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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 "Bin Laden driver described as snitch": Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this news update, along with a news update headlined "Navy judge finds driver's charges constitutional." You can access the ruling at this link. Earlier, Rosenberg reported that "Driver testifies about abuse at Guantanamo." The Associated Press provides reports headlined "FBI: Ex-driver helped try to track bin Laden" and "Canada won't seek return of Gitmo detainee." The Washington Post reports today that "Detainee Describes Treatment; Lawyers for Another Captive Release Interrogation Tapes." The New York Times today contains articles headlined "Detainee Challenges Guantanamo by Describing Life There" and "Blurry Peek at Questioning of a Guantanamo Inmate." The Toronto Globe and Mail contains an article headlined "After day of making admissions, Khadr went silent." The Toronto Star reports that "Khadr's pleas don't heal split." And McClatchy Newspapers have articles headlined "Europeans join court pleas for halt to military commission trial" and "Interrogation video: teenage detainee pleaded for help." "State high court refuses to remove same-sex marriage ban from ballot": Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this news update. Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined "California Supreme Court keeps anti-gay marriage initiative on ballot; Gay rights lawyers were trying to remove Proposition 8, which if passed would limit marriage to opposite-sex couples." And The Associated Press reports that "Calif. court passes on suit over gay-marriage vote." Available online from law.com: An article headlined "2nd Circuit Certifies Issue of Attorney Deceit" reports on this ruling issued yesterday. Amaris Elliott-Engel reports that "Pa. High Court to Hear Kia Class Action Appeal." And an article reports that "Powell Goldstein's $2 Million Punitive Win to Face Challenge; Defense says Exxon ruling from U.S. Supreme Court could guide judge to reduce award." "World Court: US should halt executions of Mexicans." The Associated Press provides this report. And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "World Court seeks to block 5 U.S. executions." "Gitmo jail unwanted but likely to linger; U.S. hamstrung by shortage of options": James Oliphant has this article today in The Chicago Tribune. Posted at 11:42 AM by Howard Bashman "D.C. Gun Ban Is Out, But Regulations Stay": This article appears today in The Washington Post. And The Washington Times reports today that "Council passes emergency bill to allow guns; Stiff rules control ownership." "Court Backs Bush on Military Detentions": Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times. And The Washington Post reports today that "Terrorism Suspect May Petition Civilian Court; Holding Accused Without Trial Is Upheld." "Vision Insurer to Ask Justices to Restore Its Tax Exemption": The New York Times today contains an article that begins, "The country's largest eye-care insurance program plans to ask the Supreme Court to decide whether the Internal Revenue Service properly revoked its tax exemption in 2003, company executives said Tuesday." Posted at 10:38 AM by Howard Bashman "Condoms all round as annoying law dashed": The Sydney Morning Herald today contains an article that begins, "Rachel Evans and Amber Pike handed out condoms on the steps of Sydney's Federal Court yesterday - flushed with a ruling that struck out a World Youth Day law that made it a crime to annoy participants in the Catholic event." Posted at 10:34 AM by Howard Bashman "Facing Criticism, McCain Clarifies His Statement on Gay Adoption": This article appears today in The New York Times. Posted at 10:24 AM by Howard Bashman "Senate votes to repeal 1913 law; Bill to OK wedding of nonresident gays now goes to House": The Boston Globe today contains an article that begins, "The state Senate voted swiftly and unanimously yesterday to strike down a 95-year-old law that blocks gay and lesbian couples from most other states from being married in Massachusetts, drawing condemnation from Catholic Church leaders but delivering a victory for advocates who have fought for the repeal and who say that same-sex marriage has become an accepted part of the state's culture." The New York Times reports today that "A 1913 Law Dies to Better Serve Gay Marriages." And The Los Angeles Times reports that "Massachusetts Senate votes to end gay marriage restriction; The state House and governor are expected to support the move against a 1913 law that has been used to prevent some out-of-state couples from marrying." "Exxon maintains it doesn't owe interest; Company files brief opposing plaintiffs' request": The Anchorage Daily News today contains an article that begins, "Exxon Mobil Corp. is fighting to avoid paying interest on the $507.5 million judgment the U.S. Supreme Court ordered it to pay for the Exxon Valdez oil spill." And yesterday, "SCOTUSblog" had a post titled "Exxon says plaintiffs not entitled to interest." "The Use of Executive Privilege Must Be Reined In: Problematic Claims of Privilege Regarding the U.S. Attorney Firings and Torture Policies." Douglas Kmiec has this essay online at FindLaw. Posted at 09:45 AM by Howard Bashman  
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