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Saturday, June 7, 2008 "The Guantanamo Court: The trials of Sept. 11 suspects are a discredit to U.S. justice." This editorial appears today in The Washington Post. And today in The Los Angeles Times, columnist Tim Rutten has an op-ed entitled "Martyrs in the making at Guantanamo: Just as Al Qaeda is falling apart, Bush's terrorist tribunals are reviving it." "Conviction Upheld in Terror Plot; Judges Send Falls Church Man's Case Back for Resentencing": The Washington Post today contains an article that begins, "A federal appeals court yesterday upheld the conviction of a Falls Church man for plotting to kill President Bush and sent the case back to a lower court for resentencing -- a victory for prosecutors, who had argued that Ahmed Omar Abu Ali's 30-year prison term was too lenient." And The Washington Times reports today that "Al Qaeda plot conviction upheld; Ruling calls for resentencing." My earlier coverage of yesterday's Fourth Circuit ruling appears at this link. "Justices List Their Assets; Wide Range of Wealth": This article appears today in The New York Times. And Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that "Justices are well-off, well-traveled." "'I Am Guilty': In his own words, Lerach lashes out at federal prosecutors and defends the practice of client kickbacks that put him away." Bill Lerach will have this essay in the July 2008 issue of Conde Nast Portfolio magazine. And today in The New York Times, business columnist Joe Nocera has a related essay entitled "Serving Time, but Lacking Remorse." Parts is parts: Yesterday, The Cleveland Plain Dealer contained an article headlined "Court rules coroners allowed to retain autopsied body parts." Yesterday's issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer contained an article headlined "Court: Coroners not required to return parts." And The Columbus Dispatch reported yesterday that "Coroners free to keep organs; Top Ohio court halts autopsy suit in 6-1 decision." You can access Thursday's ruling of the Supreme Court of Ohio at this link. In addition, the court issued a news release headlined "Ohio Law Does Not Establish a 'Protected Right' in Autopsy Specimens." And you can view the classic Wendy's "Parts is Parts" commercial by clicking here (via YouTube). "Justice Dept. Urged to Examine Authorization of Harsh Interrogation Tactics": The Washington Post provides a news update that begins, "Nearly 60 House Democrats yesterday urged the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to examine whether top Bush administration officials may have committed crimes in authorizing the use of harsh interrogation tactics against suspected terrorists." The newspaper has posted the letter online at this link. "3rd Circuit Judges Pepper Counsel With Questions in 'Voice of God' Case": Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer provides this report. And The Associated Press reports that "'Voice of God' heir battles NFL Films over Madden program." "Tech law school graduate wins Supreme Court case": Yesterday, The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal contained an article that begins, "Jerry V. Beard picked up his telephone to hear the U.S. Supreme Court was on the line for him. A few seconds later he learned he had won his case in a unanimous decision by the highest court in the land." And on Tuesday, The Indianapolis Star contained an article headlined "Indy attorney wins 5-4 before U.S. Supreme Court" that begins, "An Indianapolis attorney's first career victory at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday came with the narrowest of margins." "Mother in Virginia Loses Bid to Void Same-Sex Ruling in Vermont on Child Custody": Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports today that "Ruling comes in same-sex custody case; Va. Supreme Court says state must enforce order from Vt. on women's child." And The Northern Virginia Daily reports that "Va. high court ruling allows visitation rights; Commonwealth to honor Vt. decision." My earlier coverage of yesterday's Virginia Supreme Court ruling appears at this link. "AG says injection question settled; Supreme Court in April upheld execution method killer is contesting": The Houston Chronicle contains this article today. Posted at 02:52 PM by Howard Bashman "Sandra Day O'Connor's Plan for Joystick Justice": This post appeared recently at the "Bits" blog of The New York Times. Posted at 02:50 PM by Howard Bashman "House's defense argues $500k bond unreasonable": Today's edition of The Knoxville News Sentinel contains an article that begins, "After nearly 23 years on death row and two years after the nation's highest court questioned his conviction, a wheelchair-bound Paul Gregory House is one step closer to a new trial but not freedom." Posted at 02:47 PM by Howard Bashman "Antonin Scalia's 10 Rules of Persuasion: The Supreme Court Justice has co-authored a new book counseling lawyers; The advice will help business professionals, too." BusinessWeek posted this article online yesterday. Posted at 02:44 PM by Howard Bashman "Doctors Request Increase in Freedom, Driver's License for Hinckley": This article appears today in The Washington Post. Posted at 07:30 AM by Howard Bashman  
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