Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Amendments to the State Ethics Act

As of May 12, HB 109, as amended, has passed both houses and should soon be on its way to the Governor, who requested the original bill.  As you can see from the title, the legislation tightens rules governing the conduct of public employees and officials:
An Act relating to bribery, receiving unlawful gratuities, and campaign contributions; […]

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

No Rehearing En Banc in Exxon Valdez Case

The 9th Circuit has denied the petition for rehearing en banc in the Exxon Valdez punitive damages case.  Several judges (Kozinski and Bea) had urged the entire court to reject any punitive damages.
Update: Eugene Volokh says Supreme Court review should be “likely” and “appropriate,” relying on Judge Kozinski’s dissent aguing that maritime law bars any […]