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Thursday, February 11, 2016

“Obama nominates judge Abdul Kallon for U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals”: Kent Faulk of The Birmingham News has this report.

Posted at 7:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“President Obama Nominates Judge Abdul K. Kallon to Serve on the United States Court of Appeals”: The White House has issued a news release that begins, “Today, President Obama nominated Judge Abdul K. Kallon to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.”

The nominee currently serves as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.

Posted at 5:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Decades of high court decisions may have been decided in N.H.” Madison Gesiotto has this essay online at The Washington Times.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“It’s time to break the teeth-whitening monopoly”: Online at The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will has an essay that begins, “It is frequently said that, unfortunately, Americans disdain government. It is more usefully said that, unfortunately, they have abundant reasons for doing so. In coming days, the Supreme Court, by deciding to hear a case from Connecticut, can begin limiting a contemptible government abuse that the court’s passive deference to legislatures has encouraged.”

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Texas Attorney General To Be Grilled Over Religious Liberty Advice; Critics contend that opinion regarding objections to Obergefell was unethical”: Mark Pulliam has this post at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog.

Posted at 1:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court finds school funding inequitable; Latest chapter in long and winding Gannon lawsuit sets summer deadline for Legislature”: Celia Llopis-Jepsen of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report. In addition, Jonathan Shorman of that newspaper reports that “Ruling threatens to dash hopes of short legislative session; Republicans digesting ruling; Democrats decry ‘reckless’ policies.”

Edward M. Eveld of The Kansas City Star reports that “Kansas Supreme Court gives state until June 30 to properly fund public schools.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Kansas Supreme Court invalidates school funding law.”

You can access today’s per curiam ruling of the Supreme Court of Kansas at this link.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrat bolts party to break impasse in Va. court fight but quickly reneges”: Laura Vozzella and Jenna Portnoy of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “Republicans briefly broke an impasse in a long-running Virginia Supreme Court battle on Tuesday when a Democratic lawmaker split with her party — but the victory was short-lived.”

Jim Nolan of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that “McAuliffe gets Lucas to flip back and support Roush.”

And Travis Fain of The Daily Press of Newport News, Virgina has an article headlined “Full flip: Dem Lucas cuts GOP deal on judges, backs out after meeting with McAuliffe.”

Posted at 8:30 AM by Howard Bashman