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Saturday, March 24, 2012

“Health-Care Court Challenge Faces Hurdles”: In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin has an article that begins, “If the lawsuit contesting President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul is to succeed, it will have to overcome setbacks that left the challengers with unfavorable lower-court rulings and a less-than-ideal plaintiff.”

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“No ‘Fighting Sioux’ on ice, but name is all over courts — state and federal”: This article appears today in The Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald.

Posted at 10:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“A Lawyer Who Can Simplify the Complex Draws a Big One: Obama’s Health Overhaul.” The New York Times contains this article today, along with an article headlined “Implications Are Far-Reaching in States’ Challenge of Federal Health Care Law.”

The Des Moines Register reports today that “Harkin fears political tilt in justices’ health law ruling; He’s particularly leery of John Roberts’ impact.”

Jan Crawford of CBS News reports that “High court health care law showdown nears.”

Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has a report headlined “Supreme Court Health Care Challenge by the Numbers: 9 Justices, 7 Lawyers, 1 Law.”

Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has a report headlined “How health care case will unfold before the court.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Health-Care Arguments at High Court Draw Early Spectator Line.”

The Washington Post has a blog post titled “To hear health care oral arguments, a three day camp-out.”

WJS.com’s “Washington Wire” blog has a post titled “Campout for SCOTUS Health Case Seats Starts Early.”

Sunlen Miller of ABC News has a blog post titled “Supreme Court Line Forms 3 Days Before Health Care Hearing.”

And in The Toronto Globe and Mail, columnist Konrad Yakabuski has an op-ed entitled “U.S. Supreme Court holds Obamacare’s future in its hands.”

Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“Daniels picks Massa for Indiana Supreme Court; 51-year-old had served as governor’s lawyer”: This article appears today in The Indianapolis Star.

Posted at 9:57 AM by Howard Bashman



“Sanders wants old job back on state court; Former state Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders says he is a candidate to serve on the Supreme Court again”: This article appeared yesterday in The Seattle Times.

Posted at 9:22 AM by Howard Bashman



“War of words continues in wake of N.J. Democrats’ rejection of Christie’s Supreme Court nominee”: The Newark Star-Ledger contains this article today.

Posted at 9:18 AM by Howard Bashman