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Tuesday, December 10, 2002 1:51 PM

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CIVIL PROCEDURE
    * US v. BEAN

CIVIL PROCEDURE, DISPUTE RESOLUTION & ARBITRATION, SECURITIES LAW
    * HOWSAM v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC.

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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CIVIL PROCEDURE

    US v. BEAN, No. 01-704 (U.S.S.C December 10, 2002)
    The absence of an actual denial by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
    and Firearms (ATF) of a felon's petition for relief from a firearms
    disability precludes judicial review available under 18 U.S.C.
    section 925(c).

    To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
    http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/us/000/01704.html
   US v. BEAN, No. 01-704 (U.S.S.C December 10, 2002)

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CIVIL PROCEDURE, DISPUTE RESOLUTION & ARBITRATION, SECURITIES LAW

    HOWSAM v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC., No. 01-800 (U.S.S.C. December
    10, 2002)
    A National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) arbitrator,
    rather than a district court, should apply a NASD time limit rule to
    an underlying dispute between an investment company and its client.

    To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
    http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/us/000/01800.html mm
   HOWSAM v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC., No. 01-800 (U.S.S.C. December 10, 2002)

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FINDLAW DAILY OPINION SUMMARIES - December 10, 2002
U.S. SUPREME COURT
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Opinion Summaries Archive September 2000 to the Present
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