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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Before summer is officially over: You can access online via this link the contents of the Summer 2015 issue of The Green Bag, which has — I know it’s hard to believe — even more interesting stuff to offer than usual, especially to those interested in intelligent writing about the U.S. Supreme Court.

Posted at 7:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“S.E.C. Judge May Have Weakened Justice Dept. Stance in Insider Trading Case”: Today at the “Dealbook” blog of The New York Times, law professor Peter J. Henning has a post that begins, “The appeals court decision in United States v. Newman that reversed the convictions of two hedge fund managers caused the Justice Department to take the rare step of asking the Supreme Court to overturn what it called the ‘stark and overt departure from this court’s definition of insider trading.'”

Posted at 7:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Mohamed Mohamud files formal appeal, sets stage for U.S. surveillance program showdown”: The Oregonian has this report today.

According to the article, “Mohamud’s defense team originally filed a 256-page opening brief in the case in May, about the length of a standard novel. But the appeals court ordered they resubmit a slimmer version. The court accepted a relatively svelt 202-page filing Monday.” As posted online, the brief appears to contain a mere 179 pages of text. No word count certification was provided.

Posted at 10:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Constitutionally, Slavery Is No National Institution”: In today’s edition of The New York Times, Sean Wilentz has an op-ed that begins, “The Civil War began over a simple question: Did the Constitution of the United States recognize slavery — property in humans — in national law?”

Posted at 8:57 AM by Howard Bashman



“Execution day arrives: Debate continues over death penalty and Richard Glossip’s case; Fallin denies inmate’s latest request for delay.” The Tulsa World has this report.

The Oklahoman reports that “Oklahoma governor says lethal injection will go forward; Richard Glossip is to receive a lethal injection at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the state penitentiary in McAlester for setting up the killing of an Oklahoma City motel owner.”

And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial titled “Countdown to an Execution in Oklahoma.”

Posted at 8:52 AM by Howard Bashman