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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

“Tampa man at center of U.S. Supreme Court bankruptcy ruling”: The Tampa Bay Times has an article that begins, “A green and white house in Tampa, home to a retired social worker and his 10 dogs, is at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting thousands of people in bankruptcy who are underwater on their mortgages.”

And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article headlined “Justices Curb Bankruptcy Filers’ Ability to Have Second Mortgages Canceled.”

Posted at 8:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“6.4 Million Could Lose Obamacare Subsidies Under Supreme Court Ruling; That’s how many people are receiving financial help on the federal health exchange”: Dylan Scott of National Journal has this report.

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Washington florist files for state Supreme Court review in gay marriage case; She says her constitutional rights were violated in lawsuit”: Cheryl Wetzstein of The Washington Times has this report.

And The Tri-City Herald of Kennewick, Washington reports that “Attorneys file brief with state Supreme Court in Arlene’s Flowers case.”

You can view at this link the appellants’ Statement of Grounds for Direct Review filed yesterday in the Washington State Supreme Court.

Posted at 1:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bharara eyes Supreme Court insider-trading case review”: Kevin McCoy of USA Today has an article that begins, “Undeterred by a federal appeals court rejection, Manhattan federal prosecutors are weighing an appeal of a precedent-setting insider-trading case to the nation’s highest court.”

Posted at 1:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“Marriage equality cases languish before elected judges”: Billy Corriher and Eric Lesh have this op-ed online at The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 1:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Should Supreme Court litigants be more aggressive?” Sasha Volokh had this post yesterday at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Mezzanine of the Criminal Justice System”: Steve Klepper has this post today at the “Maryland Appellate Blog.”

Posted at 10:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“Walker would sign abortion bill with no rape, incest exception”: Jason Stein of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “Gov. Scott Walker said Monday he’s prepared to sign a 20-week abortion ban bill that has no exception for cases of rape or incest.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Expert: Wisconsin’s 20-week abortion ban bill could backfire.”

In other coverage, Brad Knickerbocker of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Is the ground shifting under abortion? Polls, court rulings seem to say so; Gallup finds increasing support for the pro-choice view on abortion as liberals now match conservatives on social issues for the first time since 1999; Will this impact the 2016 presidential election?

Posted at 10:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court has a chance to distinguish legitimate class-action grievance from grift”: John Engler has this op-ed online at The Washington Times.

Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court rules for Tulsa woman in Abercrombie & Fitch head-covering case”: Today’s edition of The Tulsa World contains this front page article.

On yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Justices: Retailer Can’t Refuse To Hire Someone Because She Wears Hijab.”

And on today’s broadcast of “Morning Edition,” Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Religious Groups, Businesses Review Supreme Court’s Headscarf Ruling.”

Posted at 10:22 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court rules on headscarf dress code discrimination, threatening speech online”: This video segment featuring Marcia Coyle appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of the PBS NewsHour.

Posted at 10:18 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court justice tells Broward students to make most of ‘best chance'”: The South Florida Sun-Sentinel has an article that begins, “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was greeted by a standing ovation and thunderous applause from students and parents as she took the stage at the Pompano Beach Middle School end-of-year award ceremony Monday evening.”

Posted at 8:23 AM by Howard Bashman



“Microsoft and the IRS Are Fighting Again”: Richard Rubin and Dina Bass of Bloomberg News have a report that begins, “Microsoft Corp. and the IRS are back in court, this time fighting about the U.S. tax agency’s interest in hiring David Boies, the lawyer who beat Microsoft in an antitrust case in 2000.”

Posted at 8:20 AM by Howard Bashman



“What the Abercrombie Bias Case Might Mean for Obamacare: A prequel on the question of how to interpret federal statutes.” Paul Barrett of Bloomberg News has this report.

Posted at 8:14 AM by Howard Bashman