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Monday, May 11, 2015

“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.”

Posted at 11:49 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 11:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.”

Posted at 10:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.”

Posted at 9:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.’

Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman