A test of courage, a reminder to justices; (Speech delivered at the book launching of "Test of Courage - Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban (ret.)" by Ms. Evelyn Miranda-Feliciano, Jan. 22, 2008, Far Eastern University Auditorium, Nicanor Reyes St., Manila.).
Byline: Supreme Court Justice Antonio T. Carpio Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, Mrs. Leni Panganiban, my esteemed colleagues in the Court -- Justice Angelina SandovalGutierrez, Justice Conchita Carpio Morales, and Justice Teresita de Castro, Senator Jovito Salonga, FEU Chair Lourdes Montinola, FEU President Lydia Echauz, author Evelyn...

A test of courage, a reminder to justices; (Speech delivered at the book launching of "Test of Courage - Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban (ret.)" by Ms. Evelyn Miranda-Feliciano, Jan. 22, 2008, Far Eastern University Auditorium, Nicanor Reyes St., Manila.).
Byline: Supreme Court Justice ANTONIO T. CARPIO CHIEF Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, Mrs. Leni Panganiban, my esteemed colleagues in the Court -- Justice Angelina SandovalGutierrez, Justice Conchita Carpio Morales, and Justice Teresita de Castro, Senator Jovito Salonga, FEU Chair Lourdes Montinola, FEU President Lydia Echauz, author Evelyn...

Trial court told to reconsider injunction against LAUSD project.
The Second District Court of Appeal has ruled that a lower court erroneously rejected an injunction requested by a community group that is seeking to prevent construction of a new school in Los Angeles's Echo Park area. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Daniel Solis Pratt "erroneously...

A matter of privilege.
The case of Russell Adkins, M.D. v. Arthur Christie et al. may not sound very exciting on its face, but could be a significant one for practicing physicians because of its potential effect on peer review. Dr. Adkins, an African American, brought suit in federal court against...

A matter of privilege.
Editor's Note: Welcome to our first installment of Law & Medicine, our new legal column written by Miles Zaremski, J.D., past president of the American College of Legal Medicine. Each month, Mr. Zaremski, who practices in Northbrook, Ill., will discuss an aspect of health law that affects physicians. We...

Villar deplores use of SC ruling to shield Cabinet members.
Senate President Manuel B. Villar Jr. yesterday said the use of the Supreme Court (SC) decision upholding the right to invoke executive privilege over the Senate's legislative power for Cabinet officials to evade Senate summons "indicates the dangers of this lopsided decision to a democratic system of government.'' ...

Discriminatory filtering: CIPA's effect on our nation's youth and why the Supreme Court erred in upholding the constitutionality of the Children's Internet Protection Act.
I. INTRODUCTION II. LEGAL HISTORY OF THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT A. What is CIPA? 1. What is a Filter and How Does It Work? a. Disabling Filters 2. Obscenity 3. Government Interest in the Well-Being of Youth 4. Levels of Scrutiny B. The District Court's Decision in American...

Danding files motion on ruling saying stake at UCPB gov't-owned.
Despite going directly to the Supreme Court (SC), businessman Eduardo M. Cojuangco Jr. on Wednesday moved to reconsider the July 11, 2003 resolution of the Sandiganbayan declaring his 72.2 percent stake in United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) as state-owned for having been illegally acquired with coconut levy funds. ...

Governor airs side on RTC decision ordering Bataan to pay P120 M to firm.
Byline: MAR T. SUPNAD BALANGA CITY, Bataan - Gov. Enrique "Tet" Garcia said the other day the provincial government of Bataan will file a motion for consideration of a Regional Trial Court's (RTC) decision ordering the province to pay R120 million in damages to the Sunrise Paper...

Trillanes files appeal anew.
Byline: LEONARD D. POSTRADO Detained Senator Antonio Trillanes yesterday appealed to a Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge to reconsider its earlier decision denying him to attend Senate sessions and be allowed access to the media. Lawyer Reynaldo Robles, counsel for Trillanes, contended that the...