Holiday News Round-up (Part 2)
Here are some news stories you may have missed over the holidays.
- The U.S. Supreme Court announced its February argument calendar, which includes two major employment discrimination cases and a preemption case, among others.
- The Associated Press profiles a 29-year-old public defender who played a major role in bringing the lethal injection case Baze v. Rees before the U.S. Supreme Court.
- In a medical malpractice case, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that when the government substitutes itself for individual defendants, a state law limiting liability claims against the government violates the constitutional right of an injured person to seek a full remedy, the Statesman Journal reported.
- The Ohio Supreme Court upheld statutory limits on pain and suffering damages, the Dayton Daily News reported.
- Same sex divorce poses additional problems for adjudication because legal regimes treat homosexuals differently than heterosexuals, the Washington Post reported.
- Independent political groups are "using their financial muscle and organizational clout as never before to influence the presidential race" because of a recent Supreme Court decision allowing television issue advertisements from third-party groups prior to elections and primaries, the New York Times reported.
- An analysis by the Los Angeles Times finds that a cap on awards in medical malpractice suits in California "is increasingly preventing families . . . from getting their day in court" because it is not financially worthwhile for lawyers to bring the lawsuits.
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