Litigation

Around the web, May 18

By Ted Frank

• So, I suppose Justice Sotomayor, contrary to her Senate testimony, is okay with the use of international precedent to strike down laws passed by 37 states. [Graham v. Florida; Whelan @ Bench Memos; see also Volokh on the Stevens concurrence]
• Libertarians are understandably perturbed by U.S. v. Comstock. [Somin; Volokh; Barnett; Sullum]
• Joint Preliminary Report in Toyota MDL is a roadmap for where that multi-billion dollar litigation is heading. [Mass Tort Defense]

Full post as published by Point of Law on May 18, 2010 (boomark / email).