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Sunday, April 19, 2015

“Attorneys general: Based on states’ records, justices should decide marriage.” Robert Barnes will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Harold Koh in the cross hairs: Student protest targets former Obama administration lawyer Harold Koh.” Nahal Toosi of Politico.com has this report.

Posted at 9:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obeying the law starts at the top: If politicians don’t treat the law as worthy of respect, don’t expect citizens to either.” In Monday’s edition of USA Today, law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds will have an op-ed that begins, “Some people are now encouraging President Obama to basically ignore the Supreme Court where its rulings might impede the implementation of Obamacare.”

Posted at 8:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“The GOP’s new favorite law professor: Obama’s mentor.” Timothy Cama of The Hill today has an article that begins, “President Obama’s law school mentor has emerged as a leading critic of the administration’s landmark climate change regulations.”

Posted at 5:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Shriveled grapes, shriveled liberty”: Online at The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will has an essay that begins, “In oral arguments Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear the government defend its kleptocratic behavior while administering an indefensible law.”

Posted at 1:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Time hasn’t healed all wounds: The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building has had a lasting effect on Oklahoma; Twenty years later, many survivors and people who lost loved ones, co-workers and friends remain in an emotional struggle that doesn’t answer to time.” Darla Slipke of The Oklahoman has this report. The newspaper’s extensive coverage of the bombing’s 20th anniversary can be accessed via this link.

And The Los Angeles Times reports that “After Oklahoma City bombing, McVeigh’s arrest almost went unnoticed.”

Posted at 11:18 AM by Howard Bashman



“In Changing Times, Rethink Life Tenure for Justices”: Kenneth Jost has this post online today at his blog, “Jost On Justice.”

Posted at 10:56 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gives Pittsburgh, Erie dioceses birth control opt-out win”: Peter Smith of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

Ed Palattella of The Erie Times-News reports that “Erie diocese gets temporary stay in birth-control case.”

And Natasha Lindstrom of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Justice halts religious groups’ birth control opt-out role.”

My earlier coverage of Wednesday night’s U.S. Supreme Court order can be accessed here.

Posted at 10:33 AM by Howard Bashman



“Utah Supreme Court request could have big implications for state’s bid to claim roads on federal land”: Kristen Moulton of The Salt Lake Tribune has an article that begins, “Three federal judges are asking the Utah Supreme Court to clarify the meaning of a short section of Utah law that has big implications for counties’ claims to roads criss-crossing federal lands.”

Posted at 10:27 AM by Howard Bashman