villasenor, Jr. UCS sued not only Villasenor and the other posters of messages, as John Does, but also Lycos and Terra Networks, S.A., Lycos's corporate parent at the time of the postings in question.Today's ruling affirms the dismissal of all of the plaintiffs' claims. Posted at 02:58 PM by Howard Bashman "Is This America? Canada apologizes to its citizen kidnapped by CIA; U.S. keeps him on its terror list." Nat Hentoff has this essay online at The Village Voice. Posted at 02:33 PM by Howard Bashman "Mom can't fathom son's jailing; Wrightwood woman takes up cause of federal shield law for reporters": This article appears today in The San Bernardino County Sun. And at c|net News.com, Charles Cooper has an essay entitled "Why we don't care about Josh Wolf." "'Philip Morris' Punitives Ruling May Contain Silver Lining for Plaintiffs": That's the tentative title for the next installment of my "On Appeal" column for law.com, scheduled to be posted online around 10 p.m. eastern time tonight. Posted at 12:22 PM by Howard Bashman Appellate judge decides to "Judge not, that ye be not judged": For the second time in three days, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued opinions containing a footnote that says, "Circuit Judge Moore heard oral argument in this appeal but subsequently determined not to participate, taking no position in the decision of the case." If anyone can figure out what's going on in these cases (see here and here), I'd love to hear your theory via email. Posted at 11:37 AM by Howard Bashman "Wait, Wait, Your Honor": At WSJ.com's "Washington Wire" blog today, Jess Bravin has a post that begins, "The tables will turn on Justice Stephen Breyer next month, when instead of posing obscure questions at Supreme Court arguments, he'll be answering them -- with no clerks to help on research. In an apparent first, Breyer will appear on a quiz show, as the celebrity guest on the March 17 installment of 'Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!,' a weekly National Public Radio program featuring a panel of wits wisecracking about the week’s news." You can access the radio program's web site at this link. Posted at 10:55 AM by Howard Bashman "Hacker helps put judge in prison for child porn; Canadian whiz acted as 'vigilante' to find dozens of predators": The Ottawa Citizen today contains an article that begins, "Nearly a decade after he began his career as a teenage 'vigilante hacker,' a Canadian computer whiz says it was 'definitely satisfying' to learn this week that his most high-profile target -- a disgraced California judge -- has finally been sentenced in a landmark child-pornography case that sparked widespread legal debate over the actions of 'Citizen Tipster' Bradley Willman." On Wednesday, I linked here to news reports of the judge's sentencing. "Court strikes down security certificates": The Toronto Globe and Mail provides a news update that begins, "The Supreme Court of Canada has voted unanimously to st |