“No foul on spouse’s secret e-mail forwarding”: In April 2015, Patricia Manson of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin had an article that begins, “A man who alleges his estranged wife secretly forwarded his e-mails to her e-mail account does not have a case under the Wiretap Act, a federal judge has ruled.”
Today, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit — in an opinion written by Circuit Judge Diane S. Sykes — reinstated the husband’s Wiretap Act claim against his estranged wife.
“Senator Menendez’s cert petition unloads on the Third Circuit”: Matthew Stiegler has this post today at his “CA3blog.”
“Justices to Hear Cases on Withheld Evidence and Bad Advice”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.
Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court reopens decades-old D.C. murder.”
Keith L. Alexander of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in horrific 1984 D.C. murder case.”
And Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court to Hear Patent Case That Could Limit Venue Shopping; In case involving Kraft Foods, high court to address rules for where patent cases can be filed.”
“A Top Defender, Sidelined by the Accused in the Charleston Church Massacre”: In today’s edition of The New York Times, Alan Blinder has an article that begins, “David I. Bruck has spent decades crafting legal strategies to keep people out of the country’s execution chambers. He has argued before the United States Supreme Court on seven occasions, winning six times. He has frustrated prosecutors, challenged judges and softened grim-faced juries.”
“Top U.S. Court to Consider Curbing Texas Suits by Patent Holders”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court to weigh limits on where patent lawsuits can be filed.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Justices to weigh limits on where patent lawsuits are filed.”
This afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an Order List granting review in four cases that will produce three hours of oral argument.
“Court upholds California’s gun purchase waiting period”: Central Valley Business Times has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.
“Cherokees’ Gay-Marriage Law Is Traditional”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.
“iPhone user can be forced to produce the passcode to his phone, court rules”: Orin Kerr has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Spy Law Could Be Government Tool to Prosecute Press”: Melissa H. Stanzione of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Should non-lawyer judges be sending people to jail? SCOTUS asked to review.” David Carroll has this post at the “Pleading the Sixth Blog” of the Sixth Amendment Center. You can view the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.
“Big Banks Fight to Block Crisis-Era Lawsuits From Continuing”: In today’s edition of The New York Times, Victoria Finkle has an article that begins, “Big banks are fighting tens of billions of dollars of potential legal costs linked to at least a dozen pending lawsuits arising from the financial crisis. Now they want the Supreme Court to weigh in, arguing that regulators took too long to file their claims.”
“GM asks Supreme Court to reverse ignition switch claims ruling”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. You can view the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.
“Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore appeals his suspension”: Mike Cason of The Birmingham News has this report.
“Erwin Chemerinsky & Joan Biskupic on Donald Trump & the Supreme Court”: This UCI Law Talks podcast was posted online last week.
