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Monday, July 18, 2016

“Possible sequel for Patricia Cornwell saga”: Milton J. Valencia of The Boston Globe has an article that begins, “Crime writer Patricia Cornwell, who won a $50.9 million lawsuit against her former financial services company only to see it disappear because of a legal technicality, won an appeal Monday, granting her a sequel to the first trial.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.

Posted at 10:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“November trial date set for Sigfredo Garcia”: Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. The article explains that “Garcia will stand trial on charges of first-degree murder in the shooting of Florida State University law professor Dan Markel.”

And at “The Sisterhood” blog of The Forward, Veronika Bondarenko has a post titled “Ex-Wife of Slain Law Professor Dan Markel Speaks Out.”

Posted at 10:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“ELB Podcast Episode 14. Erwin Chemerinsky: Did Justice Ginsburg Cross the Line?” Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court and political world are more entangled than either acknowledges”: Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 7:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Merrick Garland Deserves a Vote — For Democracy’s Sake; Playing political football with a Supreme Court nomination erodes the rule of law and leaves major issues in limbo”: President Barack Obama has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 12:06 PM by Howard Bashman