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Sunday, April 26, 2015

“Supreme Court’s Simple Marriage Case Questions Lead To Complex Arguments; A look at the legal issues set to be debated before the justices on Tuesday”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Posted at 11:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Supreme Court to consider constitutionality of Oklahoma’s death penalty; On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the state’s execution protocol, specifically the use of one of the three drugs in Oklahoma’s lethal cocktail; The court’s decision could have a lasting impact on the use of the drug across the country”: Graham Lee Brewer of The Oklahoman has this report.

Posted at 10:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s Defining Moment on Marriage”: Kenneth Jost has this post today at his blog, “Jost On Justice.”

Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“G.O.P. Struggling With Shifts on Gay Marriage”: Adam Nagourney will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“New California Supreme Court surprises analysts early on”: In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, Maura Dolan has an article that begins, “When Gov. Jerry Brown’s two latest nominees joined the California Supreme Court in January, legal analysts foresaw the creation of a more liberal majority.”

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Old battle lines drawn anew in Kansas; In state where ‘separate but equal’ died, governor’s bet on supply-side economics imperils school gains”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Kennedy and Scalia and their decades-long argument on gay rights”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Washington Post.

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has an article headlined “History Suggests Kennedy Holds Key to Gay-Marriage Case; Justice could provide decisive vote if Supreme Court rules same-sex couples have constitutional right to marry.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Long courtship leads to high court’s altar for gay marriage.”

Joan Biskupic of Reuters reports that “Top U.S. court appears on cusp of declaring right to gay marriage.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “At last, Supreme Court hears same-sex marriage cases. Will history be made?

Maureen Groppe of The Indianapolis Star reports that “Once-vocal Indiana now silent on gay marriage bans.”

Kent Faulk of The Birmingham News reports that “U.S. Supreme Court takes up gay marriage question Tuesday; what does it mean for Alabama?

Stacey Barchenger of The Tennessean has an article headlined “Memphis couple says military life fuels marriage equality fight.”

The Hill has an article headlined “Arkansas governor: Same-sex marriage case too close to call.”

Karyn Bruggeman of National Journal has an article headlined “The One Election Where Gay Marriage Is Still a Political Liability for Democrats: Republicans could use the issue to paint Jack Conway, the Democratic candidate for governor in Kentucky, as too liberal for the state.”

And online at The Los Angeles Times, Roberta Kaplan has an essay titled “Evolving awareness is cause for same-sex-marriage optimism in court.”

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Let’s talk about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s fishnet gloves”: Erin C.J. Robertson had this entry recently at the “Reliable Source” blog of The Washington Post.

Posted at 5:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Dallas author has a hit list when it comes to legalese”: In today’s edition of The Dallas Morning News, business columnist Cheryl Hall has an article that begins, “Bryan Garner has killer instincts when it comes to legal jargon.”

Posted at 5:43 PM by Howard Bashman