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Friday, January 7, 2011

“Iowa Dems will shut down House to stop judicial impeachment”: The Sioux City Journal has a news update that begins, “Democrats will use ‘any means possible’ to shut down the Iowa House if an attempt is made to impeach Supreme Court Justices.”

Posted at 8:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Anchors Aweigh: If conservatives want to deny ‘anchor babies’ U.S. citizenship, they’ll have to change the Constitution.” Emily Bazelon has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Travis County gay divorce stands under appellate ruling”: The “Austin Legal” blog of The Austin American-Statesman has a post that begins, “An appellate court ruled today that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott may not intervene in a Travis County same-sex divorce case, a finding that lets stand for now the divorce of two women who were married out of state but does not affect Texas’ ban on gay marriage.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Third Court of Appeals of Texas at this link.

Posted at 2:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Carlos Moreno’s resignation from California Supreme Court creates opportunity for Jerry Brown; Carlos Moreno’s decision to resign paves the way for the new governor to put his stamp on the high court; His selection of a successor to the panel’s only Latino and Democrat will be closely watched”: Maura Dolan has this front page article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 1:55 PM by Howard Bashman



For purposes of determining venue, is the federal criminal offense of willful failure to “immediately notify” the Coast Guard of a “hazardous condition” aboard a vessel a continuing offense? The majority on a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit answers yes in a ruling issued today.

Chief Judge Alice M. Batchelder disagreed with that result and set forth her views in a rather persuasive dissent.

Posted at 10:27 AM by Howard Bashman



“Courts make conflicting calls on whether police need warrant to search cellphone”: The Dallas Morning News contains this article today.

Posted at 8:07 AM by Howard Bashman



“Attempt fails to block governor from making high court pick; The state Supreme Court denies a request to block the governor from filling a vacancy on the high court before he leaves office Monday”: This article appears today in The Oklahoman.

Posted at 8:00 AM by Howard Bashman