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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines January 12, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, January 12, 2010.

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Justices may reverse decision barring no-show testimony

"The high court's decision last year in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts caused an uproar among prosecutors by interpreting the Constitution to require that forensic and other evidence be presented mainly in person, not by affidavit. On Monday, the Court heard arguments in a case that could be a vehicle for reversing that 5-4 decision less than a year after its issuance. But that outcome appears far from certain. "

 

Second Detroit federal judge shoots down jury pool argument

"For the second time within a month, a federal judge in Detroit has looked at whether minorities are being systematically excluded from jury pools in federal court. Both judges ruled that they are not, although one conceded that there are problems with the racial makeup of Detroit-area federal juries. "

 

Obama focuses on three judge nominees for Chicago

"President Barack Obama has pared the list of judicial candidates for the U.S. district court in his hometown to two Chicago lawyers and an Illinois appellate judge, according to the chief judge of that court. With four judgeship openings, the court in Chicago has more vacancies than any other federal district court."

 

Leno setback a boon for legal dramas on TV

"The failure of the The Jay Leno Show was good news for fans of David E. Kelley, the mastermind behind such popular television dramas as L.A. Law, The Practice, Ally McBeal and Boston Legal. Kelley's latest project ? slated for one of the newly-freed up 10 p.m. slots on NBC ? is about a curmudgeonly ex-patent lawyer who opens a law firm with a group of misfit associates."

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