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Thursday, October 20, 2016

“Felon’s air-powered BB gun is no ‘firearm,’ Minnesota Supreme Court rules”: Rachel E. Stassen-Berger of The Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minnesota has this report.

And Liz Sawyer of The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that “Minnesota’s Supreme Court overturns felony conviction, rules that BB gun is not a firearm; Supreme Court vacates conviction for possession.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Minnesota at this link.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Immigrants, advocates keenly watch Iowa Supreme Court case”: Grant Rodgers of The Des Moines Register has an article that begins, “The Iowa Supreme Court’s decision on whether a county attorney has the authority to prosecute a Mexican immigrant on a charge of felony identify theft and forgery could break legal ground and have serious implications for undocumented immigrants being urged by the federal government to come out of the shadows.”

And at “On Brief: Iowa’s Appellate Blog,” Rox Laird has a post titled “Iowa Supreme Court argument recap: Justices keep cards close to the vest in immigration case.”

Posted at 9:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alaska Supreme Court goes to Valley school to hear case of smelly septage”: Zaz Hollander of Alaska Dispatch News has this report.

Posted at 9:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Striking Lack of Interest in the Supreme Court: It’s the issue many conservatives care about most — but when Clinton blew an answer at the debate, the Republican nominee didn’t even seem to notice.” Matt Ford of The Atlantic has this report.

And online at The Los Angeles Times, law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has an essay titled “What was left unsaid about the Supreme Court and the future of your constitutional rights in the last debate.”

Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Buffalo tonight for invite-only event”: Aaron Besecker of The Buffalo News has this report.

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“The candidates and the Constitution”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post today.

Posted at 4:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. appeals court upholds al Qaeda publicist’s conviction”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

Sam Hananel of The Associated Press reports that “Federal appeals court upholds Guantanamo conspiracy conviction of bin Laden assistant.”

And Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Appeals Court Upholds Conviction Of Bin Laden Assistant In 9/11 Terror Plot; Ali Hamza Ahmad al Bahlul had been convicted of conspiracy to commit war crimes.”

You can access today’s ruling of the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

Posted at 1:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Neither Trump Nor Clinton Understands What the Supreme Court Is Supposed to Do; Both candidates promise appointees who share their policy views”: Jacob Sullum has this post today at Reason’s “Hit & Run” blog.

Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Will The New Era Of Limited Federal Monitoring Still Protect Voter Rights?” Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman