“Supreme Court justice speaks tonight at Chapman University; Clarence Thomas will speak and sign his new book, ‘My Grandfather’s Son'”: The Orange County Register today contains an article that begins, “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will speak at Chapman University tonight about his new memoir, ‘My Grandfather’s Son.'”
The event at which Justice Thomas will be speaking is scheduled to get underway at 9 p.m. eastern time tonight, and you can then view a live webcast by clicking here. If you happen to miss the live webcast or prefer to dwell on the past, you can view Justice Thomas’s remarks at earlier stops on his book tour via this link.
“Senate Crafts New Rules on Warrantless Spying”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
“Pornography and the First Amendment”: You can learn more about this week’s episode of National Public Radio’s “Justice Talking” program via this link. And you can access the audio using either Windows Media Player or mp3 podcast.
“Foxes Only: How not to investigate the destruction of the CIA tapes.” Emily Bazelon has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
The Associated Press is reporting: An article headlined “Judge: White House Logs Are Public” begins, “White House visitor logs are public documents, a federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting a legal strategy that the Bush administration had hoped would get around public records laws and let them keep their guests a secret.” Today’s rulings of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia can be accessed here and here.
Meanwhile, in other news, “Senators Debate Immunity for Telecoms.”
“Death Penalty Repealed in New Jersey”: The New York Times provides this news update.
The Philadelphia Inquirer provides a news update headlined “Corzine signs bill ending death penalty.”
And The Newark Star-Ledger provides a news update headlined “Corzine ends death penalty in New Jersey.”
“N.J. Bans Death Penalty”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed into law Monday a measure that abolishes the death penalty, making New Jersey the first state in more than four decades to reject capital punishment.”
“Amendment to Federal Appellate Rules Tackles Identity Theft”: You can access at this link today’s installment of my “On Appeal” column for law.com.
“Bills aim to get consumers their day in court; Many lawmakers say mandatory arbitration has tipped the playing field in favor of businesses; Critics of the legislation say Democrats are just doing trial lawyers a favor”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
“House vows to pursue CIA inquiry; A key GOP lawmaker says his committee will investigate the destruction of interrogation tapes over the objections of the Justice Department”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today.
“When Judges Get Generous: A better way to donate surpluses from class-action awards.” This editorial appears today in The Washington Post.
“Here Dumbs the Judge: Sen. Jon Kyl joins a left-wing effort to censor seminars for federal judges.” John Fund has this essay online today at OpinionJournal.
“Giving Crime Victims More of Their Say; A federal law has created tensions in the legal system”: Emma Schwartz has this article in the current issue of U.S. News & World Report.
Available online from Newsweek’s web site: An article is headlined “Suburban Swingers: On a quiet street in a Dallas suburb, dozens of guests have been meeting for sex in a private house; Do they have a right to party?”
And columnist Ellis Cose has an essay entitled “The Harm of ‘Get Tough’ Policies: The Supreme Court’s ruling on federal cocaine sentences could be a turning point–toward justice and righting an old wrong.”
“Germain on Murphy’s Cert. Petition”: This post appears today at “TaxProf Blog.”
