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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

“BP appeals U.S. judge’s ruling on size of Gulf oil spill”: Reuters has a report that begins, “BP Plc on Monday appealed a federal judge’s finding of the size of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which leaves the company potentially liable to pay $13.7 billion in fines.”

Posted at 10:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“Federal judge indicates he intends to allow eight released from prison in Amish beard-cutting case to remain free”: The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.

Posted at 10:30 AM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued two rulings in argued cases.

1, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor joined, in Yates v. United States, No 13-7451. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued an opinion concurring in the judgment. And Justice Elena Kagan issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. And Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in North Carolina State Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC, No. 13-534. Justice Alito issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Scalia and Thomas joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “Justices: Fisherman is off the hook in grouper-tossing case” and “Supreme Court drills dentists in teeth-bleaching dispute.”

Posted at 10:06 AM by Howard Bashman



“High Court Appears Ready to Allow Felon to Sell Gun Collection; Decision in the case, Henderson v. U.S., is expected before July”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Gun ownership rights appear to be moving target for U.S. justices.”

Sam Hananel of The Associated Press reports “High court weighs right of convicted felon to sell guns.”

And Stephanie Condon of CBSNews.com has a report headlined “The 25-year-olds shaping the Supreme Court docket.”

You can access at this link the transcript of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Henderson v. United States, No. 13-1487.

Posted at 8:36 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Receptive to Investors in 401(k) Case; Justices suggest appeals court was wrong in Edison suit”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court poised to protect employees from high fees in 401(k) plans.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. justices signal support for plaintiffs in Edison 401(k) case.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “U.S. High Court Hints at New Monitoring Rules for 401(k) Plans.”

And Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices signal support for investors in 401(k) lawsuits.”

You can access at this link the transcript of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Tibble v. Edison Int’l, No. 13-550.

Posted at 8:26 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to hear case of woman who wasn’t hired because of head scarf”: Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Supreme Court to hear Abercrombie headscarf case: What’s at stake?

The Guardian (UK) reports that “US supreme court hears Abercrombie & Fitch religious discrimination case.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices weigh case of Muslim denied job over headscarf.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case.”

Paul Barrett of Bloomberg News reports that “This Supreme Court Case Unites Religions Against Abercrombie & Fitch; The retailer faces a religious-bias challenge for rejecting an applicant who wore a hijab.”

And at FiveThirtyEight, Oliver Roeder has a report headlined “Previewing The Supreme Court’s Abercrombie & Fitch Case.”

Posted at 8:15 AM by Howard Bashman