News Items from Jurist

Jurist is a great site that, among other things, summarizes legal news items on a wide variety of topics from around the world. News items are written by law student staffers at the University of Pittsburgh. They include links to newspapers, wire services, agency websites, pleadings, press releases, and other materials related to the stories.

Here are a dozen interesting items from the last couple of weeks. I could use any one of them as the start of a post here, but instead I'll just list the headlines and let you click for more.

• US citizen 'exiled' to Canada under sexual assault plea bargain, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 23, 2006.
• Federal judge hears arguments on Hinckley overnight visits, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 23, 2006.
• California prisoner transfers to private out-of-state facilities to begin in November, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 22, 2006.
• Gonzales insists terror suspects face fair trials under Military Commissions Act, Oct. 19, 2006.
• Music industry sues 8,000 worldwide for illegal file-sharing, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 17, 2006.
• Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart gets 28-month sentence for helping terror client, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 16, 2006.
• Scalia defends constitutional approach in debate with ACLU president, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 16, 2006.
• Florida court refuses to block violent video game release, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 14, 2006.
• Five US states allow attack dogs in prisons: HRW report, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 12, 2006.
• Federal judge rules Kentucky judges can solicit campaign funds, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 12, 2006.
• Supreme Court asked to hold California sentencing rules unconstitutional, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 11, 2006.
• Supreme Court hears indictment harmless error case, Jurist Paper Chase, Oct. 10, 2006.
  

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