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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

“Supreme Court asked to help inmates serving life for crimes committed as youths”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana reports that “High court hears Baton Rouge case challenging juvenile life sentences; Suit challenges juvenile life sentences.”

Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains a front page article headlined “At 40, Juvenile Law Center’s biggest case yet: Seeking second chance for juvenile lifers.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. justices weigh life sentences for juveniles in murder cases.”

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument analysis: A barrier to deciding juvenile sentencing issue?

On yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Resentencing For Juvenile Lifers.”

Online at Slate, Dahlia Lithwick has a Supreme Court dispatch titled “Is Life Retroactive? He was sentenced to life without parole at 17; Fifty years later, the Supreme Court weighs setting him free.”

And online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “A Question of What’s Law and What’s Right.”

You can access at this link the transcript of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Montgomery v. Louisiana, No. 14-280.

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“The Death-Penalty Feud at the Supreme Court: The justices weigh a new set of cases and their implications for the Eighth Amendment and lethal injection.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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“Justices Question Florida’s Death Penalty System”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Supreme Court hears criminal justice cases, including death penalty rulings.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court skeptical of Florida’s death penalty system.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin has an article headlined “Supreme Court Weighs Tough Sentencing in Two Cases; Appeals were heard Tuesday over harsh punishments that two convicts contend violate the Constitution.”

Michael Doyle of McClatchy DC reports that “Supreme Court confronts Florida death sentence challenge.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. justices press Florida over death penalty sentencing.”

Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News reports that “Supreme Court Skeptical Of Judges’ Role In Florida Death Sentencing.”

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument analysis: Moral responsibility for death sentences.”

Online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a Supreme Court dispatch titled “Florida Judges Can Kill You: The state’s perverse death sentencing system is surely unconstitutional — right?

And at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist, Steven Mazie has a post titled “Executions in the Sunshine state: Supreme scepticism about Florida’s death penalty.”

You can access at this link the transcript of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Hurst v. Florida, No. 14-7505.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court revives lawsuit over NYPD surveillance of Muslims”: Jeremy Roebuck has this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Reuters reports that “Muslim groups’ lawsuit over N.Y. surveillance revived by court.”

And at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a blog post titled “Appeals court revives lawsuit over NYPD surveillance of Muslims.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

Posted at 7:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“There is no better symbol of the current judicial confirmation obstruction than Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Pennsylvania.” So writes Michele L. Jawando in an op-ed headlined “Justice denied when judges refused a vote” in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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“Biden and the Supreme Court”: Online at The New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin has a post that begins, “Joe Biden played a more consequential role in the history of the Supreme Court than almost any senator in American history.”

Posted at 3:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals Court to Rehear New Jersey Sports Betting Case”: The New York Times has this news update.

The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Appeals court gives New Jersey’s quest for legal sports betting another shot.”

NJ.com reports that “N.J. sports betting case will go before U.S. appeals court again.”

The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey has a news update headlined “Latest twist in N.J. sports betting case gives hope to supporters of Vegas-style wagering.”

Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court to reconsider New Jersey sports betting bid.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “New Jersey’s Christie Can Try Again to Win Sports Bet Law.”

Posted at 2:01 PM by Howard Bashman



“FERC Energy-Saving Rule Left in Doubt by U.S. High Court Session”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. justices question Obama administration electricity markets rule.”

Sam Hananel of The Associated Press reports that “High court seems troubled over energy pricing rule.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument analysis: When an empty chair may count the most.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn., No. 14-840.

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“New Life For New Jersey Sports Betting Case: Rehearing Granted By Court.” Dustin Gouker has this post at Legal Sports Report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court to reconsider New Jersey sports betting case.”

You can view today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link.

From the order, it appears that only nine of the Third Circuit’s active judges are not recused from the matter. In addition, the two senior Third Circuit judges who composed the three-judge panel’s majority have elected to participate in the rehearing en banc now that further review has been granted.

Readers may recall that this case pits Paul D. Clement against Theodore B. Olson.

Posted at 10:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Angry GOP Senate freezes out Obama nominees; Jamming up nominations is one of the last weapons the Senate GOP can use to hit back at the administration”: Seung Min Kim and Burgess Everett of Politico.com have this report today.

Posted at 10:38 AM by Howard Bashman