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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

“California prisons: Judges give state more time to deal with inmate release order.” Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

Posted at 7:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“There is at least a superficial irony in having a judge who is appointed for life under Article III of the United States Constitution rule against his judicial colleagues on the courts of this Commonwealth who must hang up their robes at age 70.” The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania today issued this ruling rejecting a constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania’s mandatory retirement age for judges.

Posted at 4:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama nominates three to federal judgeships”: The Boston Globe has this news update.

According to the article, the White House has “tapped Harvard Law School professor David Jeremiah Barron for appointment to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.” You can access his online bio at this link.

Update: The official White House news release is titled “President Obama Nominates David Jeremiah Barron to Serve on the United States Court of Appeals.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Matthew Huisman has a post titled “Harvard Law Prof Nominated for First Circuit.”

Posted at 4:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“West Michigan CEO will appeal mandate to pay for birth control, morning-after pills to Supreme Court”: The Grand Rapids Press has this report.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Constitution Check: Should Supreme Court justices have limits on their time in office?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 1:24 PM by Howard Bashman