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• National Briefing | West: California: Inmate’s Appeal Is Rejected

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 902
  The United States Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Kevin Cooper, a California death row inmate convicted of killing four people in 1983.
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• California State Athletic Commission rules against medical marijuana

  
  NORML Daily Audio Stash — Authority: 531
  CSAC POSITION ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA The California State Athletic Commission’s position is that Marijuana is a banned substance pursuant to Rule 303 and that any positive drug test may result in discipline. The California Supreme Court has weighed in on “Medical Marijuana” in the employment context and has ...
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• Roby v. McKesson:Cal. Supreme Court Embraces 1:1 Ratio

  
  California Punitive Damages — Authority: 124
  Now that Ive had a chance to review this mornings opinion from the California Supreme Court , heres a more detailed summary of the courts ruling. The primary significance of the case, for purposes of this blog, is that the California Supreme Court has embraced the principle that the maximum permissible ratio of ...
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• Roby v. McKesson: Cal. Supreme Court Reduces Punitive Damages to 1-to-1 Ratio

  
  California Punitive Damages — Authority: 124
  The California Supreme Court has issued its opinion in Roby v. McKesson . I havent had a chance to read it in detail yet, but from a quick skim I see that the Supreme Court agreed with the Court of Appeal that the jurys $15 million punitive damages award was constitutionally excessive, and further held that any ...
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• Roby v. McKesson Opinion Will Be Issued Monday, Nov. 30

  
  California Punitive Damages — Authority: 124
  The California Supreme Court has announced that it will issue its opinion in Roby v. McKesson on Monday, November 3o. One of the issues presented in Roby is: May an appellate court determine the maximum constitutionally permissible award of punitive damages when it has reduced the accompanying award of ...
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• Overdraft Fee Monster Eats Social Security Income, Too

  
  Personal Money Store — Authority: 610
  B of As Overdraft Fees Victimize Long-Time Customer This should be considered a deadly weapon, in light of banks runaway abuse of overdraft fee policies. (Photo: flickr.com) Overdraft fees across the board have attracted the interest of Congress lately. Many have said that the way in which overdraft fees are ...
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• Ruling on Summary Judgement Expected today in Dio San Diego vs. St Annes and Holy Trinity

  
  San Diego Anglicans — Authority: 404
  Prayer request:  A ruling is expected to be announced today here in San Diego (Friday, 6th) regarding a judges decision granting or denying summary judgement in two joined property cases.  Plaintiffs are The Episcopal Church of the United States and the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. Congregations affected by this ...
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• Watch-On-The-Web: Important Medical Marijuana Case Before California Supreme Court

  
  NORML Blog — Authority: 525
  Supreme Court to Hold Special Outreach Session at UC Berkeley Law School Live TV Broadcast of Oral Arguments on Nov. 3 in Cases Involving Medical Marijuana, DNA Evidence, and Sex Offender Law San Francisco—For the ninth year in a row, the California Supreme Court will reach out to hundreds of students at a ...
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• Lee Marvin’s ex dies at 75

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Malibu, Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lee Marvin’s ex Michelle Triola Marvin died at 75 years of cancer. She fought a long advertised battle with Lee Marvin over money after they dumped each other. Michelle Triola Marvin’s landmark 10-year case won historic rights for “live-in” lovers, although she herself never saw ...
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• Gavin Newsom calls it quits in California governor’s race

  
  Inside, Looking Out — Authority: 120
  Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco who made national headlines in 2004 when he challenged California state law by allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry, has quit the governor’s race in California. Newsom is withdrawing from the Democratic primary amid lackluster poll numbers and meager fund-raising ...
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• Gavin Newsom calls it quits in California governor’s race

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco who made national headlines in 2004 when he challenged California state law by allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry, has quit the governor’s race in California.Newsom is withdrawing from the Democratic primary amid lackluster poll numbers and meager fund-raising receipts. ...
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• “Unauthorized Copying and Sale by Westlaw and LexisNexis of Appellate Briefs…”

  
  Legal Research Plus — Authority: 464
  Earlier today, we blogged about two recent legal news items (here and here) on the copyright concerns regarding California Supreme Court appellate briefs appearing on Westlaw and LexisNexis.As a follow-up, we have posted (with permission) the full text of the letter from attorney Edmond Connor, asking the court to ...
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• Court Struggles to Balance Public Access With For-Profit Interests

  
  Legal Research Plus — Authority: 464
  Court Struggles to Balance Public Access With For-Profit InterestsBy Laura ErndeDaily Journal10/30/2009“Three months after an attorney complained that the California Supreme Court was giving away valuable appellate briefs to for-profit firms, the court is still trying to figureout how to get itself out of the sticky ...
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• Brief Fight Likely to End in Compromise

  
  Legal Research Plus — Authority: 464
  From tomorrow’s (Friday’s) San Francisco Recorder:Brief Fight Likely to End in CompromiseThe RecorderBy Mike McKeeOctober 30, 2009The [California] Supreme Court sounds willing to end its practice of shipping briefs from all the state’s appellate cases to Westlaw and LexisNexis, which charge for them. An Irvine ...
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• Despise the Initiative Process? New York City Shows Why Progressives Need It

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 143
  New York City provides a case study of a large, ethnically diverse, California-like entity where citizen ballot measures are not an option. The result? A profoundly undemocratic city where large real... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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