Archive for March, 2006
How to solve the deficit: make lawsuits more expensive
Link to U.S.D.C. announcement.
As of April 9, 2005, filing fees in federal court will rise drastically. District court fees will go from $250 to $350, and appellate filing fees will go from $255 to $455. All of this is part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
Backhanded tort reform? Perhaps.
Star Tribune: “Minneapolis to appeal stop-on-red ruling”
Link to article. Previous posts: 3.15.06 & 12.16.05.
Completely unsurprisingly, Minneapolis has decided to appeal the ruling in district court that its red-light cameras are illegal under the uniformity requirement of the state traffic code. Motivating the city: $1 million in revenue generated during the first six months of operation, but also, apparently a 16% drop [...]
Star Tribune: “Photo Cop Hits Red Light”
Link to article.
District Judge Mark Wernick shut down the Minneapolis red-light cameras yesterday, deciding that they shifted the burden of proof to the defendant, rather than leaving it where it belongs, with the state.
The Minneapolis ordinance established a presumption that the owner of the car was the driver. The owner was therefore responsible for the [...]
Follow up to the “secret law” appeal at the 9th Circuit
Link to former post.
As you may recall, the U.S. Attorney General claimed that a “secret law” required air travelers to show identification before they will be allowed to fly. The U.S. Attorney General claimed the law could not be described, and would only show it to the court, not to opposing counsel.
This is the United [...]
CNN: ” Supreme Court upholds college military recruiting law”
Link to article.
Law schools across the country have, in recent years, banned military recruiters from their campuses because of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays. The catch is that many law schools receive federal funding, one of the conditions to which is that the law schools must allow military recruiters on campus.
The [...]
