“9th Circuit: Arizona ‘dreamers’ can keep driver’s licenses; State must continue to issue licenses to young undocumented immigrants who receive deportation deferments from President Barack Obama.” Daniel Gonzalez of The Arizona Republic has this report.
And Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has an article headlined “Ruling: Arizona can’t deny driver’s licenses to ‘dreamers.’”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“Grassley to Chief Justice Roberts: ‘Physician, heal thyself.'” Dan Berman of CNN.com has this report.
“Bitterly contested race for Wisconsin Supreme Court could be close”: Molly Beck of The Wisconsin State Journal has this report.
“Immigration case at SCOTUS could turn on wonky administrative law issue”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.
“Gawker Begins Appeal of $140 Million Hulk Hogan Verdict; Motions ask court to reduce or undo damages awarded to the pro wrestler”: Steven Perlberg of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
“Two Supreme Court nominees had roles in high-profile public records cases”: Kristine Guerra of The Indianapolis Star has an article that begins, “In two high-profile lawsuits, two of the three nominees for the Indiana Supreme Court vacancy landed on sides attempting to block access to records of government officials and agencies that many have argued should be considered open to the public.”
“Republicans duck and run from Merrick Garland”: Columnist Dana Milbank has this essay online today at The Washington Post. Therein, Milbank discusses the relay race scandal that I previously noted at this link.
Online at The Los Angeles Times, columnist Michael McGough has an essay titled “McConnell: Merrick Garland’s record is irrelevant — but I’ll trash him anyway.”
And online at The Boston Globe, former U.S. Senate majority leader George J. Mitchell has an essay titled “Clarence Thomas got a vote; Merrick Garland should get one too.”
“Georgetown professors: Naming George Mason’s law school after Scalia is fitting, for his opinions endure.” Neal Katyal and Viet Dinh have this post today at the “Grade Point” blog of The Washington Post.
Also at that blog today, Henry N. Butler and Neomi Rao have a post titled “Memorializing the Justice’s legacy at George Mason University.”
“How a federal spy case turned into a child pornography prosecution”: Ellen Nakashima of The Washington Post has this report.
“How Ted Cruz win in Supreme Court hurt U.S.-Mexico relations”: Reuters has a report that begins, “Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz often tells supporters about his Supreme Court win against the federal government in 2008, defending Texas’ right to execute a Mexican man for murder, as evidence of his conservative and anti-establishment credentials.”
ASSoL no more: Today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog,” Jacob Gershman has a post titled “George Mason Tinkers With Name of Scalia Law School to Avoid Awkward Acronym.”
“New York’s top court: Parents can legally eavesdrop on kids.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “New York’s highest court says parents can legally eavesdrop on young children, establishing an exception to state law against wiretaps without the consent of at least one person on a call.”
You can access today’s 4-to-3 ruling of the Court of Appeals of New York at this link.
“Meet the Brains Behind the Effort to Get the Supreme Court to Rethink Civil Rights; Edward Blum has orchestrated a string of big cases targeting voting rights and affirmative action”: Stephanie Mencimer has this article in the March/April 2016 issue of Mother Jones magazine.
“District Fight May Persist in Texas After Supreme Court Ruling”: David Montgomery and Michael Wines have this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
“GOP senator meets with Garland, says hearings should be held”: The Associated Press has this report.
“In the shadows of a presidential primary, Wisconsin is set to elect a state Supreme Court justice”: Jessie Opoien of The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin has this report.
And The Associated Press reports that “Bradley, Kloppenburg will find out who gets high court seat.”
“John Cornyn once said ‘any nominee’ deserved vote. Now, he’s helping block Obama court pick.” Katie Leslie of The Dallas Morning News has this blog post today.
“Jury Room Racism Is Protected. It Shouldn’t Be.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
“Constitution Check: What does ‘one-person, one-vote’ mean now?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.
“The Strange Career of Free Exercise: America is experiencing a revolution in religious-freedom law — transforming the rights of individual conscience into a bulwark of secular wealth and ecclesiastical power.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.
“Supreme Court Upholds ‘One Person, One’ Vote Principle”: This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
“Supreme Court Is Working Hard to Avoid Deadlocks, Kagan Says”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
And Liz Goodwin of Yahoo! News has an article headlined “Will Alito replace Scalia as the Supreme Court’s most stinging questioner?”
“Meeting Merrick Garland to Tell Him Why G.O.P. Won’t Hold Hearings”: Michael D. Shear has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
And Seung Min Kim and Burgess Everett of Politico.com report that “Conservatives pounce over Garland meetings; The backlash for Republicans who plan to meet with Obama’s nominee kicks into high gear.”
“How a Challenge to Legislative Redistricting Backfired: Advocates pushed for rules that would shift power toward older, white, more conservative areas — but they overreached, and the U.S. Supreme Court turned them down.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.
And online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “Court Upholds ‘One Person, One Vote’ . . . Mostly.”
“Ruling: 2 Albuquerque officers can be sued for 2013 death.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Two Albuquerque police officers can be sued for using a stun gun on a suspect who suffered from mental illness and later died, a federal appeals court said.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.
