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PBS.org intro: “Drawing on more than 80 interviews with key figures in the print, broadcast and electronic media, and with unequaled, behind-the-scenes access to some of today’s most important news organizations, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the challenges facing the mainstream news media, and the media’s reaction, in “News War,” a special four-part series.” 50+ …
Follow up to previous postings on a legal dispute between a group of Belgian newspaper sites and Google over removal of copyrighted materials from the search engine index, news today that the court reaffirmed its decision against Google. Google Official Blog: “Here’s a quick summary of the case: Copiepresse represents a number of newspapers in …
Another terrific project from the Justia team, this database [still under development] of recently filed Federal District Court civil cases allows users to browse by State, Nature of Suit and Cases, as well as seach by Party Name, jurisdiction, type of lawsuit, and within a given date range. According to Tim Stanley, there are currently …
“Need to check the costs of litigating in federal courts? All district, appellate, and bankruptcy court fees, as well as others, are online.” Court of Appeals Miscellaneous Fee Schedule District Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule U.S. Court of Federal Claims Fee Schedule Judicial Panel on Multidistrict …
Alito Recaps First Year on High Court, by Tony Mauro, Legal Times, February 7, 2007 [no fee or registration re’d] “Alito, like many other Court-watchers, has a hard time explaining why the Court is taking and deciding so few cases. With the announcement Monday of the Court’s April argument calendar, it appears that the Court …
AP: “U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said he would make the eight-hour recordings public even though he was worried that jurors could be influenced by outside media buzz.” Related postings on Libby investigation and trial
WSJ free feature: Federal Prosecutors Widen Pursuit Of Death Penalty as States Ease Off : “The growth in federal capital cases, many observers say, results from a heightened effort by the Justice Department to centralize the process for deciding whether prosecutors should push for capital punishment.”
Special Master Reports are now posted on the Supreme Court’s website, under the link for Dockets, which in turn has a link to Special Master Reports on the bottom portion of the page. Via Wex: “A “special master” is appointed by a court to carry out some sort of action on its behalf. Theoretically, a …
Via AP, Documents From The Trial of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, updated January 30, 2007. See also DOJ Libby Trial Exhibits January 29, 2007
PBS: “It’s known as the court of last resort — the Supreme Court — where nine judges appointed for life make monumental decisions that govern our everyday lives, from the contents of the nation’s daily newspapers to what we can do in the privacy of our own homes. With immense power and considerable mystery, the …
AP: “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday that she dislikes being “all alone on the court” nearly a year after the retirement of Sandra Day O’Connor.”
On Their Honor – “Wisconsin judges frequently try cases involving companies in which theyve invested. Who decides if they have a financial conflict? The judges.” by Geoff Davidian
