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Saturday, October 25, 2014

“Swift justice”: In Sunday’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Joseph Sabino Mistick will have an op-ed that begins, “Meteorologists tell us that lightning can strike on a sunny day. And when it happens, folks talk about little else. And so it is with the suspension of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery by his fellow justices last week.”

Posted at 10:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Call to Expose the Unnecessary Secrets of the Supreme Court: One justice publicly announced an error in her dissent, but such candor is rare.” Law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The National Law Journal.

You can freely access the full text of the op-ed via Google.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices who graduated from Yale Law School hold court”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post.

In Sunday’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak will have an article headlined “Three Supreme Court Justices Return to Yale.”

The Associated Press reports that “US Supreme Court justices concerned over lack of diversity in the bench.”

At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “Three Justices Swap Stories at Yale Law School.” You can freely access the full text of the post via Google.

And Yale Law School issued a news release titled “Supreme Court Justices Thomas ’74, Alito ’75, and Sotomayor ’79 Receive Award of Merit.”

You can view the conversation with the Justices via YouTube in a video titled “2014 Alumni Weekend Award of Merit Ceremony.”

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Republic sues state to reveal info on lethal injections”: Michael Kiefer has this article in today’s edition of The Arizona Republic.

Posted at 12:51 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor gives UNH students ‘nuggets’ for life”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The New Haven Register.

And at 2:45 p.m. eastern time today, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and Sonia Sotomayor will receive Yale Law School’s Award of Merit. You can view the ceremony, and a conversation among the Justices to follow, live on YouTube via this link.

Posted at 12:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge nixes opposite-sex couple’s bid to join same-sex marriage lawsuit; Judge ruled Phillip and Sandra Unruh have no legal right to join suit”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal judge has spurned an effort by a heterosexual couple to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the Kansas ban on gay marriage.”

Posted at 9:47 AM by Howard Bashman



“Oklahoma County judge rules against abortion doctor in effort to put new law on hold”: Today’s edition of The Oklahoman contains this front page article.

Today’s edition of The Tulsa World contains a front page article headlined “Judge refuses to block challenged law putting restrictions on abortions.”

The Associated Press reports that “Judge rules Oklahoma abortion law can take effect.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Oklahoma Abortion Doctor Privileges Law Upheld by Court.”

Posted at 9:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Man accused of smashing Oklahoma Ten Commandments monument is identified; A man told authorities he smashed his car into the Ten Commandments monument outside the Oklahoma state Capitol because Satan told him to do it”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Oklahoman.

And today’s edition of The Tulsa World contains a front page article headlined “Authorities: Suspect says Satan told him to destroy the State Capitol’s Ten Commandments monument; Ten Commandments monument will be rebuilt, governor says.”

Posted at 9:37 AM by Howard Bashman



“Court upholds Scott Roeder’s conviction in George Tiller’s murder but orders resentencing”: The Wichita Eagle contains this front page article today.

Today’s edition of The Topeka Capital-Journal contains an article headlined “Kansas Supreme Court vacates Roeder’s ‘Hard 50’ sentence; U.S. Supreme Court decision cited for resentencing of abortion doctor’s killer.”

Tony Rizzo of The Kansas City Star reports that “Kansas Supreme Court orders new sentencing in the killing of Wichita abortion doctor.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Kansas court affirms verdict in abortion shooting.”

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

Posted at 9:32 AM by Howard Bashman