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Sunday, April 18, 2010

“Abortion rulings could bring scrutiny of possible Supreme Court pick Wood”: This article will appear Monday in The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“How Could The Supreme Court Shift After Stevens? Close legal questions on which his successor might disagree.” Tom Goldstein has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 4:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Defense may take eyewitness expert case to top”: Today’s edition of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana contains an article that begins, “An attorney for the alleged triggerman in the 2006 killing of an Olive Garden restaurant worker said the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to allow an expert for the defense to testify at trial about the reliability of eyewitnesses.”

Posted at 3:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“End special treatment”: Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an editorial that begins, “One of the many problems surrounding Pennsylvania’s dubious venture into state-approved gambling is how all the legal disputes surrounding casinos get fast-tracked straight to the state Supreme Court.”

Posted at 2:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“At UVa, Justice Scalia warns of scholars’ agendas, biases”: This article appeared yesterday in The Charlottesville Daily Progress.

Posted at 2:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“New chief justice will stick out on court; Democrat will lead six Republicans, then face one in election”: Thursday’s edition of The Columbus Dispatch contained an article that begins, “Gov. Ted Strickland shook up the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday by naming a Democrat to lead it for the first time since 1986 and forcing two political rivals to work together on rulings for the next eight months.”

Posted at 2:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to consider case against California law school”: Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post.

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Do university rules discriminate against student faith groups? In a case to be argued before the US Supreme Court Monday, the Christian Legal Society seeks official recognition by the University of California Hasting College of the Law in San Francisco.”

Posted at 2:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Westboro case will greet new justice; How will Justice John Paul Stevens’ retirement affect Snyder v. Phelps?” This article appears today in The Evening Sun of Hanover, Pennsylvania.

Posted at 2:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“The White House seeks out Kagan defenders”: At Salon.com, Glenn Greenwald has this post, part of which responds to a post from Tom Goldstein that I linked to here the other day.

Posted at 12:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Newer Appointees Offer Fewer Surprises”: Adam Liptak has this front page article today in The New York Times. And in that newspaper’s Week in Review section, Peter Baker has an article headlined “Obama v. Roberts: The Struggle to Come.”

The Washington Post reports today that “Foes may target Kagan’s stance on military recruitment at Harvard.”

Margaret Talev of McClatchy Newspapers has an article headlined “Does Supreme Court’s Harvard-Yale dominance bother Obama?

Michael Kirkland of UPI reports that “Forces jockey for high court confirmation fight.”

And The Associated Press has an article headlined “Clinton: Look beyond judges for high court pick” that begins, “Bill Clinton says someone who hasn’t been a judge should be considered for the Supreme Court.”

Posted at 11:48 AM by Howard Bashman