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Selections From National Law Journal Daily Headlines August 27, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, August 27, 2009.

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Inmates have a right of access to Friday prayer services

"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling requiring Massachusetts prison officials to allow two Muslim inmates access to televised prayer services. The court's Aug. 24 ruling expanded the circuit's sparse case law on the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), a federal law passed in 2000 to strengthen the right of religious expression for prisoners and in land-use planning. "

 

L.A. judge tosses shareholder action against failed mortgage lender

"A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a shareholder class action against the former officers and directors of Downey Financial Corp., a mortgage lender that filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in November."

 

Video gaming lawyers must wait a little longer in Illinois

"Law firms looking to cash in on new work sparked by a recently enacted Illinois state law expanding the availability of video poker and other games may be waiting a while. The law would allow thousands of new video poker and other games to be set up in the state's bars, restaurants and truck stops. But local governments are enacting laws to block installation of the machines."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on August 27, 2009 (boomark / email).