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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines May 7, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, May 7, 2008.

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FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Florida U.S. attorney resigns
"Greg Miller, U.S. attorney for the northern district of Florida, announced Monday that he would step down June 30. The news signals an exodus of federal prosecutors in anticipation of a new White House administration. In recent months, U.S. attorneys in Ohio and Virginia Virginia have also resigned their posts. Many more U.S. attorneys will resign in the lead-up to the election, Miller said."

FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Illinois debates convening for constitutional review
"Illinois lawyers and politicians are picking sides outside political party lines over whether the state should hold a convention that might lead to a rewriting of the state's constitution. The question will be put to a statewide vote this November because the current constitution ? the product of an overhaul in 1970 ? gives residents a say on a convention every 20 years if legislators don't call for one in that period."

WEB-ONLY  |  IP protection survey ranks U.S., U.K., Germany the highest
"European law firm Taylor Wessing ranked 22 countries and economies on their intellectual property protection and enforcement records, with the United States, United Kingdom and Germany garnering the highest scores."

WEB-ONLY  |  Fight over ousting Cook County, Ill., PD turned up a notch
"Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is seeking to overturn a Cook County Circuit Court decision last week that halted a planned meeting of the board this week on a resolution to oust the county's public defender."

OPINION:

'BAZE V. REES'  |  Fearing too much justice
"The U.S. Supreme Court recently approved Kentucky's administration of lethal injection in Baze v. Rees. On the limited facts before the court, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. took the view that delivery of the anesthetic is a relatively simple endeavor. But in other states, where courts have allowed full inquiry, it has become apparent that getting the first dose "right" is not a simple matter. It is scrutiny that some members of the Supreme Court fear ? too much truth about how the death penalty operates."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on May 07, 2008 (boomark / email).