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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

“Rallies, events mark one year after Supreme Court’s voting rights decision in Shelby County case”: AL.com has this report today.

Posted at 8:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Man alleging Sluggerrr hurt his eye with a hot dog gets another chance with Royals lawsuit”: Tony Rizzo of The Kansas City Star has a news update that begins, “A man allegedly injured by a hot dog tossed at a 2009 Royals game will get another chance to pursue his lawsuit against the team, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.”

The Kansas City Business Journal has an article headlined “Supreme Court: Flying hot dogs not ‘inherent risk’ of Royals games.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Missouri Supreme Court: Fan hit in eye by hot dog from Royals mascot can have new trial.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Missouri at this link.

Posted at 8:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bar asks state Supreme Court to suspend lawyer over microchip claim”: The Tampa Bay Times has a news update that begins, “The Florida Bar on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to suspend a lawyer who asserts that others hurt and control her through a microchip illegally implanted in her brain.”

Posted at 8:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Awaiting Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, public favors contraception mandate”: Religion News Service has this report.

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“EPA’s Winning Streak Extended as High Court Backs Greenhouse Permits”: Mark Drajem and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News have this report today.

Posted at 5:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Gives Broad Reach to Federal Bank-Fraud Law; High Court Rules Bank-Fraud Law Can Punish Check Fraud Aimed at Nonbank Victims”: Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall have this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 5:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Major gay rights ruling left intact”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

Dan Levine of Reuters reports that “U.S. court refuses to undo gay rights ruling in pharma case.”

The Associated Press reports that “Court rejects appeal of gay jury selection case.”

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Tough test in gay rights cases finalized.”

And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Potential Gay Jurors May Not be Barred.”

You can access at this link today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denying rehearing en banc, from which three judges noted their dissent.

Posted at 3:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“EPA’s first carbon regs nearly unscathed after years of litigation”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has an article that begins, “In announcing the majority opinion for the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday on U.S. EPA’s permitting for greenhouse gases, Justice Antonin Scalia — no friend of EPA — gave the agency a pat on the back.”

Posted at 3:25 PM by Howard Bashman