Aba Journal
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| Google Books Settlement May Violate Antitrust Law, DOJ Contends | A pending settlement between Google Inc. and groups representing authors and publishers could violate antitrust law, the U.S. Department of Justice says in a letter to the federal judge in the Southern District of New York who is overseeing the case. Although the DOJ has made no finding that antitrust law would, in fact, be violated by the planned settlement concerning Google's plan to make a large number of books available online, it is investigating the settlement, reports the New York Times. “This is the next step in the notion that this is a serious issue, so serious that the… |
| Sotomayor’s Nomination: Today’s News | Agence France-Presse: "Sotomayor hearings: No weapons, clothing with profanity"
Associated Press: "White House slams GOP document search on Sotomayor"
CQ Politics: "White House Says GOP Request on Sotomayor ‘Not Relevant’"
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (opinion): "Detractors to Obama’s high-court nominee pollute honest debate of Sotomayor’s record through distortion"
Opening Arguments (Washington Post): "Former Colleagues Come Out for Sotomayor"
Scripps Howard News Service (opinion): "Sotomayor Could Provide Civics Lesson" |
Google legal news
| | Real-Life Legal Training - New York Times | |
Real-Life Legal TrainingNew York TimesAbove the Law, a legal blog, has the memo from the dean, Patricia White, to students. An excerpt: While I would like to believe that this year's elevated ...and more » |
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| Linklaters crowned king legal dealmaker in H1 - Reuters | |
Jurist
| | India court declares anti-sodomy law unconstitutional | [JURIST] The Delhi High Court [official website] on Thursday decriminalized homosexual conduct [judgment, PDF] by declaring India's anti-sodomy law unconstitutional. In a petition originally filed and rejected [JURIST report] by the court in 2004, the Naz Foundation [advocacy website] challenged |
| Ex-Guantanamo detainee civilian trial set for September 2010 | [JURIST] A federal judge on Thursday set a trial date for terrorism suspect and former Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Ahmed Ghailani [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive] of September 13, 2010. Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to be transferred [JURIST report] to |
Google law
| | Judge strikes down Conn. interior designer law - The Associated Press | |
| Father Who Ditched Nine Kids Via Safe Haven Law Has Twins on the Way - FOXNews | |