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• Would Chicago Gun Rights Case Destroy Federalism?

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 461
  For the Family Research Council, Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski warned in a Washington Times op ed that a case on gun rights that will soon come before the Supreme Court could “ trigger the unhinging of American culture .” Not only do I think the pair went too far in their claim, I also think they missed several ...
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• Ninth Circuit Allows Cameras in District Courts

  
  Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog — Authority: 473
  The Ninth Circuit Judicial Council has approved the use of cameras in district courts in some civil non-jury trials. The new policy replaces the policy in place in the Ninth Circuit since 1996 banning photography and radio and television coverage...
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• Qui tam suits in action

  
  Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog — Authority: 473
  The University of Phoenix recently settled a False Claim Act qui tam action in California federal court. The lawsuit alleged that the the University of Phoenix had defrauded the government by paying enrollment counselors for enrolling students, a practice prohibited...
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• “Awesome?” How about absurd instead?

  
  CHICAGO ARGUS — Authority: 124
  There has been speculation in recent days that Rod Blagojevich and his legal defense team might very well try to dra g Barack Obama into the courtroom sometime this summer in hopes that his comments and political goodwill would reflect well upon himself. Of course, the fact that Obama now goes by the title “Mr. ...
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• Perry update: Trial may be televised

  
  hunter of justice — Authority: 419
  At the pre-trial conference today in Perry v. Schwarzenegger , Judge Walker told the parties that there is a chance that the trial will be televised.  According to a news report , Judge Walker will wait to decide whether to allow cameras until the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference issues a pending rule on whether ...
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• New Differences in Federal and State Court Time Computation May Be Trap for Unwary

  
  Akron Law Caf — Authority: 473
  On December 1, 2009, sweeping changes in computing time under the federal rules of civil procedure, appellate procedure, bankruptcy procedure, and criminal procedure took effect.  Because the Ohio procedural rules — and, in fact, the procedural rules of most state courts — have not changed, attorneys who ...
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• Abu Dhabi roads back to normal after heavy rains

  
  Dubai for Visitors — Authority: 154
  Traffic in Abu Dhabi is back to normal following heavy rains that lashed the city earlier this week and brought traffic to a standstill. Abu Dhabi Municipality said its emergency teams worked around-the-clock to clear rain-drenched roads of Abu Dhab Read more here:  Abu Dhabi roads back to normal after heavy rains
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• New department to fight cyber crimes

  
  Dubai for Visitors — Authority: 154
  The UAE government is setting up a new department under the federal courts to combat cyber crimes. Original post:  New department to fight cyber crimes
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• Vladeck on habeas jurisdiction for Guantanamo detainees

  
  Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog — Authority: 473
  Over at Prawfsblog, Steve Vladeck has a good post on the jurisdictional issues raised by moving many of the Guantanamo detainees to the Thomson facility in Illinois. From the post: "Does this mean that all of the habeas petitions in...
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• New FRCP deadlines effective December 1, 2009.

  
  What about clients? — Authority: 524
  While the work of the Judicial Conferences five Advisory Committees never really stops , big changes to federal court rules, including the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), dont occur that often. The newest amendments are "technical amendments"--but the changes are anything but technical. Two years in the ...
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• Illinois prison selected for Guantanamo detainees

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Washington, Dec 16 (DPA) The US government plans to send an unspecified number of Guantanamo detainees to a prison in Illinois as part of the plan to shutter the controversial facility for holding terrorist suspects, the White House said Tuesday.President Barack Obama has ordered the federal government to buy a state ...
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• New FRCP deadlines effective December 1, 2009.

  
  What about clients? — Authority: 524
  While the work of the Judicial Conferences five Advisory Committees never really stops , big changes to federal court rules, including the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), dont occur that often. The newest amendments are "technical amendments"--but the changes are anything but technical. Two years in the ...
  6 days ago

• What is the governments interest in preventing gay marriage? Heres your answer -

  
  hunter of justice — Authority: 419
  Many people who dont actually care a great deal one way or the other about gay marriage find it difficult to imagine why they should care. After all, how does allowing same-sex couples to marry affect your typical heterosexual married couple? This is the single hardest question for the opponents of marriage equality ...
  1 week ago

• Checking in on Ted and Daves excellent adventure

  
  hunter of justice — Authority: 419
  A slew of pretrial memoranda have been filed in the last couple of days in Perry v. Schwarzenegger , the mega case challenging the constitutionality of Prop 8 in federal court in San Francisco.  A side issue involving whether the defendants will have to turn over to plaintiffs a series of e/mails and other ...
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• Racehorse

  
  What about clients? — Authority: 524
  I would have won them all if my clients hadn’t kept reloading their gun and firing. -- Richard Haynes , Houston (1927- ) Trial Lawyer. Artist. Seer.
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• Justice Sotomayor, Civil Procedure, and the "Tradition" of Unanimous Debut Opinions

  
  Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog — Authority: 473
  Yesterday brought the Supreme Courts first decision in a case argued this Term. The Court in Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter writes: "The question before us is whether disclosure orders adverse to the attorney-client privilege qualify for immediate appeal under the...
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• Nagareda on Embedded Aggregation in Civil Litigation

  
  Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog — Authority: 473
  Richard Nagareda (Vanderbilt University) has posted Embedded Aggregation in Civil Litigation to SSRN. Abstract: When one hears the term “aggregation” in civil litigation, the context that comes to mind involves the long-running debate over class actions. Viewed within its own...
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• New federal magistrate judge to take the bench in Fort Worth

  
  CRIME — Authority: 573
  Fort Worth attorney Jeffrey L. Cureton will become the newest addition to the local federal magistrate bench. He was chosen by the district judges of the Northern District of Texas , which includes Dallas and Fort Worth, to take the place of U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Bleil in Fort Worth, who retires from the ...
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• Feds want a conviction, any conviction

  
  CHICAGO ARGUS — Authority: 124
  It was with interest that I read the news item published Monday by the Chicago Tribunes website -- federal prosecutors are likely to come up with a new indictment against form er Gov. Rod Blagojevich to try to ensure that the "guilty" verdict they are desperately seeking will not result in a case that the Supreme ...
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• Attaching electronic funds for in martime jurisdiction

  
  Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog — Authority: 473
  The Second Circuit recently overturned its previous position regarding the attachment of electronic fund transfers (EFTs) for purposes of maritime jurisdiction. Rule B of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Supplemental Rules allows courts to attach tangible or intangible property...
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