Morning Docket 2.9.09
* The U.S. government may force GM and Chrysler into bankruptcy to ensure re-payment of the $17.4 billion bailout to taxpayers. [Bloomberg]
* A hearing today before the Ninth circuit in San Francisco will provide insight in to the administration’s views on extraordinary rendition—the secret transfer of a terror suspect from one state to another. [ABC]
* The Italian Senate will discuss a “Right-to-die” bill designed to keep an Italian woman on life-support. [The International Herald Tribune]
* When will the baseball steroid scandal ever end? Sportsfans are up in arms about reports that Alex Rodriguez used steroids in 2003. [Reuters]
* A new book “Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice,” sheds light on a forgotten hero in the civil rights movement and the legal fight to de-segregate busses. [The Associated Press]
* Need a job? Attorney Michael D. Hausfeld, who once represented Holocaust victims against Swiss banks, started a law firm that focuses on protecting businesses against global cartels. [The Washington Post]
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The guys in my high school used to post "first" all the time. 'Twas no big deal.
Does anyone know if that Suliman woman (with the 8 kids) is contemplating becoming a paralegal? She has the perfect lips for it, if you know what I mean.
yeah, but is the Masters degree that she plans to earn in a couple years, which apparently will provide food for 14 kids, any competition for the paralegal qualifications of such candidates as Nervous t101L? Methinks there is going to be a whole new slew of JD-holding paralegals... a new underclass of bar-admitted attorneys is upon us.
"Busses"?
As a CEO of GM, all I can say is...
THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS FOR JOHN MCCAIN!
I am offended. Please un-offend and moderate.
I think morning docket should be sponsored by Krispy Kreme.
E. Mystal
Who is Eliza Gray?
The guys at my high school used to use steriod all the time. It was no big deal.
"in to"? "IN TO"?! DOn't you mean "into"!
Why would the associated press use the plural "busses" instead of the more common "buses"? Both seem to be correct, but, it makes me wonder if they knew that.
PBwiki is no longer sponsoring the morning docket? What a shame... I guess that means I have to retire my morning docket song. Oh wellllll.
Hausfeld ISN'T hiring. And you're several months late on the development of Hausfeld's new firm.
There is no right to die.... the Italian parliament is making a BIG mistake... Eluana does not want to die, they are killing her. What is another death in Berlusconi's track record? Nothing at all.... he is the first public enemy and the worst terrorist in Italy.
"busses" and "buses" are both correct, but using "buses" avoids the sometimes-hilarious connotations associated with kissing. "de-segregate busses"...hahaha