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Friday, December 11, 2015

“Scalia accused of embracing ‘racist’ ideas for suggesting ‘lesser’ schools for blacks”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

Matthew Watkins of The Texas Tribune reports that “If UT Loses Supreme Court Case, It Could Face Another Top 10 Percent ‘Crisis.’

Lauren French of Politico.com has a report headlined “Pelosi: Scalia should recuse himself from discrimination cases.”

Online at The Washington Post, columnist Ruth Marcus has an essay titled “Will the Supreme Court add to the turmoil on America’s college campuses?

At the “Grade Point” blog of The Washington Post, Afi-Odelia Scruggs has a post titled “Dear Justice Scalia: Here’s what I learned as a black student struggling at an elite college.”

And a video segment titled “Antonin Scalia Offends” appeared on last night’s broadcast of NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”

Posted at 8:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court To Hear Wetlands Challenge As ‘Waters Of U.S.’ Expand”: Daniel Fisher has this post at Forbes.com.

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“Supreme Court to Review Laws Criminalizing Refusal of Body Substance Tests”: Adam Liptak has this news update.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court to review blood-test requirement for DWI cases.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court to rule on drunk-driving breath tests.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court to Consider Right to Refuse Blood-Alcohol Tests Without Warrant; High court to determine if states make it a crime for drunk-driving suspects to reject tests.”

David Chanen of The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that “U.S. Supreme Court to review constitutionality of Minnesota’s DWI test refusal law; The state allows arresting officer to charge suspected drunken driver for refusing breath test without a search warrant.”

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Blood-Alcohol Test Penalties Get Top U.S. Court Review.”

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“A look at some of the emails cited in case against Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Eakin”: The Associated Press has this report.

Posted at 8:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Salome — guilty or innocent? Tribunes ruling at Shakespeare Theatre.” Tim Treanor has this post today at DC Theatre Scene.com.

Posted at 4:05 PM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court today granted review in six new cases, three of which have been consolidated for a single hour of oral argument.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High court takes up challenges to drunken-driving test“; “High court to consider Army Corps’ decision on wetlands“; and “High court to hear dispute over Ohio debt collection.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. justices to weigh laws that penalize refusal to take alcohol test” and “U.S. top court to decide federal water permit dispute.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court to rule on drunk-driving tests.”

Posted at 2:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Anti-School Choice Religious Bigotry; Using a law with ugly anti-Catholic roots to deny education options for children”: Michael Bindas has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the op-ed via Google.

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“AG Kathleen Kane hires private firm in porn, corruption investigation”: Wallace McKelvey of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has an update that begins, “Attorney General Kathleen Kane has signed a contract hiring a private law firm to review and prosecute potential cases arising from emails uncovered as part of the ‘Porngate’ investigation.”

Posted at 12:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama’s executive actions could open a door for successors”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “While the White House has condemned Donald Trump’s call for a ban on Muslim immigrants as ‘disqualifying’ and ‘toxic,’ President Barack Obama may have only himself to blame if a President Trump ever succeeds in putting his plan, or some version of it, into action.”

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“Scalia stirs controversy again with questions in affirmative action case”: Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

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“B.C. Supreme Court Chief reverses Law Society’s decision on Christian university; An evangelical Christian university under fire across the country for forbidding sexual intimacy outside of heterosexual marriage has secured a decisive legal victory in its effort to open a law school in British Columbia”: The Canadian Press has this report.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s ruling appears at this link.

Posted at 9:05 AM by Howard Bashman



“Nachman won before he lost at Supreme Court”: Online at The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, Coke Ellington has an essay that begins, “Merton Roland ‘Rod’ Nachman, who died last month at the age of 91, won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court at the age of 27 in 1951, but his name is in U.S. history for a case he lost in 1964.”

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“Constitution Check: Finally, a test of partisan gerrymandering?” Lyle Denniston had this post yesterday at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

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“Justice Eakin must resign”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Bucks County (Pa.) Courier Times.

And in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, attorney Cathy A. Wilson has a letter to the editor appearing under the title “Not so judicious” (scroll down to view).

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“An Exclusive Interview With the ‘Cannibal Cop’: Exonerated of his alleged crimes, Gilberto Valle describes his experience in court, his time in prison, and his attempt to start a new life.” Daniel Engber has this article online at Slate.

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“With Remarks in Affirmative Action Case, Scalia Steps Into ‘Mismatch’ Debate”: Anemona Hartocollis has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 8:22 AM by Howard Bashman