Paul L. Boley
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Law in the News

Archive for April, 2007

4/30/2007

Defense in Prostitution Case Makes the Powerful in Washington Uneasy; Deputy Sec’y of State Resigns

Supreme Court, 9-0, Eases Test for Patent Obviousness
:: KSR International v. Teleflex

High Court, 7-1, Favors Microsoft in International Patent Dispute
:: Microsoft v. AT&T

Split Court, 6-3, Upholds Local Trash-Dumping Ordinances
:: United Haulers Association v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority

Supremes, 8-1, OK Ramming of Vehicles in Police Chases
:: Scott v. Harris
:: Tale of the (Video)Tape

High Court Takes 2nd Look at Death Sentences for Foreigners

Justice Department Official Resigns as Abramoff Probe Heats Up
:: Political Appointees No Longer to Pick Justice Interns

Alberto Gonzales Heckled at Harvard Law School Reunion

Did Justices’ Catholicism Play Part in Abortion Ruling?
:: Partial-Birth Bigotry By the Know-Nothing Left
:: 2,000 Stories of Regret Swayed the Court
:: The Temptation of Justice Thomas
:: The Sphinx of Sacramento

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Guantanamo Case

Even the Most Poor Can Help Shape Supreme Court Decisions

The Investigated Investigator

Why Genocide Is Difficult to Prosecute

NYC Bar Says U.S. Falsely Blaming Lawyers for Guantanamo Troubles
:: Lawyers Predict More Suicides Likely If Their Visits Are Limited
:: 82 Inmates Cleared But Remain In Prison

German Prosecutor Drops Torture Case Against Rumsfeld

Sexual Threats Stifle Some Female Bloggers

U.S. Proposal Would Allow Oil Drilling Off Virginia, Alaska and in Gulf

Judge Says Padilla Indictment ‘Very Light on Facts’

Civil-Rights Icon Hill Nears 100

Is Betting on Elections Illegal?

The Am Law 100: A Look Behind the Numbers

4/27/2007

Spotted Owl Plan Jeopardized by Changes Ordered From the Top
:: 2007 Draft Recovery Plan

Justice Dept. Won’t Release All Documents Lawmakers Seek
:: DOJ Lists Withheld Documents
:: Bush Administration Targeted Another Top Federal Prosecutor

Rough Justice: Behind the Scenes With the American Advisers to the Iraq v. Saddam Hussein Court

Penalty for Refusing Drunk Test Applies Even If Driver in Parked Car, Cal Supremes Rule
:: Troppman v. Valverde (pdf)

Oregon Supremes OK Police Search of Hauled-Away Garbage
:: State v. Howard

The FCC Wants to Kill Your TV

Law Firms Making Slow Progress in Bolstering Numbers of Minority Lawyers

Rewrite of Land-Use Law Headed to Oregon Voters

N.Y .High Court Rules Dirty Words May Violate Child Anti-Pedophile Statute
:: People v. Kozlow (pdf)

Cal Supremes OK Orders Prohibiting Repeat of Slanderous Statements
:: Balboa Island Village Inn v. Lemen (pdf)

Immigration-Related Cases Clog Courts