June '09
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Law

Strauss,et al v Horton, et al: (Cal. Supreme Ct., May 26, 2009) California's Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the state's legislative ban against same-sex marriages, but also upheld previously formalized marriages between gay and lesbian couples before the ban took effect.

AT&T v Hulteen (U.S. Supreme Court, May 18, 2009): Employment, Labor Law. In a Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) challenge to Defendant's pension calculation system, summary judgment for Plaintiff is reversed where an employer does not necessarily violate the PDA when it pays pension benefits calculated in part under an accrual rule, applied only pre-PDA, that gave less retirement credit for pregnancy than for medical leave generally. Because the pension payments accord with a bona fide seniority system's terms, they are insulated from challenge under Title VII section 703(h).


Events
10/08-11/09 (NY):

American Psychiatric Association: Annual Meeting. Pride and Practice: Bringing Innovation Into Our Treatments.

11/04-07/09 (PA):

American Society of Criminology: Annual Conference. The theme for this year's meeting is Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy.


Articles

'Consciousness & Other Correlates in the Assessment & Treatment of PTSD' Article provided with thanks by renowned psychologist and X-Pro Member Dr Allan Cooperstein. His profile is here.


In The News

6/09/09 (DC): Pollution Experts Seek Protection For Waters Pollution experts have pressed a congressional panel for stronger action to keep pharmaceuticals and other contaminants out of the water, saying they are hurting fish and may threaten human health.


6/03/09 (NY): Madoff Sons - 'The Biblical Betrayal' One of Bernard Madoff's sons is obsessed with his father's crime and the other is still in shock over the $65 billion Ponzi scheme, according to a new exposé on the convicted fraudster.


6/02/09 (NY): Zoloft Defense Part of LI Case Zoloft, a widely prescribed antidepressant, has taken on the role of a shadow defendant in a Nassau County domestic violence case.


6/01/09 (Online) Don't Believe The Myths. Antitrust Jury Trials Are Winnable
Antitrust cases present a combination of legal and economic issues that even judges may find challenging. A jury adds a host of extra variables that even effective voir dire won't eliminate. Add on treble damages and attorney's fees, and you can understand why the vast majority of cases settle.


5/16/09 (FL): Handwriting Expert Gives Opinion on Note at Murder Scene Handwriting samples of a Jacksonville man charged with killing his girlfriend in 2007 do not match evidence left at the scene, but that evidence may match a writing sample provided by another suspect who was never charged in the crime, a forensic expert says.


5/14/09 (WA): Expert Says Hard to Believe No Warning on Abuse A church child abuse expert says he finds it hard to believe the Seattle Catholic Archdiocese wasn't warned about a child-abusing priest who moved in 1976.


5/08/09 (Aus): 'Sexsomnia' Case Leads to Law Change on Experts A case in which a man was found not guilty of raping a woman because he had suffered a condition known as "sexsomnia" has led to a law change in the Northern Territory of Australia.


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