Special Legal Bulletins (2007-2008)

Loan Repayment Legislation

• H.R. 916 in the 110th Congress
• House OKs Loan Assistance for Law Grads, by Osita Iroegbu, Legal Times, May 17, 2007, posted on Law.com

War Funding Bill

• Emergency Supplemental, 2007, H.R. 1591
• Emergency Supplemental, 2007, S. 965
• Senate passes Iraq withdrawl bill, CNN.com, April 26, 2007
• President vetoes war-funding legislation, CNN article, May 2, 2007
• Text of Presidential veto, May 1, 2007

Gonzales v. Carhart

• U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Docket no. 05-380 Decided April 18, 2007

Iraq Study Group

• Iraq Study Group Report, issued Dec. 6, 2006
• Iraq Study Group - Background, Facts, Participants

New E-Discovery Rules

• Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with commentary, Eff. Dec. 1, 2006
• The 2006 Discovery Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," by Carl G. Roberts, Law Practice Today (ABA), August 2006; "a good summary article"
• "Companies May Face New Legal Rules on E-Mails, IM," by Christopher S. Rugaber, The Associated Press, December 4, 2006
• "Coping with the New Rules for E-Discovery," by Jennifer Smith Finnegan and Aviva Wein, Product Liability Law & Strategy, November 16, 2006
• "EDD-ucating Yourself About Electronic Discovery," by Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell, Law Practice Today, Oct. 2006
• "E-Discovery May Target Unexpected Sources," by David Sumner and Damon Reissman E-Commerce Law & Strategy, December 4, 2006
• "Federal Rules May Be a Windfall for Tech Providers," by Philippa Maister, Fulton County Daily Report, December 4, 2006
• "Hitting the High Points of the New e-Discovery Rules," by Craig Ball, Law Practice Today (ABA), Oct. 2006

Al-Marri amicus curiae brief

• Al-Marri v. Wright, No. 06-7427, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, filed by former senior officials from the U.S. Dept. of Justice, including Janet Reno

Florida Supreme Court Internet decision

• Michael John Simmons v. State of Florida, No. SC04-2375, decided Nov. 16, 2006

N.J. same-sex couples marriage ruling

• Lewis v. Harris, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Docket no. A-68-05, Decided Oct. 25, 2006
• Oral argument, Docket no. A-68-05, argued Feb. 15, 2006
• Lewis v. Harris, Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, June 14, 2005
• Same Sex Marriage: a selective bibliography of the legal literature, from the Rutgers School of Law-Newark

Presidential Signing Statements

• ABA Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements and the Separation of Powers Doctrine Report with Recommendations
• ABA Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements ...
• ABA News Release, July 24, 2006
• ABA: President's bill signing statements violate the constitution, by Gina Holland, July 25, 2006, on law.com
• ABA Condemns President Bush's Use of Signing Statements, by Tara Godvin, Associated Press, Aug. 9, 2006 on law.com
• The Problem with Presidential Signing Statements: their use and misuse by the Bush administration, by John W. Dean, on Findlaw's Writ, Jan. 13, 2006
• The Legal Significance of Presidential Signing Statements, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Nov. 3, 1993
• U.S. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Hearing on Presidential Signing Statements, June 27, 2006
• Index to Signing Statements
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (from GPO)
• Public Papers of the Presidents (from GPO)

• Slip opinion, decided June 29, 2006

• Amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, March 23, 2006

• USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, H.R. 3199
• Will be PL 109-177, signed into law by Pres. Bush on Mar. 9, 2006

• The White House has released The National Security Strategy Report on March 16, 2006

• HB 1215

• A Failure of Initiative: The Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
• The Federal Response to Katrina: Lessons Learned White House report issued Feb. 2006

• Trial of Saddam Hussein new web site by the Library of Congress
• Grotian Moment: The Saddam Hussein Trial Blog (from Case School of Law)
• Trial of Saddam Hussein (blog by Ken Frost from the UK)

State of the Union

• Addresses
• Democratic response to Jan. 31, 2006 address

• Legal authorities supporting the activities of the National Security Agency as described by the President, U.S. Dept. of Justice whitepaper, Jan. 19, 2006

• Bush v. Holmes No. SC04-2323, opinion released Jan. 5, 2006
• Florida Statute, Opportunity Scholarship Program
• Florida Constitution, Article IX, Education
• Voucher Litigation Timeline (Florida School Boards Association)

Articles

• "Fla. court strikes down school vouchers," CNN.com, Jan. 5, 2006
• "Florida high court kills school voucher program," SF Chronicle, Jan. 6, 2006
• "Florida Supreme Court strikes down school voucher law," Jurist report, Jan. 5, 2006
• "Florida Supreme Court strikes down tuition vouchers," Bloomberg.com, Jan. 5, 2006

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