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BREAKING: Supreme Court denies Moloney & McIntyre’s Petition for Certiorari in the Belfast Project Case
Today marks the end of the road for Ed Moloney and Anthony McIntyre in the US courts. Without comment, the Supreme Court has denied their petition for a writ of certiorari. Thus the First Circuit decision will be the last word in the case. As an added bonus, the Supreme Court’s decision doesn’t make me……
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Lago Agrio: Judge Kaplan Orders Patton Boggs To Produce Documents
Judge Kaplan has issued a significant decision in the RICO case against Steven Donziger and the Lago Agrio plaintiffs. The decision orders the Ecuadorans’ US law firm, Patton Boggs, to produce documents in response to a subpoena, subject to privilege claims much narrower than the claims Patton Boggs argued it was entitled to make. The……
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Belfast Project: The Government Opposes the Petition for Certiorari
The government has filed its opposition to the petition of Ed Moloney and Anthony McIntyre for a writ of certiorari in the Belfast Project case. The brief is, of course, of very high quality, as is almost always the case with briefs by the office of the Solicitor General. Of course, it’s easy for me……
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Belfast Project: the Government Says The Case Is Not Moot
As predicted, the government has responded to Boston College’s suggestion of the death of Dolours Price by arguing that the investigation in the UK is not limited to making a criminal case against Ms. Price herself. In its memorandum, the government chides BC for making an argument so cursory that it “would ordinarily be deemed……
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Belfast Project: Boston College Seeks To Vacate Judge Young’s Order And Dismiss Its Own Appeal
Yesterday, Boston College filed a Suggestion of Death of Dolours Price. The procedure is a little odd, since Ms. Price was not a party to the proceedings: FRAP 43(a)(1) provides: If a party dies after a notice of appeal has been filed or while a proceeding is pending in the court of appeals, the decedent’s……