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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines February 16, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, February 16, 2010

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Stealth war over judges

"Republicans have been able to use the Senate's rules to frustrate President Barack Obama's judicial nominees. The White House is hoping to change that by picking up the pace of nominations."

 

Preparing for more Supreme Court exits

"If two U.S. Supreme Court vacancies materialize this spring, they may have the same impact on the nation's capital that two heavy snowfalls have had this month: gridlock, paralysis and frayed tempers"

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Justices wade back into terror cases

"More than half a century later, Ann Fagan Ginger has no intention of forgetting the pain and toll of the McCarthy era. The fact that so many people have forgotten that period and so many youths have no knowledge of it, she said, spurred her to sign onto an amicus brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case raising the specter of a similar era ? one driven by fear of terrorism."

 

Judges slow to toughen up recusal rules

"The Supreme Court's Caperton ruling may have planted a bull's-eye on judicial impartiality, prompting many states to revisit their recusal rules with the hopes of eradicating bias from the bench. But so far, the recusal reform movement has entailed mostly talk, little action. "

 

Two decades and counting for Iran case

"A decade ago, a federal judge awarded McKesson $20 million for claims that Iran expropriated the company's interest in the dairy and withheld its dividends. But during the past seven years, the case has hit a series of unexpected bumps, from changes in government policy to new rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court. The longer it's gone on, the trickier its path has seemingly become. "

 

Law trudged under weight of snow

"Last week's winter storms wreaked havoc on the nation's capital, outing power, blanketing roads and, to nobody's great shock, shutting down the federal government. But how did it affect the local legal community? Let's just say this is what BlackBerrys were made for."

 

Lawyer/patentee hit with sanctions in case against Toyota

"Toyota's legal bills are mounting in the wake of lawsuits springing from its recent massive automobile recall, but a Washington state federal judge's order in a patent infringement case is one spot of good legal news for the automaker."

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