Obama to Speak on Financial Crisis: President Barack Obama travels to the building on Wall Street where George Washington was sworn in to talk about his eforts to revamp regulations governing the financial system, according to a report in the Washington Post. He'll also warn against returning to the bad old ways when the recession ends.
How to Lure a Chief Justice to Campus: Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. participated over the weekend in festivities marking the 150th anniversary of the University of Michigan Law School. The Michigan Daily has this fun story suggesting that one reason Roberts accepted the invitation to attend might have been the chance to attend the big football game with Notre Dame on Saturday. (Roberts, who grew up in Indiana, is a big Notre Dame fan.) Unfortunately, the outcome was beyond the chief justice's control; Michigan won, 38-34.
Mistrial in Fosamax Case: With reports of a chair being thrown in the jury room, it was no surprise that a mistrial was called Friday in New York City in a case against Fosamax maker Merck brought by a woman who links the osteoporosis drug to a debilitating jaw probem. This American Lawyer story picks up the pieces.
Uh-Oh: Journalist Fined for Reporting Court Decisions: Journalists can get in trouble for not revealing confidential sources, but this report from the Hague indicates a French journalist was fined for reporting on what were supposed to be confidential court decisions made by the United Nations Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.
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