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Sunday, October 19, 2014

“Voter-ID Actions Push Fight Past November; Supreme Court Lets Texas Apply Restrictions for Midterms, but Legality Hasn’t Been Decided”: Brent Kendall will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

Posted at 9:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Conservatives fear Roberts going soft”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has an article that begins, “Chief Justice John Roberts seems to be going wobbly again.”

Posted at 1:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Amid intense last-minute lobbying, a divided Pa. Supreme Court mulls action in porn scandal”: Jeremy Roebuck has this front page article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Posted at 1:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court decision in Tampa case could alter judicial campaigns”: Today’s edition of The Tampa Tribune contains an article that begins, “A case that started with a letter written by a candidate for judge in Tampa may change how judges seek office nationwide. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the First Amendment overrides certain rules that restrict how candidates campaign for judge.”

Posted at 11:52 AM by Howard Bashman



“Third Circuit Revives Biotechnology Company Shareholder Lawsuit”: Saranac Hale Spencer will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

And Law360.com reports that “3rd Circ. Revives Genaera Investor Suit Over Asset Sales” (subscription required for full access).

My earlier coverage of Friday’s Third Circuit ruling, in a case in which I served as appellate counsel for the prevailing plaintiff on appeal, can be accessed here.

Posted at 11:28 AM by Howard Bashman



“Porn-laced emails, blackmail threats mark return to bad old days for Pa. Supreme Court”: Charles Thompson of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has an article that begins, “Is the Pennsylvania Supreme Court backsliding toward the chaotic court of a generation ago, an era marked by bitter personal rivalries, impeachment and, above all else, sinking public confidence in judicial integrity?”

Steve Esack of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has an article headlined “Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices feud over racy emails.”

And in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, columnist Eric Heyl has an essay titled “Pennsylvania Supreme Court should get back to boring stuff.”

Posted at 11:20 AM by Howard Bashman