Judge Frank Easterbrook, from the 7th Circuit, relies on empircal studies and writes about how to determine credibility:
The belief that many people form from watching television and movies—that this can be done by careful attention to a witness’s demeanor—has been tested and rejected by social scientists. Looking for mannerisms, hesitations, and perspiration is the method […]
Judge Ralph Beistline has approved the parties’ stipulated protective order in an FMLA case. The parties categorized sensitive information as either “Confidential Information” or “‘Attorneys’ Eyes Only’ Information,” though the significance of one category over the other is not clear, since the treatment of the information seems similar if not identical.
Judicial aproval of a stipulated protective order is not […]
Tim Dooley and Peter Partnow’s materials presented at the April 9th Employment Law Section meeting, entitled EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION IN ALASKA: FEDERAL COURT OR STATE COURT? WHAT’S A LITIGATOR TO DO?, are available here.
The Senate yesterday defeated the bill to overturn the ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire (2007), by failing to invoke cloture. Senators Obama and Clinton voted Yea on cloture; Senators Stevens and Murkowski voted Nay on cloture. Senator McCain did not vote, but expressed his disapproval of the underlying bill.
