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Monday, October 17, 2011

“Supreme Court takes dispute over lying about war heroism”: Joan Biskupic of USA Today has this news update.

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has an article headlined “Does Constitution allow lying about military heroism? Supreme Court to decide.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Justices to hear case over lying about receiving military medals.”

And Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has a blog post titled “Supreme Court to Rule on Constitutionality of Stolen Valor Act.”

Posted at 10:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“From OWS to OSCOTUS: As Occupy Wall Street protesters look to the Supreme Court, they’ll find more to be outraged about than the Citizens United case.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 8:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Cornel West won’t face charges after DC arrest”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Author and civil rights activist Cornel West and 18 others arrested with him for protesting at the U.S. Supreme Court will not be prosecuted.”

Posted at 3:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Thomas Holds Firm Views on Youths’ Rights”: Mark Walsh has this article (pass-through link) in the current issue of Education Week.

Posted at 2:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Renewed probe into anthrax killings called unlikely”: McClatchy Newspapers, ProPublica, and PBS’ “Frontline” have this report.

Posted at 1:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Free speech vs. lying? Supreme Court to rule on Stolen Valor Act.” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court to review free speech issue on lying about military honors.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Free speech or just a lie? Supreme Court takes case on Medal of Honor claim; The Supreme Court will take the case of a man who lied about receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor; The question is whether the US can punish him for false statements about his military service.”

And at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog, David Kravets has a post titled “High Court to Decide Legality of Lying About Military Service.”

Posted at 1:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“When Fairness and the Law Collide, One Jurist Is Troubled”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 1:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Life-at-fertilization initiative has hope in Miss.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A national effort to put abortion bans into state constitutions is looking for its first victory next month in Mississippi, where voters are being asked to approve an amendment declaring that life begins when a human egg is fertilized.”

Posted at 11:36 AM by Howard Bashman



“Native American leader Elouise Cobell dies at 65”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Elouise Cobell, the Blackfeet woman who led a 15-year legal fight to force the U.S. government to account for more than a century of mismanaged Indian land royalties, died Sunday. She was 65.”

Posted at 10:11 AM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted today’s Order List at this link. The Court today granted review in four new cases.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court to hear bid to sue Shell for Nigerian abuses“; “High court to rule on Stolen Valor Act“; and “High court won’t hear Oneidas’ land claim in NY.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has posts titled “Court to rule on suing corporations” and “Another test of First Amendment.”

Posted at 10:05 AM by Howard Bashman



“Kilpatrick lawyer requests review of law blocking book profits; Lawyer says keeping Kilpatrick from book profits violates rights”: The Detroit News today contains an article that begins, “There is no guarantee the Michigan Supreme Court will consider a request to review the constitutionality of a state law used to prevent former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from receiving profits from the sale of his book.”

Posted at 8:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“Telegram for the Federal Circuit: Electronic Case Filing Is Now Available.” Andrew Dhuey has this post at “Patently-O.”

Posted at 7:54 AM by Howard Bashman