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Law in the News

Archive for July, 2007

7/30/2007

Law in the News Will Return September, 2007

7/26/2007

Congrats to L&C Law Alum Dorothy Schmidt, Winner of the 2007 IADC Legal Writing Contest

L&C Law’s PEAC Wins Salvage Logging Appeal
:: Oregon Natural Resources v. Timber Products (pdf)
:: Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center (PEAC)

L&C Law’s Bill Funk on 9th Circuit Judge Smith Blasting His Court’s Timber Jurisprudence
:: The Lands Council v. McNair (pdf)

F.B.I. Chief Challenges Gonzales’s Testimony

Senate Not on Board for Sweeping Changes to 1872 Mining Law

Senators Seek Gonzales Perjury Probe, Rove Testimony
:: Documents Contradict AG’s Testimony
:: List of Briefings on Terrorist Surveillance Program (pdf)

Ohio Supremes Rule Domestic Violence Prosecution Not in Conflict With State’s ‘Gay Marriage’ Amendment
:: Ohio v. Carswell (pdf)

Profits vs. Partners

The Legal Left Ponders How to Rein in the Roberts Court

House Panel Votes for Contempt Citations Against Bush Aides

Battle Between Court’s Chief Judge and Newest Judge Is the Talk of Vegas

New Legislation Would Bolster Attorney-Client Rights in Investigations

7/24/2007

Gonzales Digs a Deeper Hole
:: This Guy’s Still Here?

Pressure Builds to Ban Plastic Bags in Stores

The Torture Two-Step: Bush’s New Torture Order and its Loopholes

9th Circuit Axes Bigger Panels

Lawsuit Seeks to Shut Down Facebook

Shoes of Kangaroo Hide Booted by Cal Supremes
:: Viva! International Voice for Animals v. Adidas (pdf)

Lawyers Association Says Guantanamo Trial a ‘Charade’
:: Hicks Report

Court Strikes Down Extended Trucking Hours
:: Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (pdf)

Law Firms That Offer Summer Hires the Best of Both Worlds

Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Doctor in Katrina Patient Deaths

Hello, I’m a Lawyer With a Mac

7/23/2007

L&C Law’s James Huffman on Oregon’s Property-Rights Showdown

States Weigh Safety With Dog Owners’ Rights

Unlikely Adversary Arises to Criticize Detainee Hearings

Some Decisions on Species to Be Reviewed in Wake of Resignation of Director of Fish and Wildlife Service

State Wrestles With Calls to Remove Statues of Justice in Dred Scott Case

R.I. Loses Lawsuit Casting Doubt on Indian Land Trusts
:: Carcieri v. Kempthorne (pdf)

High Court’s Reversal on Race

Legal Battle Brews Over Fishing in Flooded Bayou