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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

“Content-based restriction on doctors’ speech to patients about guns passes ‘strict scrutiny'”: Eugene Volokh has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

His post concludes, “The panel majority opinion, then, is dangerous — indeed, more dangerous than the earlier opinions in this case . . . .”

My earlier coverage of Monday’s Eleventh Circuit ruling appears at this link.

Posted at 11:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“California Supreme Court to decide how class action lawyers should be paid”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama Administration Urges Dismissal of Challenge to Colorado Pot Law; Nebraska, Oklahoma officials say legalization has increased drug crimes in their states”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Ricardo Baca of The Cannabist, a publication of The Denver Post, reports that “Top fed lawyer urges SCOTUS to not hear Colorado marijuana lawsuit.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Obama admin. urges high court to reject marijuana lawsuit.”

Via Josh Blackman, you can access the amicus brief of the United States at this link.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“In reply to ethics charges, Supreme Court justice says emails were never meant to be public”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice who may be suspended over objectionable emails did not bring the judgeship into disrepute because the ‘male banter’ he exchanged with friends was never intended to be made public, his lawyers said Wednesday.”

Update: You can access the documents filed in the case, including Justice J. Michael Eakin’s answer to the complaint filed yesterday, via this link.

Posted at 8:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“As Oklahoma marks century of executions, future of death penalty uncertain”: Graham Lee Brewer of The Oklahoman has this report.

Posted at 12:51 PM by Howard Bashman



“Stephen Glass is still retracting his fabricated stories — 18 years later”: Columnist Michael Hiltzik had this essay online yesterday at The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 8:53 AM by Howard Bashman



“Constitutional Check: Will the Supreme Court clarify birthright citizenship?” Lyle Denniston had this post yesterday at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 8:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“Eakin should step down in the wake of email scandal”: Today’s edition of The Reading (Pa.) Eagle contains an editorial that begins, “Two months ago, when the state Judicial Conduct Board was investigating accusations that state Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin sent and received raunchy, racist and sexist emails, we suggested that he take a leave of absence until the matter was resolved. Now, after the board charged Eakin with ethics violations as a result of those emails, we call for his resignation.”

Posted at 8:42 AM by Howard Bashman