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CNET Dodges Proxy Fight Via Sale to CBS
The Recorder
Drafting a New York firm, the struggling San Francisco new-media titan moots a battle over who can appoint its board members.
Kozinski Cites Kozinski in Opinion
The Recorder
The Ninth Circuit chief judge looked to one of his own opinions from yesteryear for guidance in a ruling on attorney sanctions.
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Marriage Ruling Makes History
The Recorder
Risking considerable political backlash, the California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that excluding same-sex couples from marriage violated the state Constitution.
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Strip-Mining the Gay Marriage Ruling
Legal Pad
From defining terms to issues of "suspect classification" and strict scrutiny, we attack the majority ruling with our trusty highlighter pens, so you don't have to. On the Other Hand: Notes from the dissent: It's not like gays don't have the same right to heterosexual marriage as the rest of us ... Plus: Our video retrospective on the court case ... pictures from early celebrants ... and video of CNN screwing up its coverage.
Commentary
Letter to the Editor
High-earning firms should contribute to legal services for low-income Americans.
Proceed With Caution on 'Bilski'
Legal Times
West Virginia University law prof Michael V. Risch says the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal should be critical of business method patents, but shouldn't ban them altogether.
'Baze v. Rees': Fearing Too Much Justice
The National Law Journal
UC-Berkeley law prof Elizabeth Semel says the U.S. Supreme Court was afraid to hear what prison officials say really happens when execution drugs are administered.




