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Friday, November 6, 2009 When browsing to "Mattress.com," please do not leave off the final "s" for "savings": As The Associated Press reported earlier this year, the story of the founder of "Dial-A-Mattress" is a sad one. And today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit delivered a bit more bad news in a trademark-related ruling. By the way, the title of this post is in fact untrue, as www.mattres.com automatically redirects to www.mattress.com. Used car salesmen plus lawyers equals appellate ruling: The Associated Press reports that "Neb. court says dealers must check used-car safety." You can access today's ruling of the Supreme Court of Nebraska at this link. "Long wait about over for Baltimore judge": According to this news update from The Baltimore Sun, on Monday the U.S. Senate will hold a confirmation vote on the nomination of U.S. District Judge Andre M. Davis to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Additional biographical information about Judge Davis can be accessed here. Posted at 03:18 PM by Howard Bashman "Teacher Claims Fingerprinting Is 'Mark of the Beast'": At Wired.com's "Threat Level" blog, David Kravets has a post that begins, "A 22-year veteran kindergarten teacher in the Texas Bible Belt could lose her job for refusing, on religious grounds, to give fingerprints under a state law requiring them." Posted at 08:33 AM by Howard Bashman "Kennedy predicts 'Carcieri fix' bill might pass": Today's edition of The Providence (R.I.) Journal contains an article that begins, "Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy said Thursday that a bill to reverse a U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking special land status for the Narragansett Indian tribe could become law during this Congress." Posted at 08:23 AM by Howard Bashman "Judge weighs dead woman's right to cash": The Boston Herald today contains an article that begins, "Whether a dead woman is entitled to loss-of-companionship damages 28 years after her daughter was murdered by mob monster James 'Whitey' Bulger is at the heart of a potential landmark decision by the city's federal court." Posted at 08:22 AM by Howard Bashman "Va. high court rules on Henrico wrongful-death suit": Today's edition of The Richmond Times-Dispatch contains an article that begins, "Parents have a broad duty to assure the welfare of a juvenile guest, even when harm comes to that guest from a third party outside the home. In a split decision yesterday, the state Supreme Court reinstated and sent back to Henrico County Circuit Court a wrongful-death case in which a 14-year-old guest died in a car crash." And The Associated Press reports that "Virginia court reinstates wrongful death suit." You can access yesterday's ruling of the Supreme Court of Virginia at this link. "State gun storage law is argued before SJC": This article appears today in The Boston Globe. Posted at 08:07 AM by Howard Bashman "Bill allowing taxpayer money for state Supreme Court races passes": Today's edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contains an article that begins, "Supreme Court candidates would get taxpayer money to run their campaigns, under a bill approved Thursday by the Legislature. Democrats said the bill would improve the tone of the increasingly nasty Supreme Court races by limiting the role of special interests, even while some advocates for campaign finance reform said it didn't go far enough." And The Wisconsin State Journal reports today that "Wis. Senate OKs new election money for justices." "Supreme Court query puts Janet Napolitano on the spot": At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has an article that begins, "A simple query from the Supreme Court is forcing the Obama administration to wrestle with the limits of states' authority to enforce immigration laws -- and also is throwing an uncomfortable spotlight on Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano." Posted at 07:54 AM by Howard Bashman "Death penalty foes rip Coakley for signing brief": Today's edition of The Boston Globe contains an article that begins, "Attorney General Martha Coakley, who says she is firmly against capital punishment, has drawn the ire of some death penalty opponents by urging the US Supreme Court to limit federal review of state court decisions, which opponents say could make it harder for defendants on death row to challenge their sentences." Posted at 07:52 AM by Howard Bashman Available online from law.com: An article reports that "D.C. Court of Appeals Resurrects Cell Phone Radiation Cases; Cases target some of the biggest names in the wireless industry, who in turn have recruited a battery of big-name defense firms." You can access last week's ruling of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals at this link. An headlined "Expect Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Case to Stay Two-Party Affair" reports on an appeal argued Wednesday before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. And in other news, "Law School Professor Withdraws Suit Against Legal Blog." "Catholics angered by S.F. supes win new hearing": Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "A federal appeals court granted a Catholic advocacy group's request Thursday for a new hearing on whether San Francisco expressed official hostility to religion in 2006 when the Board of Supervisors denounced a Vatican order to Catholic Charities not to place children with same-sex couples for adoption." You can access yesterday's order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. My earlier coverage of the now-vacated three-judge panel's ruling, which issued in June 2009, can be accessed here.  
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