“Supreme Court nullifies sexual conduct law”: The Kansas City Star today contains an article that begins, “It soon will be legal for flashers to expose themselves to children in Missouri, unless the state Supreme Court changes a ruling it issued this week.”
In earlier coverage, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that “Court decision could free sexual offenders” and “Beine sex case has officials searching for answer.”
I previously noted this matter in a post you can access here.
“Voice of the Florida Supreme Court to retire; Barnes instituted standards at court”: This article appears today in The Tallahassee Democrat.
“Colo. Court Considers Juror Questions”: The Associated Press reports here that “The relatively new practice of allowing jurors to submit questions for witnesses during criminal and civil trials, upheld elsewhere in the country in federal courts, is facing a new legal test before Colorado’s highest court.”
“Laramie men face charges”: The Laramie (Wyo.) Boomerang today contains an article that begins, “Two Laramie men are facing obscenity charges for allegedly building a snow sculpture of a phallus in their front yard.”
In Sunday’s edition of The New York Times: In the Week in Review section, Law Professor Jeffrey Rosen will have an article headlined “The Brawl That May Erupt Over the High Court,” while Sheryl Gay Stolberg will have an article headlined “Dr. Frist’s Twist.”
And columnist David Brooks will have an op-ed entitled “Let’s Make a Deal” that begins, “Bill Frist should have taken the deal.” In the op-ed, Brooks reports that “I’ve been reliably informed that Reid also vowed to prevent a filibuster on the next Supreme Court nominee.”
“Girl, 13, argues right to abortion; Judge asked to reverse decision by state guardian”: The South Florida Sun-Sentinel contains this article today.
The Palm Beach Post reports that “Head of DCF opted to challenge girl’s abortion plans.”
And The Miami Herald reports that “DCF still failing to locate runaways, advocates say; The case of a pregnant 13-year-old raises familiar questions about the state’s efforts to locate and protect missing and runaway foster kids.”
“Cuomo Warns Against Filibuster Changes”: The Associated Press provides this report on today’s Democratic radio address.
And in the May 9, 2005 issue of The Weekly Standard, Law Professor Steven G. Calabresi will have an essay entitled “Minority Rule? How the Democrats decide who to filibuster.”
“Ted Olson Joins Floyd Abrams In Time-Times Case”: The New York Observer contains this article today.
And Editor & Publisher on Thursday posted an article headlined “Olson: Cooper Defense to Rely on Precedent, Common Law.”
“Gillette wins legal fight with Schick; Patent ruling boosts frim’s bid to block rival Schick’s Quattro”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe. And Reuters reports that “Gillette Wins Appeal in Fight Over Energizer Razor.”
I first noted yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a post you can access here.
“Falwell lays down marker for Warner”: The News & Advance of Lynchburg, Virginia today contains an article that begins, “The Rev. Jerry Falwell on Friday drew a political line in the sand and warned U.S. Sen. John Warner not to step to the other side. Warner, a Virginia Republican, could hold a critical vote on a GOP initiative to halt Democratic filibusters of President Bush’s judicial candidates.”
The State of Columbia, South Carolina today contains an editorial entitled “U.S. Senate needs attitude change, not rules change.”
In The Washington Times, Terence P. Jeffrey has an op-ed entitled “A savvy justice stalled.”
And at Townhall.com, Mark Alexander has an essay entitled “The Demos’ full-o-bluster.”
“Bush Backs Abortion Measure; He Urges Senate to Enact House Bill on Parental Notification”: This article appeared yesterday in The Washington Post.
“Most of teacher’s religious claims against district tossed; Judge rules Cupertino educator’s rights to free speech weren’t trampled”: Josh Richman has this article today in The Oakland Tribune. You can access Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California at this link.
“Judge in Moussaoui Case Blocks Release of Sept. 11 Report”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.
