"Clarence Thomas swears in Thomas R. Lee to Utah Supreme Court": The Deseret News has this update.
Posted at 08:03 PM by Howard Bashman

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"Conrad Black granted bail": The Toronto Star has this news update.

And Financial Times has a news update headlined "Lord Black set to be freed on bail."
Posted at 08:01 PM by Howard Bashman

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"Court grants bail to jailed ex-media mogul Black": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "Jailed former newspaper magnate Conrad Black was granted bail by a federal appeals court on Monday, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court kicked his 2007 fraud conviction back to a lower court."

And Bloomberg News reports that "Ex-Media Mogul Conrad Black Granted Bail During Appeal of Fraud Conviction."
Posted at 06:04 PM by Howard Bashman

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"Senate backs libel help for US writers abroad": The Associated Press has this report.
Posted at 04:50 PM by Howard Bashman

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Tenth Circuit issues its latest ruling in "The Howling Pig" criminal libel saga involving plaintiff Thomas Mink and his efforts to recover damages for alleged prosecutorial misconduct: Once again, Mink has prevailed on appeal. You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.
Posted at 03:22 PM by Howard Bashman

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"Kagan would weigh health law recusal case-by-case": The Associated Press has this report.
Posted at 02:07 PM by Howard Bashman

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In the case of United States v. Sykes, the defendant's bank robbery conviction is affirmed in an opinion written by Judge Sykes: You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.
Posted at 12:30 PM by Howard Bashman

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