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Elephant Habeas Case Proceeds
A judge has issued an order to show cause why Happy, the elephant, is not entitled to relief on a writ of habeas corpus. In habeas cases there are procedures for denying petitions at an early stage, without issuing the writ, and the judge’s failure to do so here makes me sad. I’m not going……
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Lago Agrio: Evidentiary Hearing Stayed
A week or two ago I noted an upcoming attorney disciplinary hearing at which, it seemed, Steven Donziger would have the opportunity to make a factual showing in an attempt to undercut Judge Kaplan’s findings of fact. I opined that the decision by a referee to allow the hearing was probably an error, but that……