Paul L. Boley
Law Library
Lewis & Clark Law School

Law in the News

Archive for December, 2005

12/22/2005

Law in the News Will Return in January, 2006

Have a Great Break!

Court Refuses U.S. Bid to Shift Terror Suspect From Military Custody to Civilian Law Enforcement
:: Padilla v. Hanft (pdf)
:: SCOTUSblog Analysis

Secret Court Judges To Be Briefed on Spying

Senate Votes to Extend Patriot Act

Vermont Law School Founder Headed to Prison

L&C Law Dean Jim Huffman on Judge Alito

12/21/2005

Spy Court Judge Quits in Protest Over Domestic Spying Program
:: Program Snared U.S.-Only Calls

‘Roe v. Wade’: Let’s Start the Debate Over
:: Read Balkin’s Book at a Law Library Near You

Abramoff May Strike Deal, Implicate Members of Congress

Lawyer of the Year: Patrick Fitzgerald

12/20/2005

Judge Rules Against Intelligent Design in Public Schools
:: Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District (pdf)

Bush Bypassed Compliant Court on Wiretapping

Files Show FBI Watched Such Activist Groups as the ‘Vegan Community Project’ and Catholic Workers

9th Circuit Survives As Is, for Now

12/16/2005

William Proxmire, Father of the Golden Fleece Award, Dies at 90

Senate Rejects Extension of Patriot Act; Cloture Vote Fails

Bush Authorized Domestic Spying in Secret 2002 Order

Agency Report Finds Congress Does Not See Same Intelligence as President
::Read the Memorandum — Congress as a Consumer of Intelligence Information

Getting Out of Jury Duty

Pennsylvania’s New Effort to Remove Guns from Domestic Violence Situations

12/15/2005

Padilla Case Tests Reach of Federal Power

Bush Accepts McCain Torture Ban

Ex-GOP Campaign Head Guilty in NH Election Day Phone-Jamming Case

Judge Invokes 1894 Law in Cat Custody Dispute

VA Governor Orders Sweeping Review of DNA in Old Death Penalty Cases

The Bigger the Law Firm, the Bigger the Closet?

Illinois Supremes Toss $10B ‘Light’ Cigarette Verdict

EPA Sticks Multimillion-Dollar Penalty On DuPont Over Teflon Toxicity

Law Professor Crosses Evolution Battle Lines

Bill to Shield Vaccinemakers Raises Secrecy, Civil Rights Alarms

Top 10 Most-Prolific Inventors Revealed