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Tuesday, November 3, 2009 "Republican Melvin wins Supreme Court seat": The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has an update that begins, "Republican Joan Orie Melvin has won a seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Unofficial returns showed Melvin besting Democrat Jack Panella by a 53 percent to 47 percent margin with 91 percent of the state's 9,313 precincts reporting." Posted at 11:58 PM by Howard Bashman "At Supreme Court: Can prosecutors be sued for framing defendants? Two African-American men wrongly imprisoned for 25 years filed a lawsuit against prosecutors for fabricating evidence against them; The Supreme Court hears the case Wednesday." Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report. Posted at 10:15 PM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Court seeks White House views on hiring illegals": Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report. And The Arizona Republic reports today that "Justices may hear disputed Arizona law; High court seeks Obama input on migrant hiring." "Federal judges pursue judicial pay dispute in appeals court; Eight federal judges argue that Congress violated the Constitution when it nixed scheduled judicial pay hikes; They want an appeals court to overturn its own precedent or let the case move to the Supreme Court": Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report. Posted at 08:55 PM by Howard Bashman "Justices Scrutinize Adviser Pay": Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times. Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that "Justices tackle case on investment fees; Court seems disinclined to tighten oversight of mutual fund advisers." David G. Savage and Walter Hamilton of The Los Angeles Times report that "U.S. Supreme Court debates whether mutual funds' fees are too high; Investors may be allowed to sue funds' board members if the fees are considered excessive." And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that "Justices Weigh Fees Investment Advisers Charge Mutual Funds." "Bill signing finally outlaws indoor prostitution in R.I." The Providence Journal has this news update. Posted at 08:40 PM by Howard Bashman "Plea to delay execution in sniper case": Lyle Denniston has this post at "SCOTUSblog." Posted at 08:27 PM by Howard Bashman "DC sniper to ask Supreme Court to block execution": The Associated Press has this report. And last week in The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Frank Green had an article headlined "Sniper's ex-wife says his real aim was to kill her." "Holder, Gates oppose restrictions on Gitmo trials": The Associated Press has this report, along with a report headlined "Guantanamo hunger striker losing weight." Posted at 03:48 PM by Howard Bashman "Judge rules artist Daniel Moore needs no University of Alabama license for paintings": Today's edition of The Birmingham News contains an article that begins, "Daniel Moore, the artist beloved by University of Alabama football fans for preserving some of the Crimson Tide's most memorable exploits, won the right to keep painting without having to be licensed by UA. A federal judge today said in a memorandum opinion that Moore's art does not violate any UA trademark." The Tuscaloosa News reports today that "Judge sides with Daniel Moore in lawsuit." The Associated Press reports that "Football artist Daniel Moore wins court decision over University of Alabama." And yesterday's edition of The Crimson White, the student newspaper of the University of Alabama, contained a related article headlined "Trademark funds total estimated $3.5 million; Funds pay for scholarships." I have posted online at this link yesterday's ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. "Guantanamo detainees begin life in Palau": The Associated Press has this report from Koror, Palau. Posted at 10:18 AM by Howard Bashman "Law Professor sues 'Above the Law' blog; time to go back to complaint-drafting school": Ben Sheffner has this post, providing access to the complaint initiating suit, at his "Copyrights & Campaigns" blog. Posted at 10:15 AM by Howard Bashman "Nation's high court rejects Seale appeal": Today's edition of The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi contains an article that begins, "Reputed Klansman James Ford Seale lost one appeal argument Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court in his quest to overturn his 2007 federal kidnapping convictions in the deaths of two black teens more than 45 years ago. But the attorney for the former Roxie cropduster says it won't be the last." The New York Times reports today that "Court Declines Case of Klansmen in '64 Slayings." Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that "Supreme Court declines to hear civil-rights era KKK case; The Supreme Court refuses to hear a case on whether the federal statute of limitations applies to a 1964 Ku Klux Klan kidnap-murder; That leaves the issue unresolved for future civil-rights era cases." Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that "Justices reject appeal in 1964 kidnapping case related to civil rights." And at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times," Tony Mauro has a post titled "Supreme Court Rejects 5th Circuit Plea in Kidnap Case." "New damages trial for Wyeth in Ark. hormones case": The Associated Press has this report. And at the "Am Law Litigation Daily" blog, Alison Frankel has a post titled "Wyeth to Face New Trial on Punitive Damages in Hormone Replacement Case." My earlier coverage of yesterday's Eighth Circuit ruling appears at this link. Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Yankees 6: For the second year in a row, my son and I had the pleasure of attending game five of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. And once again, the Phillies won! Unlike last year, where the game five victory came after an interruption of several days and resulted in a world championship, this year the victory assured a return to Yankee Stadium for game six and game seven (if necessary). You can access the box score of Monday night's game at this link, while wraps are available here and here.  
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