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Monday, May 2, 2011

“Cheerleader who wouldn’t root for assailant loses”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update that begins, “A Texas high school cheerleader who was kicked off the squad for refusing to chant the name of a basketball player — the same athlete she said had raped her four months earlier — lost a U.S. Supreme Court appeal Monday.”

And at the “School Law” blog of Education Week, Mark Walsh has a post titled “Supreme Court Refuses Appeal of ‘Silent’ Cheerleader.”

Posted at 10:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Giants experience Supreme Court, Caps game”: MLB.com has a report that begins, “On Monday, the Giants organization visited the Supreme Court of the United States. They met with Justice Anthony Kennedy and Justice Sonia Sotomayor and received an exclusive tour of the historic institution.”

Posted at 10:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate passes Supreme Court overhaul — without expansion plan”: Tuesday’s edition of The St. Petersburg Times will contain an article that begins, “The Senate handed House Speaker Dean Cannon a partial victory Monday in his effort to overhaul the Florida Supreme Court but only after stripping out the most controversial measure.”

Posted at 10:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals court sides with Alameda County in gun-rights case; In a gun-rights case, a couple who had sold guns for years at the fairgrounds sued after Alameda County passed an ordinance banning firearms from public property”: Carol J. Williams of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update headlined “Legal setback for Alameda County gun show backers.”

And The Contra Costa Times has a news update headlined “U.S. Appeals Court backs Alameda County gun ban.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 10:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats Push for Vote on Trial Lawyer Judicial Nominee”: David Ingram has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 10:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“In Case of Eyewitness vs. Alibi, a Question of Lawyers’ Competence”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“NRA Drops King & Spalding as Clement Fallout Continues”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 10:14 AM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s Order List and ruling in an argued case of the U.S. Supreme Court: You can access today’s Order List at this link. The Court today granted review in two cases.

Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court in Montana v. Wyoming, No. 137, Orig. Justice Antonin Scalia filed a dissenting opinion. And Justice Elena Kagan did not take part in the ruling. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Finally, the Court issued a unanimous, per curiam reversal of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Bobby v. Mitts, No. 10-1000.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court sides with Wyoming in dispute with Montana“; “Court to hear US passport dispute over Jerusalem“; and “Supreme Court to hear another arbitration argument.”

Posted at 10:06 AM by Howard Bashman



“A Tipping Point for Gay Marriage?” In the Week in Review section of yesterday’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak had an article that begins, “It’s not every day that a leading law firm fires a client for holding a position so extreme that it may be said to be unworthy of a defense. And it is rarer yet — unheard of, really — when that client is the House of Representatives and the position in question is a federal law.”

Posted at 9:46 AM by Howard Bashman



“Canada Election Result Bloggers Face Fines Under 1938 Law”: Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “Social media and a 73-year-old law may be headed for a collision today when Canada holds a national election as tweeters and bloggers face the possibility of C$25,000 ($26,400) fines for posting results before the polls close in the West.”

Posted at 7:48 AM by Howard Bashman