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Friday, June 3, 2016

“Anatomy of a Hit: Unsealed documents begin to unravel mystery of Markel killing as TPD makes its case.” Recent developments in the investigation into law professor Dan Markel’s murder dominate the front page of today’s edition of The Tallahassee Democrat.

Posted at 10:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“At Last, A Supreme Court That Does Less: With only eight justices, recent rulings have been much more modest, which is a good thing.” Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“As altered Supreme Court term comes to end, signs point to a muted finale”: Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“TPD concerned other Markel suspects may flee”: Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has an article that begins, “Tallahassee Police didn’t want details of their case against a Miami man arrested in Dan Markel’s killing to be made public for fear other suspects in the murder-for-hire scheme might flee the U.S., court documents show.”

Posted at 6:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Curse of Bigness: Few American politicians cite his writing and judicial work; But his legacy is particularly relevant today.” Online today at The Atlantic, Jeffrey Rosen has an essay that begins, “Louis Brandeis, who was confirmed to the Supreme Court exactly 100 years ago, was America’s greatest critic of bigness since Thomas Jefferson.”

Posted at 2:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Post-Scalia Supreme Court, moderated by Lynn Sweet, featuring Geoffrey Stone and Todd Henderson”: Yesterday, the City Club of Chicago hosted this event. Today, you can view the video of the event online via this link.

Posted at 10:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 9:55 AM by Howard Bashman



“Game of Thrones” enters the appellate canon: An eagle-eyed reader emails to note that yesterday, Ninth Circuit Judge John B. Owens issued a four-paragraph concurring opinion, in which the final paragraph begins, “This gloss on McLaughlin comes very close to a qyburnian resurrection of the Jiffy June standard” (emphasis added).

This reader’s email to language maven Bryan A. Garner resulted in a reply from Garner observing that Qyburn is a character from the television series “Game of Thrones.”

Posted at 9:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“Why the D.C. Circuit Can’t Really Duck the Article III Issue in Al Bahlul”: Steve Vladeck had this post yesterday at “Just Security.”

Posted at 9:03 AM by Howard Bashman



“Ginsburg and Sotomayor talk food at the Court”: When it comes to food, the aptly named Andrew Hamm had this post yesterday at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 9:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“Arrest made in 2014 slaying of Florida State law professor as authorities allege murder-for-hire plot that may have stemmed from divorce”: David Boroff of The New York Daily News has this report.

Posted at 8:53 AM by Howard Bashman