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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

“Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor pushes education, affirmative action in Springfield talk”: Brian Steele of The Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts has this report.

Posted at 10:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Oh boy. Here we go again.” At “The Incidental Economist,” Nicholas Bagley has a post that begins, “A district court in Washington, DC ruled Wednesday that the House of Representatives has standing to bring a lawsuit alleging that the Obama administration is spending federal money to finance the ACA, absent a congressional appropriation.”

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Oregon’s Gay-Marriage-Abstaining, Hitler-Photo-Hanging Judge is Right: Progressives have launched a hit job against Judge Vance Day in apparent retaliation for his stance on same-sex marriage; This is bad news.” Jay Michaelson has this essay online at The Daily Beast.

Posted at 9:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pension, patent rights at stake in SCOTUS Spokeo case: new briefs.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Eight Provocative Passages from Judge Richard Posner’s New Book”: Jacob Gershman has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge allows unusual House GOP lawsuit against president to proceed”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Federal judge lets House Republicans’ lawsuit against Obamacare advance.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Federal Judge Allows Part of GOP Health-Care Lawsuit to Proceed; Judge rules House has legal standing to bring some claims against administration over health law.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

Michael Doyle and Tony Pugh of McClatchy DC report that “Judge gives green light to House GOP’s Obamacare challenge.”

Carl Hulse of The New York Times has a news update headlined “Judge Rules House Can Sue Obama Administration on Health Care Spending.”

The Washington Post reports that “House GOP can pursue part of health care lawsuit, judge rules.”

Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico.com reports that “House Obamacare lawsuit can move ahead in part.”

The Hill reports that “GOP scores early win in ObamaCare lawsuit.”

Todd Ruger of Roll Call reports that “Boehner Says Obamacare Ruling Shows Administration’s Overreach.”

Reuters reports that “U.S. judge rules Republican lawsuit over Obamacare can move forward.”

The Associated Press reports that “Judge clears way for House lawsuit challenging health law.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Obama Administration Fails to End House’s Health-Care Suit.”

And Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “John Boehner Scores A Little Win Against Obamacare; A federal judge says a controversial House lawsuit can go forward.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at this link.

Posted at 7:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kentucky clerk jailed over same-sex marriage gets in copyright fracas; Kim Davis played ‘Eye of the Tiger’ at a rally, but not everyone was thrilled”: Joe Mullin of Ars Technica has this report.

Posted at 7:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Problem With Religious Exemptions to Gay Rights”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

Posted at 7:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Microsoft Argues for Data Security in Landmark Court Appeal”: Bob Van Voris of Bloomberg News has this report.

Reuters reports that “Microsoft urges US court to block warrant for emails held abroad.”

USA Today reports that “Microsoft argues email stored in Ireland not subject to search warrant.”

In earlier coverage, David Kravets of Ars Technica yesterday had an article headlined “US claim on the world’s servers at a crossroads; US wants warrant ‘to break down the doors of Microsoft’s Dublin facility.’

And Joseph Marks of Politico.com yesterday had an article headlined “Can the US demand emails stored in Ireland? Court arguments in Microsoft case will test government’s authority to seize data from servers abroad.”

Posted at 3:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“At Amherst College, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor encourages students to listen, work hard and be passionate”: The Daily Hampshire Gazette has this report.

Posted at 1:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“After Aurora and Denver verdicts, Colorado mulls death penalty again; High-profile murder trials jump start death penalty debate in Colorado”: Jordan Steffen and Kevin Simpson of The Denver Post have this report.

Posted at 9:04 AM by Howard Bashman



“N.J. labor unions ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear Christie pension funding case”: Salvador Rizzo of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey has this report.

Posted at 9:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“Pa. Supreme Court will hear Gov. Tom Wolf’s appeal to fire open records chief”: The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

Posted at 8:57 AM by Howard Bashman



“N.J. Supreme Court justices have gun control, pensions on docket”: Salvador Rizzo of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey has this report.

Posted at 8:45 AM by Howard Bashman