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Sunday, June 26, 2016

“There’s A Standoff Between States And The Feds Over Illegal Execution Drugs; It’s been nearly a year since the federal government seized thousands of vials of lethal injection drugs on their way to death penalty states; The states want their drugs, and neither side is showing signs of backing down”: Chris McDaniel of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Posted at 11:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“On Its Last Day, Ideologically Split Court Is Set to Issue Three Rulings; Post-Scalia standoff is likely to affect outcome of Texas abortion clinic case”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Outside Supreme Court, Activists Make Their Cases; Demonstrators compete for real estate, best camera angles in tightly regulated area.” You can freely access the full text of this article via Google.

Posted at 8:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Expected To Rule On Abortion Case”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Supreme Court to rule on ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s corruption conviction”: Andrea Noble of The Washington Times has this report.

Posted at 4:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“One year after the supreme court’s same-sex marriage ruling, the fight continues; Anti-LGBT legislation ‘designed to undermine’ has proliferated since Obergefell v Hodges, but for one Alabama couple there’s a semblance of normalcy”: Matthew Teague of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

Posted at 9:22 AM by Howard Bashman



“Police Gains Come at Fourth Amendment’s Expense”: Kenneth Jost has this post today at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

Posted at 9:16 AM by Howard Bashman



“Goodbye, General! On his last day in office, U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli talks about what it’s been like to argue some of the government’s biggest cases at the high court; Also — affirmative action, saved.” Slate has posted online this new installment of its “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick.

Posted at 9:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“Divided court draws plaudits and brickbats, but Kennedy’s role remains constant — for now”: Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:12 AM by Howard Bashman