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Sunday, January 3, 2016

“Ohio Supreme Court to weigh whether immunity law covers non-medical help”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Ohio Supreme Court is weighing whether the state’s good Samaritan law should apply to individuals trying to provide non-medical help in emergencies.”

Posted at 11:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Footage of Supreme Court hearings proves an unlikely hit with the public; In the six months since the court opened its archive the footage has been accessed an average of 10,000 times a month”: The Independent (UK) has an article that begins, “It was expected to be little more than an iPlayer for law students: more than 900 hours of footage from inside the Supreme Court, offering a window on the often dry and sometimes fiendishly complex legal deliberations.”

Posted at 9:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“As U.S. abortion case looms, both sides seek personal touch”: Joan Biskupic of Reuters has an article that begins, “As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear its first abortion case in nearly a decade, both sides have been quietly gathering vivid personal accounts from women to supplement the dry legal arguments, believing the effort could appeal particularly to swing-vote Justice Anthony Kennedy.”

Posted at 9:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate a major roadblock for next president’s Supreme Court picks”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Posted at 9:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“States plan renewed debate on LGBT rights, religious freedom”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Lawmakers in numerous states are preparing for a new round of battles over gay rights and religious freedoms in 2016 following last summer’s Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage.”

Posted at 9:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Not all victims represented in Supreme Court Iran terrorism case”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“N.J. mayor sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice”: NJ.com posted online on Friday afternoon an article that begins, “Hamilton Mayor Kelly Yaede was sworn into her first full term on Friday by none other than U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., who returned to his former hometown to administer the oath of office.”

Posted at 4:44 PM by Howard Bashman