On this date in “How Appealing” history: Two years ago today was the day after oral arguments in the University of Michigan racial preferences in university admissions cases. I collected news coverage here and here. Also on April 2, 2003, as I noted here, the fourth cloture vote on the nomination of Miguel A. Estrada to the D.C. Circuit failed by a margin of 55-44. And I had a post titled “Divided Ninth Circuit panel holds that murder suspect’s lawyer doesn’t provide ineffective assistance by telling police where to find the dead bodies.”
Finally, one year ago tonight, I noted that “Florida voters get chance to amend state constitution to make it more difficult to amend state constitution.”
“Shootings Fuel a Drive to Ease Gun Laws”: Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “Paul Bucher, the district attorney for the Wisconsin county where a man opened fire in a church service last month, killing seven people and himself, has one answer to the deadly mass shootings around the country in recent weeks: more guns.” The article also mentions the issue of violence against judges and their family members.
“Heinz heirs: $309 million; Late senator’s estate unsealed by court.” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains this article today. And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports today that “Senator Heinz’s financial records open.”
“Lobbying Heats Up on Filibuster Rule Change”: This article will appear Sunday in The New York Times. And a related article is headlined “A Master of the Senate’s Ways Is Still Parrying in His Twilight.”
I forget, is he for or against activist judges in this particular instance? The Associated Press reports that “Limbaugh lawyer argues medical records protected by state law.” You can access at this link the reply brief filed on Rush Limbaugh’s behalf yesterday in the Supreme Court of Florida. All of the papers filed in that court in connection with Limbaugh’s pending request for discretionary review can be accessed via this link.
“Accord shields Newdow allies; New challenge to Pledge of Allegiance keeps names of eight co-plaintiffs secret”: This article appeared Wednesday in The Sacramento Bee.
“Justice to leave state supreme court”: The Bangor (Me.) Daily News contains this article today.
“Restored court honors founding father’s legacy”: This article appeared yesterday in The Boston Globe. A whole bunch of press releases relating to the courthouse can be accessed from the right-hand column of the web page of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
In news from San Antonio: The Associated Press reports that “Women set to make U.S. judicial history; Latest nominee would make the 4th appeals court an all-female panel.” And The San Antonio Express News reported yesterday that “Seventh woman picked for bench.”
The next Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting is scheduled for the morning of Thursday, April 7, 2005: You can view the agenda at this link.
“Terri Schiavo’s Parents Needed Activist Judges”: Bloomberg News columnist Ann Woolner had this essay yesterday.
“Vatican Says Pope John Paul II Dies at 84”: The AP provides this report.
“Mitchell Decries GOP Filibuster Plan”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press provides this report. And Reuters reports that “Ex-Democratic Leader Joins Battle Over Judges.”
In news from Louisiana: The Times-Picayune yesterday contained articles headlined “Court asked to review 2 laws; Gay-rights group wants them tossed” and “Exxon wins reduction in $1 billion jury award; Family sued over contaminated land.”
“The Filibuster Party”: Yesterday’s installment of James Taranto’s “Best of the Web Today” included discussion (second item) of a judicial filibuster-related email that U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) circulated yesterday.
“A senator fires back at DeLay remarks; Democrat says statements about the Schiavo case were threats that violated the law”: The Houston Chronicle contains this article today.
The Washington Post reports today that “DeLay Wants Panel to Review Role of Courts; Democrats Criticize His Attack on Judges.”
In The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Schiavo case widens divide between Congress and courts.”
The Providence (R.I.) Journal contains an article headlined “Reed: DeLay’s words in Schiavo case ‘reckless’; The Texas Republican said that the federal judges who refused to order the replacement of the brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube would be held ‘responsible.’”
The New York Times contains an article headlined “On the Day After, Attending to the Details of Death.”
The Denver Post contains an editorial entitled “DeLay needs a civics lesson.”
The Roanoke Times contains an editorial entitled “Threatened judges, threatened freedom: An independent judiciary, unfairly maligned in the Schiavo case, is crucial to the checks and balances that protect all Americans’ rights.”
And yesterday’s broadcast of the Rush Limbaugh Show contained a segment titled “DeLay Vows to Rein in Judiciary; Kennedy Accuses Him of Inciting Violence” (transcript with link to audio).
