Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.21.09

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* SCOTUS has agreed to decide whether federal courts can order Guantanamo detainees to be released into the United States, which raises separation of powers issues (because the political branches are in charge of passing and enforcing immigration laws). [How Appealing (linkwrap)]
* A big loss for Exxon Mobil (and its lawyers at McDermott): a jury issues a $104.7 million verdict, after finding the company liable for poisoning NYC water wells. [Bloomberg]
* Weekend at Bernie’s: lawsuit alleges drug use and debauchery at the Madoff offices. [ABA Journal]
* The Galleon / Raj Rajaratnam insider trading case lands in Judge Rakoff’s court. Could this create complications for the SEC? [WSJ Law Blog]
* The FAA is investigating last week’s Balloon Boy incident. [CNN]


* A former State Department official has been charged with accepting kickbacks to steer contracts to certain construction companies in Iraq. [Washington Post]
* The New York Court of Appeals removes one judge from the bench and admonishes another (his brother). [New York Law Journal]
* Elsewhere in the Empire State: allegations of voter fraud. [Fox News]

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