Federal judge's rulings favored companies in which he owned stock
A federal judge has issued three key rulings over a four-year period that favored companies in which he owned stock, a California Watch analysis has found.
View ArticleFederal Court To Rule on Arizona Abortion Ban
A controversial Arizona law that would ban most most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy will be ruled on by a panel of federal judges.
View ArticleFirst Amendment scores major victory in Seattle
After suffering through the near-endless barrage of half-truths and distortions that marked this year's political advertising, many Americans are in no mood to cheer the First Amendment.
View ArticleOhio Supreme Court Rules Against Cuyahoga Falls in Natatorium Lawsuit
After six years of court proceedings, the family of Michael Hawsman scored a major victory in their pursuit to sue the City of Cuyahoga Falls after he injured his leg on a Natatorium diving board in 2006.
View ArticleShould bone marrow be for sale? Mom says yes
Doreen Flynn thinks so. When she found out her daughter Jordan needed a life-saving bone marrow transplant, she would have paid any amount for a donor.
View ArticleUS top court accepts raisin case tied to Depression-era law
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to address what may constitute an improper government "taking," in an appeal by California raisin growers who objected to a federal program designed to stabilize supply...
View ArticleThe Freedom to Marry, Discrimination, and the Courts
The state in question has a constitutional amendment that discriminates against a minority group.
View ArticleGoogle closes in on Microsoft's Xbox and Surface in patents trial
A COURT TRIAL in Seattle over patents between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility has closed, but the parties will submit their closing arguments as written briefs and the judge won't hand down his verdict...
View ArticleAfter David Hill verdict, Forest Grove takes critical look at development code
As Forest Grove considers appealing a $6.5 million federal verdict against the city, officials are now wrestling with Forest Grove's own development code.
View ArticleAsbestos Alert: District Court Judgment Reversed for Failure to...
Barabin v. AstenJohnson, Inc., et al. Ninth District Court of Appeals, Action #10-36142, 11-35020 _____F3d_____ In this case, the Ninth Circuit reversed a $10.2 million jury award in favor of...
View ArticleCourt declines appeal for Ariz. death row inmate
A federal appeals court has declined to have a larger panel of judges consider an Arizona death-row inmate's appeal already turned down under a split ruling by a three-judge panel.
View ArticleCourt declines appeal for Ariz. death row inmate
A federal appeals court has declined to have a larger panel of judges consider an Arizona death-row inmate's appeal already turned down under a split ruling by a three-judge panel.
View ArticleUS Court Strikes Down Mich. Affirmative Action Ban
Michigan's ban on affirmative action in college admissions was declared unconstitutional Nov.
View ArticleWasham ruling raises questions about funds in future recall efforts
The effort to recall Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer Dale Washam ran aground long ago, but a lingering court battle continues to create complications for future recall attempts.
View ArticleThis Day in Liberal Judicial Activisma "November 22: 2006a "Ita s monkey...
A divided panel, in an opinion by higher primate William Fletcher, disrupts established principles of administrative law as it rules both that a plaintiff with a "particularly close emotional...
View ArticleEx-DPL special assistant asks for release pending his appeal
A former special assistant to the secretary of the Department of Public Lands who was convicted of bribery has asked the federal court for his release pending appeal.
View ArticleFederal judge's rulings favored companies in which he owned stock
A federal judge has issued three key rulings over a four-year period that favored companies in which he owned stock, a California Watch analysis has found.
View ArticleNinth Circuit grants rehearing en banc in case challenging ban that...
Ninth Circuit grants rehearing en banc in case challenging ban that prohibits public television and radio stations from broadcasting paid political advertisements: Late Wednesday, the U.S. Court of...
View ArticleCourt to hear mental competency of accused Atwater inmate
The mental competency of an inmate who’s accused of killing a federal prison guard at U.S. Penitentiary Atwater in California now can be tested, under a finalized appellate-court decision...
View ArticleBeyond the Carolinas: Gay marriage by the numbers
On Election Day, the residents of Maine, Maryland and Washington affirmed that their states will recognize marriages for lesbian and gay couples.
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