“Rhode Island became the 11th state yesterday to allow the use of marijuana to ease the pain of people suffering from serious and chronic illnesses such as AIDS and cancer.” This article appears today in The Providence Journal, along with an article headlined “Supporters of medical marijuana bill concede problems; The law doesn’t say where the marijuana will come from, but it’s understood that it will be obtained illegally from drug dealers, or grown from seeds obtained illegally.”
“Judge Alito, then and now: Funny how three of his biggest detractors liked him in 1990.” Columnist J. Michael Sharman had this op-ed yesterday in The Culpeper (Va.) Star-Exponent.
“Bush could bypass new torture ban; Waiver right is reserved”: Charlie Savage has this article today in The Boston Globe.
“Misrepresenting Sam: Alito precision.” Peter N. Kirsanow, a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, has this essay today at National Review Online.
“The Supremacy Mistake”: At “Crescat Sententia,” Will Baude has a post that begins, “Over at Prawfsblawg, Steve Vladeck expresses shock and outrage at this op-ed by AL S.Ct. Justice Parker. The basics: Parker criticizes the Alabama Supreme Court for following the Supreme Court’s decision in Roper v. Simmons (which I criticize here), since he thinks the decision was wrongly decided and therefore unconstitutional.” My previous coverage is here.
“Dover board rescinds policy, won’t challenge judge’s ruling”: The Harrisburg Patriot-News contains this article today.
And The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that “Dover drops intelligent design in vote.”
“Anti-Alito push fails to sway U.S.” This article appears today in The Washington Times.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports today that “Friends, foes of Alito target Arkansas senators.”
And The Tampa Tribune reports that “Friend, Associate Stump Newsrooms For Alito’s Nomination.”
In commentary, The Lincoln Journal Star contains a letter to the editor entitled “Alito is right choice for court” by Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning.
In The New York Sun, William F. Buckley Jr. has an op-ed entitled “Questioning Judge Alito.”
And in The Indianapolis Star, columnist Dan Carpenter has an op-ed entitled “Supreme irony of movin’ up.”
“Extradition Sought in Man’s Death; San Diego prosecutors request the return of a Marine sergeant’s wife arrested in Florida on suspicion of poisoning her husband”: The Los Angeles Times today contains an article that begins, “Prosecutors are seeking the extradition of a woman in Florida accused of poisoning her husband — a Marine sergeant — and then using his life insurance to pay for breast enhancement and a libertine lifestyle.”
Last month, the case was the subject of a broadcast of CNN’s Nancy Grace show (transcript here).
“Judicial hopefuls balk at questionnaire”: This article appears today in The Chicago Sun-Times.
“On the Subject of Leaks”: The New York Times today contains an editorial that concludes, “Illegal spying and torture need to be investigated, not whistle-blowers and newspapers.”
“Hell Hath No Fury Like a Conservative Jurist Scorned: The Government’s Overreaching in the Case of Jose Padilla.” FindLaw commentator Michael C. Dorf has this essay today.
