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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

“Justice Scalia: Americans ‘should learn to love gridlock.'” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Scalia: Judges ‘ain’t what they used to be.’

James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Justice Scalia rejects dysfunctional government talk.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Justices bring constitutional road show to the Senate.”

And Politico.com reports that “Antonin Scalia dissents on press criticism.”

Posted at 7:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Off the Bench, Into the Fray: A former Supreme Court justice offers portraits of colleagues and, inadvertently, himself.” Adam J. White will have this review of the book “Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir” by retired Justice John Paul Stevens in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 5:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Software Makers Win Big in Supreme Court Copyright Fight”: David Kravets has this post today at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

Posted at 5:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court tackles church-state conflict involving schools”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Joan Biskupic of USA Today has a news update headlined “Justices hear religious workplace dispute.”

James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Top court hears fired teacher church-state case.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “High court hears church-state appeal over ‘ministerial’ employee.”

At Education Week’s “School Law” blog, Mark Walsh has a post titled “High Court Weighs Parochial-School Teachers’ Rights.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument recap: Blurry line between church and state.”

Posted at 3:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court: Can gov’t get involved in church dispute?” Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Supreme Count on Tuesday seemed deeply divided on how far the government can intrude inside the employment practices of churches and religious groups, a decision being closely watched by religious institutions concerned about their independence and by civil rights groups looking out for their employees.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC, No. 10-553.

Posted at 1:54 PM by Howard Bashman