Friday, September 21st, 2007

9th Circuit Rejects Alaska Right to Life PAC Challenge to State Judges

The 9th Circuit this morning held that the Alaska Right to Life PAC did not present a justiciable controversy when it sued members of the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct and the Disciplinary Committee of the Alaska Bar Association concerning questionnaires the PAC distributed to Alaskan judges up for retention in 2002. 
Twelve judges or justices were […]

Friday, September 21st, 2007

9th Circuit Resolves Alaska Social Security Cases

The 9th Circuit panel that heard arguments in Fairbanks, Alaska, on August 10th has now resolved all of the Social Security appeals before it.  The panel was composed of Judges Wallace, Noonan, and Paez.
In three of the opinions, the panel outright reversed the District Court.
In Hornbeck v. Astrue, 2007 WL 2693724 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, […]

Friday, September 21st, 2007

ELS Follow-up: Legal Research Using WestClip

The WestClip service is part of any Westlaw subscription. Once a day (or less frequently, if you wish), West will inform you if it has published an opinion with your search terms in part of your subscription database.  If you want faster service, you can get it, but West will charge you for it.  Under either […]