“UConn Students Divided Over How To Greet Scalia”: The Hartford Courant yesterday contained an article that begins, “A same-sex kissing booth is not exactly what you’d expect to greet a U.S. Supreme Court justice visiting Hartford next week. But for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, known for his conservative rulings, strongly worded opinions and a recent hand-to-chin gesture that caused a stir outside church, it might not be that farfetched.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Planned visit by Supreme Court justice has UConn buzzing.”
Some additional information is available at the web site of the University of Connecticut School of Law.
“Fieger sues court to block rules”: Yesterday’s edition of The Detroit Free Press contained an article that begins, “Lawyer Geoffrey Fieger filed a federal lawsuit against the Michigan Supreme Court on Friday to prevent it from enforcing two court rules requiring lawyers to conduct themselves in a courteous manner.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Fieger sues to stop rules requiring polite lawyers.”
“Supreme Court Judges Bush: At last, Bush’s assumption of supremacy over Congress and the courts is in peril.” Nat Hentoff has this essay in the latest issue of The Village Voice.
“Supreme Court to rehear copyright case”: Yesterday, The Toronto Globe and Mail contained an article that begins, “In an unusual move, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided to re-hear a controversial case involving the rights of freelance writers so that its newest judge — an expert in copyright law — can participate in the decision.”
“Should the U.S. Supreme Court Cite Foreign Precedents?” William J. Flynn has this essay online at George Mason University’s History News Network.
“Tribunal Lawyers Trade Shots; Guantanamo Commissions Are Plagued by Legal Infighting”: Jess Bravin will have this article (free access) Monday in The Wall Street Journal.
“May It Please the Court”: At The Wall Street Journal Online’s “Washington Wire” blog, Jess Bravin has a post that begins, “The Pentagon’s chief prosecutor in Guantanamo Bay apologized for upbraiding Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, admitting he had misunderstood what the justice said last month at oral arguments over the legality of the Bush administration’s military tribunals for suspected foreign terrorists.”
“Jury’s task: execution for Moussaoui? His sentence could turn on whether jurors believe his claims about his role in the 9/11 attacks.” Warren Richey will have this article Monday in The Christian Science Monitor.
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3: This afternoon, my son and I had the pleasure of attending the first Phillies victory of the season, which was also the first game of today’s unexpected doubleheader. Birthday celebrations caused us to depart from game two a bit early. A wrap of game one is here, and the box score is at this link.
“Abortion clinic proposal contested”: The Rapid City Journal today contains an article that begins, “The proposal by Oglala Sioux Tribe President Cecelia Fire Thunder for a women’s clinic offering abortion services on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation might be in conflict with tribal law. It might also lead to another attempted impeachment of Fire Thunder, who survived two similar challenges on unrelated issues last year. Fire Thunder proposed the clinic in response to a new state law, scheduled to take effect in July, banning almost all abortions in South Dakota. She said the reservation’s sovereign status would allow physicians to perform abortions at a clinic there, despite state law.”
“Romney curtails panel advising on new judges; Group to have cursory role”: The Boston Globe contains this article today.
“Abortion Ban Foes Petition for a Choice; Even some conservative South Dakotans sign a bid to hold a vote on the law, which was meant to spark a Supreme Court test of Roe vs. Wade”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
And The Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, South Dakota today contains an article headlined “Strained civility on abortion front lines; Effort to put law on November ballot makes politics personal on city streets.”
“Pro-Life Nation: What happens when you completely criminalize abortion? Over the last eight years, El Salvador has found out.” Jack Hitt has this article in today’s issue of The New York Times Sunday Magazine.
