Paul L. Boley
Law Library
Lewis & Clark Law School

Law in the News

Archive for February, 2007

2/28/2007

Suit Demands Details on Secret Court’s Wiretap Ruling
:: EFF Press Release
:: Complaint in Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Justice

High Court, 9-0, Declares Its Crawford Confrontation Clause Ruling Not Retroactive
:: Whorton v. Bockting

The Politics of Drug Sentencing

Defense Secretary Rejects “Ridiculous” $102M Guantanamo Court Complex

New Battle Over the Great Writ
:: The Evolving Conception of Habeas Corpus

Bill Targets ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

2/27/2007

The Padilla Case Proves the Futility of Mistreating Prisoners
:: Jailers Testify, a Bit, About Padilla’s Confinement

Justices Hear Arguments on Autism-Case Dispute

Low Pay and Broken Promises Greet Guest Workers

The Risk of Privatized Police Forces

Human Rights Watch Asks Bush for Names, Fate and Wherabouts of Disappeared Terror Suspects
:: Letter to President Bush (pdf)
:: Press Release
:: Ghost Prisoner – Two Years in Secret CIA Detention

U.S. May Deny Funds to AIDS to Groups Refusing to Disavow Prostitution
:: DTK International v. USAID (pdf)

The Case For a National Security Court

‘Sex, Lies and Videotape’ but No Jury Duty for Soderbergh

International Court Names Darfur War Suspects
:: Gambian Defends Court’s Initial Focus on Africans

Cal Supremes Open Door to Privacy Suits Against Undercover Investigators
:: Taus v. Loftus (pdf)

Clarence Thomas and Supreme Reality

Cal Stem Cell Research Upheld by Appeals Court

Jury Refuses to Indict Women Who Pointed Out Emmett Till

A Brave New Wikiworld: Cass Sunstein on Judicial Citations to Wikipedia

Going to Canada? Check Your Past: Visitors with Minor Criminal Records Denied Entrance

2/26/2007

L&C Law Students Take First Place, Individual Awards at 2007 Animal Law Moot Court Nationals
:: L&C Team Reaches Finals at Environmental Law Moot Court (pdf)
:: Congrats to Liz Crosson, Misty Fedoroff, Katherine Lin, Daniel Mensher, Jamie Saul and Ellen Trescott

Evidence Against Muslim Charity Appears Fabricated

Judge Dismisses Juror From Libby Case

Judge Voids Illinois Law Barring Sudan Investment
:: National Foreign Trade Council v. Giannoulias (pdf)

L&C Law’s Bob Miller’s New Book “Has Much to Say About Laws Concerning Property Rights” of Native Americans
:: Native America, Discovered and Conquered

Cleared Men, Harsh Facility

Court Urges Review of Judge’s Immigration Cases That Are on Appeal
:: Order in Ba v. Gonzales (pdf)

Which Videos Are Protected? Lawmakers Get a Lesson

Former CIA Executive Director’s Case May Turn on Classified Documents

Why Have So Many U.S. Attorneys Been Fired? It Looks a Lot Like Politics

Blogging Prosecutors Raise Some Eyebrows