“Appeals court revives class-action racial discrimination claim against SC steel mill”: The Associated Press has this report.
And Law360.com reports that “4th Circ. Orders Class Cert. In Nucor Race Bias Suit” (subscription required for full access).
You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.
“Tex. bill would bar local officials from issuing same-sex-marriage licenses”: The Washington Post has an article that begins, “Texas Republicans are pushing legislation to bar local officials from granting same-sex couples licenses to marry, launching a preemptive strike against a possible U.S. Supreme Court ruling next month that could declare gay marriage legal.”
“Making the Case: A conversation with one of the lawyers who argued last month’s big gay-rights case at the Supreme Court.” You can access the most recent installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick via this link.
“Court filing is latest turn in squabble over Wisconsin chief justice”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a news update that begins, “Soon after she was elected chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Patience Roggensack demanded her pay be raised by $8,000 a year and tried to move into another justice’s office, according to a court filing Monday.”
“Some developments go ex-Va. governor’s way as hearing nears”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “In the eight months since former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was convicted of public corruption, a few developments have gone his way.”
“Angola inmate argues that three decades in solitary is unconstitutional punishment; Whitmore, serving life in 1973 killing, filed lawsuit against warden”: Today’s edition of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana contains this front page article.
“Third Circuit Harsher on Minor Procedural Mistakes by Counsel?” This month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column will appear in tomorrow’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.
You can freely access the full text of my column via Google.
“Damon Keith documentary to premiere in June”: This article appeared in last Friday’s edition of The Detroit Free Press.
You can access online a teaser trailer, an extended trailer, and a seven minute and 14 second excerpt from the film.
“The Supreme Court in 2025”: Law professor Geoffrey R. Stone has this blog entry today at The Huffington Post.
“Cleveland cites ‘Deflategate’ in bid to save city’s jock tax”: The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.
“Closing arguments set for Tsarnaev sentencing”: Patricia Wen, Kevin Cullen, Milton J. Valencia, and John R. Ellement of The Boston Globe have this news update.
Laurel J. Sweet and Matt Stout of The Boston Herald have a news update headlined “Tsarnaev death penalty trial ends; closing arguments Wednesday.”
The Associated Press reports that “Defense rests after nun says bomber is sorry for victims.”
Reuters has a report headlined “Boston bomber told nun ‘no one’ should suffer as his victims did.”
And Boston.com has reports headlined “Testimony over, closing statements Wednesday in marathon bombing trial” and “Sister Prejean of Dead Man Walking fame tells jury Tsarnaev is ‘genuinely sorry.’”