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News Notes – January 11
Turner seeks speedy hearing – Wants US judge to restore seat; Lawyer argues ouster was illegal By Meghan E. Irons – Globe Staff / January 11, 2011 Stepping up his push for reinstatement, Chuck Turner outlined the underpinnings of his civil lawsuit in federal court yesterday and urged the judge to reverse the process that [...]
News Notes – December 10
Taking a new legal direction: Genes are not patentable – A judge’s controversial ruling spurs debate By Jingyun Fan/The Tech – ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR – December 10, 2010 The legality of patents on genes is in jeopardy after a judge ruled that genes were ineligible for patents because they involved “laws of nature.” Twenty percent [...]
News Notes – November 10
[News Notes was on hiatus for last 4 days because my other job was demanding 12 hours + of my time awake - sorry for the disruption. -ed] Another face of Capuano By Brian McGrory – Globe Columnist / November 10, 2010 If Michael Capuano considers you a friend, you really don’t want to have [...]
News Notes – October 15
Appeals court affirms MFA’s right to painting allegedly sold under Nazi duress By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff – October 15, 2010 A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled that the Museum of Fine Arts owns a valuable 1913 painting by Oskar Kokoschka, saying that the statute of limitations had run out on an Austrian [...]
Jury Duty
[The first half of the following essay was published in the June issue of Fenway News, with a 'to be continued' tag at the end. Then we basically forgot about it until its author reminded us during a chance meeting on the street yesterday. We apologize not only to the author, but also to his [...]
News Notes – September 8
Judge won’t lift limits on stem cell use Washington Post / September 8, 2010 WASHINGTON — A federal judge yesterday denied a motion to lift an injunction he issued two weeks ago barring the government from funding research involving human embryonic stem cells. US Chief District Judge Royce Lamberth rejected a request by the Obama [...]
News Notes – August 26
Student appeals award of $67,500 – Record labels seeking even more: $675,000 By Jonathan Saltzman – Globe Staff / August 26, 2010 A Boston University graduate student is appealing a federal judge’s order that he pay four record labels $67,500 in damages for illegally downloading music, even though the amount is only a tenth of [...]