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Sunday, October 11, 2009

C-SPAN’s “Supreme Court Week” has posted online the video and transcripts of its interviews with the other two active U.S. Supreme Court Justices: The following video clips and transcripts are now available online —

Originally aired Sunday, October 11, 2009:

Interview with Chief Justice Roberts — Video | Transcript; and

Interview with Justice Stevens — Video | Transcript.

In earlier posts that you can access here and here, I provided links to the video and transcripts of the previously aired segments of this broadcast.

Posted at 11:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bergen Record case could hold fate of how courts are covered”: The Cliffview Pilot web site has a report today that begins, “The state Supreme Court this week could well determine the future of media in New Jersey when it reviews a lower court ruling that the Bergen Record can be sued for reporting allegations from a lawsuit before the case has gone to trial.”

In earlier coverage, The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger reported on January 14, 2009 that “N.J. newspaper wins round in lawsuit-libel case.”

Posted at 3:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice in gun case ruling is a gun dealer; Some legal scholars cry foul, while others say ruling’s relevance too narrow to present any conflict of interest”: The Charlotte Observer today contains an article that begins, “The N.C. Supreme Court drew national attention a few weeks ago as the country’s first court to rule that a convicted felon has a right to own a gun. What got little notice is that Edward Thomas Brady, the justice who wrote the 5-2 decision in August, is a federally licensed gun dealer and gun maker who has earned more than $5,000 a year from gun sales since 2007.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Justice in gun case sells weapons.”

You can access the ruling — which the Supreme Court of North Carolina issued on August 28, 2009 — at this link.

Posted at 3:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Cruelty in the Court: Crush videos and foie gras.” Columnist George F. Will will have this essay in the October 19, 2009 issue of Newsweek.

Posted at 3:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge’s ruling nudges Texas back into gay marriage fight; Decision based on U.S. Constitution unsettles some gay rights activists while rallying opponents”: Chuck Lindell has this article today in The Austin American-Statesman.

Posted at 10:15 AM by Howard Bashman