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Monday, February 21, 2011

The Ninth Circuit‘s web site is reporting that Senior Circuit Judge David R. Thompson has died: Judge Thompson was scheduled to preside over an oral argument tomorrow at the University of San Diego School of Law, but the Ninth Circuit’s online announcement of that oral argument now contains a watermark notice that it has been cancelled due to Judge Thompson’s death. The cancellation of the oral argument can also be noted here.

In addition, the University of San Diego School of Law’s web site confirms “the sudden death over the weekend of the Honorable David R. Thompson” at this link.

Posted at 6:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“A domestic dispute, gone global: The Court on Tuesday will hear one hour of oral argument on whether a private individual, facing federal criminal charges, may challenge the law at issue by claiming it unconstitutionally intrudes on states’ rights protected by the Tenth Amendment; Will the outcome be sweeping or narrow?” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 5:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“From a Book Review to a Criminal Trial in France”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman