Paul L. Boley
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Law in the News

Archive for September, 2008

9/30/2008

9th Upholds San Fran’s Uninsured Health Coverage Law
:: Golden Gate Restaurant v. City and County of San Francisco (pdf)

En Banc 9th to Decide If Feds May Use Steroid Tests of Pro Baseball Players
:: Order in U.S. v. Comprehensive Drug Testing (pdf)

Appeals Court Rules Newspaper May Report on Own Trial
:: Freedom Communication v. Superior Court (pdf)

U.Michigan to Let Some Students Skip LSATs
:: A Crack in the Dominance of the LSAT?

Congress Poised to Create a Dozen New Clerkships for Law Students

Feds Call for Building Ban Near Puget Sound Rivers

Eat Movie Popcorn at Your Own Risk of Unpopped Kernels, Judge Says

Commercial Fishers Propose Oregon No-Fishing Zone

En Banc Federal Circuit Revives Design Patent Law
:: Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa (pdf)

IP Piracy Bill Passed by U.S. Congress Increases Penalties for Copyright Infringement, Creates ‘Czar’

Cal Launches Broad Effort to Control Hazardous Chemicals

Welcome to the Future: Law After the Boom

Thomson Reuters Sues George Mason U. to Stop Distribution of Zotero Research Tool
:: Zotero

Harsh Review of Restoration in Everglades

Law Firms Come Out Ahead in Citi’s Wachovia Buyout

Former Same-Sex Partner Gets Parental Rights in First for Montana

NJ Judge Reprimanded for Foul-Mouthed Harangues From Bench

FL Court Reprimands Judge for “Arrogant” Manner

Mortgage Lenders Fight Off Rescission Class Action in 7th Circuit

Defunct Kentucky Law School Files Bankruptcy Papers

9/29/2008

L&C Law’s Pamela Frasch on The Legal Lesson of Rose-Tu and Her Calf
:: Center for Animal Law Studies

Special Prosecutor Appointed in U.S. Attorney Firings
:: Report Blasts DOJ, Says Gonzalez ‘Abdicated’ Responsibility
:: What Did Bush Tell Gonzales?
:: An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006 (pdf)

Gray Wolves to Return to Endangered Species List Six Months After Delisting

Who Owns the Law? Arguments May Ensue

Conservative Judges Fault Scalia Opinion on Guns

Supreme Court Goes Back to Work
:: Sonar, F-Bombs and Public Parks
:: Pre-emption, Environmental Cases Loom Large
:: FCC Religion on Full Docket
:: Justice Alito Gets Out of the Pool

Jury Duty? You May Want to Edit Your Online Profile

Law Firms Turning to a Family-Friendly Culture to Keep Female Attorneys

Federal Grand Jury to Probe Fannie, Freddie

A Chinese Muslim in Gitmo Legal Limbo

At Yale Law, a Faculty Exodus or Just a Cycle?

In Blow to RIAA, Judge Raises Infringement Standard for File-Sharing
:: Order Granting New Trial in Capitol Records v. Thomas