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Saturday, September 10, 2016

“Thoughts on the Third Circuit’s decryption and self-incrimination oral argument”: Orin Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 11:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Mark Boal’s Efforts to Shield Berghdal Tapes Troubled By Recent Appellate Decision? A federal judge wants Boal’s lawyers on Monday to discuss what happened to the alleged mastermind of the 2000 U.S.S. Cole bombing.” Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

Posted at 11:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: A Walk in the Wide, Wide World.” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Reguation.

Posted at 11:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Contractor Urges DC Circ. To Toss SBA’s Minority Biz Program”: In March 2016, Michael Macagnone of Law360.com had a report that begins, “An information technology contractor called on a D.C. Circuit panel to invalidate the law behind the Small Business Administration’s programs for disadvantaged businesses Thursday, arguing that the program creates unconstitutional race-based determinations without evidence of discrimination in federal contracting.”

Yesterday, the majority on a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision rejecting this challenge to the SBA’s programs.

Posted at 11:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“At UW-Madison, Sonia Sotomayor speaks to need for greater equity in justice system”: Pat Schneider of The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin has this report.

Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article headlined “Sotomayor: More needed on adequate representation.”

Vidushi Saxena of The Badger Herald, the student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, reports that “Sotomayor talks life in court system, engaging with community; Judicial system lacks representation, fails to provide equal opportunities.”

Laurel White of Wisconsin Public Radio has a report headlined “‘I’m A Justice, But Also A Human,’ Sotomayor Says At UW-Madison; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Reflects On Personal Life, Career In Lecture.”

Judith Davidoff of Isthmus has a report headlined “‘Citizen Lawyer’ Sonia Sotomayor: The Supreme Court justice talks about her public role.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Sotomayor calls job on high court blessing and curse.”

Posted at 10:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Allows ‘Straight-Ticket’ Voting in Michigan”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “Supreme Court won’t revive Michigan ban on straight-ticket voting.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court rejects Michigan straight-ticket voting appeal.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Spurns Michigan Republicans on Straight-Party Vote.”

The Associated Press reports that “Michigan straight-party voting ban won’t take effect.”

And at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center, Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Straight-ticket voting allowed in Michigan.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 10:52 AM by Howard Bashman