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Judge Cebull: Retired, but Not Forgotten by the Conduct Committee
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Thanks to this week's big news in the Smithkline Beecham case, where the Ninth Circuit held that gays are protected by a heightened form of scrutiny, a full...
9th Extends Batson to Gay Jurors Using Windsor's Vague Reasoning
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
A lawyer uses a peremptory challenge on a juror who repeatedly uses a male pronoun to reference his partner. The issue in the case? HIV drugs and price...
Bloggers, Even Corrupt Ones, Get Same Protections as Journalists
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
"As the Supreme Court has accurately warned, a First Amendment distinction between the institutional press and other speakers is unworkable." That's the money...
Inhale Inc. Gets Smoked by Starbuzz in Hookah Copyright Dispute
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Legend has it that the Persians invented the hookah many centuries ago. In that time, the design has changed little. The base holds water, the stem leads to a...
Year in Review 2013: Highlights From the Ninth Circuit
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
What can one say about the Ninth Circuit? The rest of the nation, my former black-robed employer included, thinks that we're a bit looney. And the Circuit...
Letter Besmirching Kozinski Asks: Can a Chief Judge Be a Litigant?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
I have a mailbox at FindLaw. I have never used this mailbox. For the entirety of my tenure, it has been absolutely vacant. Until yesterday. On my way to the...
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