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Saturday, March 7, 2015

“13 years in prison for two marijuana joints? Bernard Noble supporters cry foul.” The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

Posted at 11:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court justice and Mahoning native Judi French speaks to TCTC students”: The Vindicator of Youngstown, Ohio has an article that begins, “The one Mahoning County native on the Ohio Supreme Court frequently goes by Judi, even though the state’s highest court is steeped in formality and tradition.”

Posted at 10:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Convicted of murder at 16, Anthony Willis is hoping a Supreme Court decision will overturn his sentence”: This article will appear in Sunday’s edition of The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer.

Posted at 10:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Enter, stage (far) right: new play about Justice Scalia in production at Arena.” Nelson Pressley, theater critic for The Washington Post, has this report.

Posted at 10:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“When Rap Music is a Crime: Brandon Duncan didn’t take part in an alleged gang shooting, but San Diego prosecutors want to put him behind bars, anyway.” Karlanna Lewis has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

Posted at 9:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Kennedy, Roberts Hold Key Votes In Obamacare Case”: This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday.”

In related commentary, today at “Balkinization,” Rob Weiner has a guest blog post titled “Clarity.”

And today at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Ilya Somin has a post titled “Federalism arguments in King v. Burwell.”

Posted at 9:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“20-week abortion ban to become W.Va. law; Senate overrides Tomblin veto”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Saturday Gazette-Mail of Charleston, West Virginia.

Posted at 4:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawyers Seek Reprieve for Killer Who Lost Part of His Brain Decades Earlier”: Timothy Williams will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 3:08 PM by Howard Bashman