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JAILS

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JOB BIAS

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JOB SAFETY

See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

JUDGES

– Judicial nominations and confirmations

See NOMINATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS

– Mortgage modification by bankruptcy judges, Frank (D-Mass) to renew lawmaking effort to allow, 2141

JUDGMENTS

– Summary judgment, facilitating plaintiff survival of

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1504

JUDICIAL REVIEW

See APPEALS

JURIES

– Right to jury trial, bankrupt debtor lacks in trustee action seeking turnover of property (1st Cir.), 1017

JURISDICTION

– Administrative agencies/decisions

See ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

– Attorney malpractice in patent application, personal jurisdiction proper over Canadian law firm that filed application in U.S. (Fed. Cir.), 1072; circuit split roundup, 1127
– Clean Water Act authority over wetlands, Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor avoids criticizing current court's muddled decision, 2052
– Fatal assault of detainee in Afghanistan, USA PATRIOT Act provides subject-matter authority to prosecute CIA civilian contractor (4th Cir.), 1099
– Maritime law, tort suit over death of barge welder (2d Cir.), In Brief, 1158
– Native American tribal lands, Federal Claims Court has authority over claims that U.S. breached duties as trustee (Fed. Cir.), 1182
– Political question doctrine, greenhouse gas emissions

– – Hurricane Katrina victims, tort claims that energy firms' emissions led to increased storm damage may proceed (5th Cir.), 1233
– – States may proceed with public nuisance claims against electric power generators (2d Cir.), 1168

– Protective order preserving anonymity of nonparty deponent, Md. court has authority to loosen order issued by Mass. tribunal (4th Cir.), 1098
– Removal

See REMOVAL JURISDICTION

– Securities fraud, authority exists over claims by foreign investors in foreign company with business presence in U.S. (11th Cir.), 1108; circuit split roundup, 1127
– Small Bus. Admin., authority over grant dispute (Fed. Cir.), In Brief, 1243
– Venue

See VENUE

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