Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : June 20, 2011

Riding a wave of commentary on two huge Supreme Court cases, The LexBlog Network saw 164 posts come across the wire today. Those two big cases: American Elec. Power Co. v. Connecticut and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes. We have multiple posts breaking down each. Also, for a bit of humor, check out Joel Shpigel’s post today.

• Supreme Court Reverses Ninth Circuit in Dukes v. Wal-Mart – Cleveland lawyer Greg Mersol of Baker Hostetler on the firm’s Employment Class Action Blog
• Diabetes Irony – Pennsylvania pharmacist Joel Shpigel on his blog, Diabetes Pharmacist
• U.S. Supreme Court Tosses Federal Nuisance Claims in Climate Change Lawsuits – Seattle attorney Mike Nesteroff of Lane Powell on the firm’s blog, Sustainability & Climate Change Reporter
• Supreme Court decides climate change case – New Orleans lawyer Keith Hall of Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann on the firm’s Oil & Gas Law Brief
• The Dukes Opinion – Commonality and Monetary Relief – Virginia attorney Andrew Trask of McGuireWoods on the firm’s blog, Class Action Countermeasures
• Clarence Thomas and Harlan Crow: A friendship with benefits? – Washington, DC lawyer Steven Berk on his blog, The Corporate Observer
• SCOTUS REVERSES SECOND CIRCUIT IN GLOBAL WARMING SUIT – New York attorney Russell Jackson on his blog Consumer Class Actions & Mass Torts
• Accepting a Lump Sum Payment or Maintenance in a Divorce: Which is Better? – Denver lawyer Steven Johnston of Pryor Johnson Carney Karr Nixon on his blog, Colorado Family Law Matters
• Two Bills Introduced on Use of Mobile-Device-Location Data – Washington, DC attorney Rob Morgan of Davis Wright Tremaine on the firm’s Privacy and Security Law Blog
• Did the Monarch of the Seas Dump Tons of Sediment, Chemicals & Bacteria off the Coast of California in January 2006? – Miami lawyer Jim Walker of Walker & O’Neill on his blog, Cruise Law News