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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

“Judge denies delay of ban on ‘don’t ask'”: Josh Gerstein has this post at his “Under the Radar” blog at Politico.com.

Posted at 9:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“AP Exclusive: Texas judge feels vindicated.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Texas’ top criminal judge said Tuesday she feels vindicated that a special court dismissed a public reprimand of her for closing her court and preventing lawyers from filing a last-minute appeal hours before their client was executed.”

Posted at 5:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Refused by Supreme Court: Is death row inmate mentally retarded? The lawyers of a Texas death row inmate say he is ineligible for capital punishment because he is mentally retarded, but judges have disagreed; The Supreme Court won’t take up his appeal.” Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

Posted at 10:11 AM by Howard Bashman



“Felons denied hearing on bid to vote”: Today’s edition of The Boston Globe contains an article that begins, “The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a legal challenge to the Massachusetts Constitution’s prohibition against voting by convicted felons in prison.”

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Supreme Court rejects Massachusetts felons’ voting rights challenge; Three Massachusetts felons alleged that the commonwealth violated the Voting Rights Act when it passed a referendum stripping incarcerated felons of the right to vote.”

Posted at 10:05 AM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Sharon Keller Speaks Out About Dismissal of Misconduct Charges”: Mary Alice Robbins of Texas Lawyer has this report.

Posted at 8:00 AM by Howard Bashman