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National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update March 22, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, March 22, 2010

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Over an Alito Dissent, Supreme Court Denies Review in School Band Case

"When a controversial decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is appealed to the Supreme Court, the justices often take the bait and reverse. But this morning, the Supreme Court denied review of a 9th Circuit ruling that nixed the performance of a religious instrumental piece by a public high school band in Washington state. Justice Samuel Alito Jr. dissented from the Court's denial of review. "

 

Ginsburg, GE Counsel Speak Up For Justice Department Lawyers

:In separate speeches Friday night, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and General Electric Co. General Counsel Brackett Denniston III said that recent attacks on the Justice Department lawyers who represented Guantanamo Bay detainees while in the private sector were 'unsettling.' "

 

Supreme Court to Rule on Prosecutorial Immunity

"The Supreme Court agreed this morning to rule on a Louisiana dispute that could be an important test of prosecutorial immunity in a death penalty case."

 

Panelists Predict Changes to, Not Death of, Big Law

"Big Law may not be dying, but its certainly not going to operate as it did before the economic downturn. That was the consensus among panelists this morning at the 'Law Firm Evolution: Brave New World or Business as Usual?' conference, which is being hosted by the Georgetown Center for the Study of the Legal Profession."

 

Chamber Institute Releases Report on State Lawsuit Climates

"Lawyers and corporate executives say West Virginia is the state with the worst lawsuit climate for businesses, according to a new report from the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. "

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on March 23, 2010 (boomark / email).