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Thursday, July 26, 2012

“U.S. Senate Democrats try to force vote on Oklahoma judicial nominee; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid seeks to break a Republican blockade and get a vote on Robert E. Bacharach, a federal magistrate judge in Oklahoma City, for a federal appeals court”: The Oklahoman has this news update.

And Politico.com has a news update headlined “Senate Dems step up judicial wars.”

Posted at 8:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alabama solicitor general details philosophies behind U.S. Supreme Court healthcare act ruling”: The Birmingham News has this update.

Posted at 4:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“No-fly list lawsuit should proceed in federal court in Portland, appeals panel rules”: The Oregonian has this news update.

Terry Baynes of Reuters reports that “Appeals court revives challenge against US ‘no fly’ list.”

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court allows no-fly challenge to proceed.”

And the ACLU has issued a news release headlined “Federal Appeals Court Allows ‘No Fly List’ Challenge to Proceed; ACLU Represents 15 People Government Put on Secret List and Banned From Flying Without Explanation.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Ninth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

Posted at 4:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Scalia Defends Citizens United, Arizona Immigration Decision”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 2:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Scalia Discusses Views on Textualism and the Process of Co-Writing His New Book”: ABA Journal’s “Law News Now” blog has posted online a lengthy audio clip that you can access via this link.

Posted at 10:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals Court: Arizona man can’t sue Medtronic.” On April 17, 2012, Cronkite News Service had this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued the previous day.

And a few days later, the “Constitutional Law Prof Blog” had a post titled “Ninth Circuit: Failure to Warn Claim Against Med Device Maker Preempted.”

Yesterday. the Ninth Circuit issued this order granting rehearing en banc in the case.

Posted at 7:55 AM by Howard Bashman



“Federal appeals court to reconsider California DNA-collection law; A three-judge panel had upheld California’s law that requires police to collect DNA from felony arrestees, but a panel of 11 federal judges will review the case”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

In today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Court gives DNA sampling law new hearing.”

And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Circuit to Reconsider Mandatory Arrestee DNA Collection.”

You can access at this link yesterday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granting rehearing en banc.

My earlier coverage of the original divided three-judge panel’s ruling in the case can be accessed here.

Posted at 7:40 AM by Howard Bashman