Paul L. Boley
Law Library
Lewis & Clark Law School

Law in the News

Archive for February, 2008

2/29/2008

Mukasey Refuses to Prosecute Congressional Contempt Citations

Judge Expresses Doubts on Wikileaks Shutdown, Expands Hearing’s Focus

Judge Orders Feds to Try Again on Bonds Indictment
:: Unseals Barry Bonds’ Testimony

Pelosi Asks Justice Dept. to Pursue 2 Bush Aides for Contempt of Congress

Comcast Hires People Off Street to Fill FCC Hearing on Network Neutrality

ACLU Want Religious Property Tax Exemption Thrown Out

Victims’ Families Hope U.S. Won’t Try to Stop Suits

Exxon’s Day of Valdez Reckoning May Never Arrive

Class Action Seeking Insurance for Eating Disorders Can Go Forward

Bill Would Remove Doubt on Presidential Eligibility
:: McCain Says Citizenship Issue Put to Rest Long Ago

Music Artists Looking for Their Share of RIAA’s Copyright-Infringement Loot

Appeals Court Denies Injunction Against AZ Law Shutting Down Businesses for Hiring Illegal Immigrants

Quaker Teacher fired for Changing Loyalty Oath

eBay Settles 7-Year Patent Dispute Over “Buy It Now”

2/28/2008

1 in 100 U.S. Adults Behind Bars
:: Pew Center on the States Report (pdf)

Justices May Split 4-4 On Exxon Valdez Punitive Damages
:: Case Runs Aground at the Supreme Court

Resignation Doesn’t End Trouble for Houston’s Top Prosecutor
:: America’s Most Vengeful Prosecutor

Humane Society Sues U.S. in Cattle Case

30-year Supreme Court Reporter for NYT, Linda Greenhouse, Accepts Buyout Offer

Deaths, Kidnappings Plague Argentina’s Human-Rights Trials

Judge Mulls Limit on Travel Ban to Rogue States

Third BAR/BRI Suit Filed Over Prices

Groups Sue Over Decision to Delist Wolves

Medical Community Eyes Premature Transplant Case

Former Prosecutor to Testify for Detainee

Lessig Abandons Plan for Congressional Run

9th Rejects Cali Limits on Ship Emissions
:: Pacific Merchant Shipping Assoc. v. Goldstene (pdf)

In China, an ATM Glitch Brings Life in Prison

Mine Water Poses Danger of a Toxic Gusher

The Double Edge of Digital Video at Trial

Oregon Workers Celebrate Expanded Sick Leave Law

When Is a Tree ‘Exceptional’ Enough to Be Saved?