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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines July 20, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, July 20, 2009.

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Hearing portrays three different Sotomayors

"Three versions of Sonia Sotomayor were portrayed before the Senate Judiciary Committee at its four-day confirmation hearing last week: the shackled slave to precedent, the speechifying activist, and the radical with a hidden liberal agenda. Which version will show at the high court?"

 

Questioning Sotomayor without a license

"Six senators on the Judiciary Committee don't have law degrees. How did they prepare for questioning U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on complex questions of constitutional theory and statutory interpretation? By reading, they said, and by spending a lot of time with lawyers they have on staff."

 

Federal judges hire some Dems

"Federal judges are hoping a new set of lobbyists with strong Democratic ties will be able to push their agenda on Capitol Hill, including laying the groundwork for what judges view as a long-overdue salary increase."

 

Highlights from the hearing

"Here are some of the key moments from a week that will determine what's ahead for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and the high court."

 

'Textual harassment' on the rise

" 'Textual harassment' is nothing to LOL about, warn employment lawyers. Attorneys say that text messaging in the workplace is turning into a growing liability for employers, which are landing in court over inappropriate and offensive texts that are popping up on employees' cellphones."

 

$6 million verdict survives judge's error on mid-trial jury discussions

"In a key opinion about mid-trial jury deliberations, the Massachusetts high court let stand a nearly $6.2 million judgment in a personal injury case. The court ruled that the trial judge committed an error by allowing jurors to talk about evidence by themselves during a trial despite one side's objection. But the opinion also upheld the judgment and said the judge's decision to allow the juror discussions didn't harm the defendant's case."

 

Lawyer can face off against client of 30 years ago, rules Minnesota high court

"A Minnesota lawyer who represented a woman in a job discrimination lawsuit 30 years ago is facing his former client again ? this time on the opposite side of the courtroom."

 

Hospice has standing to challenge limits on Medicare payments

"A federal judge has tentatively ruled that a Los Angeles hospice care provider has standing to sue the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services over the validity of a regulation that governs how much a provider may receive in Medicare payments under a statutory cap".

 

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