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Archive for January, 2005

1/31/2005

Ashcroft: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Alaska Congressman Refiles ANWR Bill
:: H.R. 39

Obscenity Decision Could Transform Privacy Law

Openly Gay Law Professor Sues Michigan Over Tenure Denial

Professor Alan Farnsworth Dies, Authority on Contracts and Commercial Law

Big Media Ask That Ownership Rules Be Restored

Judge Takes Stand, Denies Saying That Rape Victim Must “Get Over It”

Michael Chertoff Isn’t the Neanderthal He’s Been Made Out To Be

Guantanamo Detainees May Challenge Confinement; Tribunals Ruled Unconstitutional
:: In re Guantanamo Detainee Cases (pdf)
:: Conflict In the District Courts

1/28/2005

Despite Pleas, Accuser of Priest Returns for Third Day of Questioning
:: Junk vs. Science in the Shanley Trial

Book on Anti-Logging Activist Judi Bari Creates a Storm

Oversized Raincoats Emblazoned With Ads OK’d by WA Supremes
:: Kitsap County v. Mattress WorldOpinion | Concurrence | Concurrence | Dissent

British High Court Upholds Ban on Hunting With Dogs

FCC Won’t Appeal Media Ownership Decision
:: Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC (pdf)

The Chief Justice’s Report and the Difference Between a Reactionary and Radical Conservative

Canadian Supremes Reaffirm Right to be Master of Own, Private Domain
:: R. v. Clark

1/27/2005

Salmon Summit Wraps Up With Daunting Task Ahead

Study Finds $14,000 Pay Gap Between Male, Female Lawyers 3-Years Post Law School

Not Merely a “Merry Band of Libertarian Litigators”

Nutty for Nino

Judges Skeptical of Energy Task Force Records Lawsuit

Split Supreme Court Lifts Execution Stay

China Halts Construction Projects Over Lack of Enviro Impact Assessments

Appeals Court Questions Multiplier Used to Determine $31M Fee Award
:: In re: Rite Aid Corp. Securities Litigation

1/26/2005

Split Judiciary Sends Gonzales to Full Senate for Confirmation

Outrage in Italy Follows Terrorism Acquittal

Human Rights Group Blasts U.S. Meat Industry
:: Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers’ Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants
:: Paper Chase Has More

Gonzales Says No Law Prohibits Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment of Detainees Abroad
:: Why TV Won’t Cover Torture Trials

Part of Parents’ Obesity Suit Against McDonalds Revived
:: Pelman v. McDonald’s (pdf)
:: Also, It’s Lifestyle vs. Illness as Insurers Trim Obesity Policies

China to Criminalize Sex-Selection Abortions – WWUSD?

UA Prof: Emphasis on LSAT Scores, Ranking Results in Fewer Minority Law Students

Winning Cases, Losing Voters