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Friday, March 5, 2010

“Scott Matheson — Excellent Nomination for the Tenth Circuit”: Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 4:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Message from Malta: Kmiec Comments on Chicago Gun Case.” Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 1:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama advisers set to recommend military tribunals for alleged 9/11 plotters”: This front page article appears today in The Washington Post.

The Associated Press reports that “WH considering military trials for 9/11 suspects.”

Reuters reports that “Obama aides mull September 11 suspect military trial.”

At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has an article headlined “Return to military tribunals?

And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial entitled “Trials and Error.”

Posted at 10:15 AM by Howard Bashman



“State’s high court hears new challenge to voter ID law; Justices have a lot of questions about nation’s strictest policy”: The Indianapolis Star contains this article today.

The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana reports today that “Justices weigh burden of voter ID; Women’s league contends law keeps many from polls.”

The Evansville Courier & Press reports that “High court ponders Indiana’s voter ID; Justices dwell on absence of plaintiffs.”

And The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that “Indiana Supreme Court considers voter ID law.”

Posted at 7:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“‘Honest services fraud’ law: too wide a net; The Supreme Court should strike down this over-broad statute.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 7:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“A Game of Resisting the I.R.S.” In today’s edition of The New York Times, Floyd Norris has this column in which he discusses the Textron case, which is now pending on petition for writ of certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Posted at 7:34 AM by Howard Bashman



“Behind Supreme Court case: Do gun rights protect against tyranny? The US Supreme Court is considering what could be a landmark decision on individual gun rights; An unspoken argument is that armed citizens would make any usurper think twice before subverting the Constitution.” Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

Posted at 7:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“North Bergen shock jock Hal Turner insists he never threatened judges”: This article appears today in The Bergen County (N.J.) Record.

Posted at 7:25 AM by Howard Bashman



“Ohio District Court Judge the Front-Runner for Federal Circuit Seat, Say Sources; There has been a movement in the patent bar to nominate a down-in-the-trenches district court judge to the Federal Circuit, which has suffered from an Ivory Tower reputation”: Zusha Elinson of The Recorder has this report.

Posted at 7:22 AM by Howard Bashman