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Thursday, March 14, 2013

“Let My Justices Go! The Supreme Court will hear some big cases during Passover.” Adam Chandler has this post today at “The Scroll” blog of Tablet Magazine.

Posted at 9:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Argument preview: Court to write yet another chapter on tort protections for generic pharmaceutical manufacturers.” Ronald Mann has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 6:20 PM by Howard Bashman



Just when it seemed that the number of Newdow lawsuits that this blog was covering had plunged to zero: Via this post at the “Religion Clause” blog, I learned that on Tuesday the Freedom From Religion Foundation issued a news release headlined “Nonbelievers seek to take God off currency.”

You can access the complaint initiating suit in Newdow v. U.S. Congress, now pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, via this link.

Posted at 6:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals Court Hands Veoh Another Win in Important Copyright Ruling; The Ninth Circuit rejects Universal Music Group’s challenges on why the video-sharing site didn’t qualify for safe harbor from copyright claims”: At the “Hollywood, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has this post on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

Posted at 5:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Convictions of woman on Ariz. death row overturned”: Michael Kiefer of The Arizona Republic has this news update.

The Associated Press reports that “Convictions of woman on Ariz. death row overturned.”

And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “‘Disturbing’ Police Abuse Prompts Death Penalty Reversal.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote the opinion of the court and also issued a concurring opinion. He fell one opinion shy of the appellate judging trifecta, however, by failing to also issue a dissenting opinion.

Posted at 5:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Congressional intent at issue as judges wrestle with EPA’s Clean Water Act veto power”: Jeremy P. Jacobs and Manuel Quinones of Greenwire have this report.

Posted at 3:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“A History Lesson From Clarence Thomas: Correcting a liberal smear about the conservative Supreme Court justice.” Damon W. Root will have this article in the April 2013 issue of Reason magazine.

Posted at 2:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices raise concerns about budget cuts to judiciary”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has a report headlined “Trial, Bankruptcy Delays: Justices Warn of Long-Term Budget Cuts.”

And Tal Kopan of Politico.com has blog posts titled “At sequestration hearing, Breyer, Kennedy say cameras in the courtroom too risky” and “Puerto Rican-born congressman questions Supreme Court justices about becoming president.”

Posted at 2:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Testify on Budget, Cameras, Minority Clerks”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justices Discuss Possibility Of Puerto Rico-Born U.S. President”: Ryan J. Reilly of The Huffington Post has this report.

Posted at 11:42 AM by Howard Bashman



“What Do Barnes, Biskupic, Chemerinsky, Estrada, Liptak, and NeJaime Have in Common?” Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

Posted at 10:55 AM by Howard Bashman



“Portland law firm recovers from bankruptcy to continue legal fight against hormone replacement drugs”: The Oregonian has this report.

Posted at 10:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“Constitution Check: Does the president have a duty to defend every law?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 10:45 AM by Howard Bashman



“In key victory for James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, federal appeals court throws US District Court Judge Richard Stearns off case”: Shelley Murphy and John R. Ellement of The Boston Globe have this news update.

The Boston Herald has a news update headlined “Federal Judge Richard Stearns removed from Whitey case.”

Reuters reports that “Appeals court pulls judge from case of accused mobster Bulger.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court removes judge from Bulger trial.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link. Retired Justice David H. Souter wrote the opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

Posted at 10:30 AM by Howard Bashman