“Questionnaires Test Judge Candidates’ Views”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered.”
Posted at 10:10 PM by Howard Bashman
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
“Questionnaires Test Judge Candidates’ Views”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered.” Posted at 10:10 PM by Howard Bashman“Court won’t rethink ‘Mary Doe’ abortion case”: Bill Mears provides this report at CNN.com. Posted at 10:07 PM by Howard Bashman“Lawyers: Possible Deal for Sniper Malvo.” The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Convicted Washington-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo is seeking a broad plea agreement in which he would plead guilty to other 2002 shootings that authorities have linked him to, defense attorneys and Maryland prosecutors said Tuesday.” Posted at 10:04 PM by Howard Bashman“Court: UPS Discriminated Against Deaf.” David Kravets of The Associated Press provides this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today. Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman“Kaufman alleges that the procedure for assigning appeals among panels of judges in New York’s Second Department of the Appellate Division violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment because it permits court staff to assign cases to panels of judges on a non-transparent, discretionary basis.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today issued a decision in which the “Discussion” section of the court’s opinion begins, “Even the relief now sought by Kaufman would be so intrusive in the administration of the New York court system that we must, based on applicable precedent, abstain.” The National Legal Scholars Law Firm represented appellant Kaufman on appeal. Posted at 4:32 PM by Howard BashmanShe’s not just sitting by designation on the coasts: I am reliably advised that along with guest stints on the Second and Ninth Circuits, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be sitting by designation soon with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. I’m particularly fond of the Eighth Circuit myself, because it has invited me to visit on two separate speaking appearances. Posted at 4:18 PM by Howard Bashman“The Eyes of the Law: Leading Blawgers at Lunch.” This post appears today at “Above the Law.” Posted at 4:10 PM by Howard Bashman“Prosecutor naked at work; Security cameras see plenty of Hamilton official”: The Cincinnati Enquirer contains this article today. Posted at 4:08 PM by Howard Bashman“Update on Padilla motion to dismiss for outrageous government conduct”: This post appears today at “Southern District of Florida Blog.” Posted at 1:50 PM by Howard Bashman“Court refuses to reopen 1973 abortion ruling”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” And in today’s other news from the Court, The Associated Press provides reports headlined “Supreme Court Considers Indictment Flaws“; “Court Rejects Roe V. Wade Companion Case“; “Court Turns Down Case of Ex-Nazi Guard“; “Supreme Court Won’t Hear Tobacco Case“; and “High Court Won’t Consider Asbestos Case.” You can access today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List at this link. Posted at 1:44 PM by Howard Bashman“Judicial discretion at stake in high court; U.S. Supreme Court to hear case stemming from sentencing of former police officer”: This article appears today in The Contra Costa Times. Posted at 9:58 AM by Howard BashmanProgramming note: This afternoon, as noted in this earlier post, I’ll be a guest speaker at an appellate advocacy class at Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg. Before the class, I plan to grab lunch with Law Professor Mike Dimino, whose currently a guest blogger at “PrawfsBlawg.” Additional posts may not appear here until this evening. At 10 a.m. eastern time today, the Supreme Court of the United States will issue an Order List. Once the Court posts it online, you can access the Order List via this link (or, perhaps, directly by clicking here). I anticipate that “SCOTUSblog” will provide timely coverage. As noted in the post immediately below, the Supreme Court today is also hearing oral argument in three cases. Once the same-day transcripts of those arguments appear online, you will be able to access them via this link. Posted at 9:50 AM by Howard BashmanPreviewing today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments: The Justices have decided to spend a whopping three hours on the bench today hearing oral arguments instead of the usual two hours. Here’s what I wrote in my recent law.com essay summarizing the cases being argued in the October oral argument session:
You can access the rest of my October oral argument preview essay at this link. Posted at 8:30 AM by Howard Bashman“Glimmers of greater openness at secretive Court”: Tony Mauro has this news analysis online at the First Amendment Center. Posted at 8:25 AM by Howard BashmanRetired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to sit by designation with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit next Wednesday and Friday: You can access next week’s Ninth Circuit oral argument calendar at this link. Of course, tomorrow morning Justice O’Connor will be sitting by designation with the Second Circuit, as I previously noted here. Because the Ninth Circuit rapidly posts online its oral argument audio files, we will be able to listen in next week on the festivities. Perhaps Justice O’Connor will advise her former colleagues on the U.S. Supreme Court that same-day oral argument releases are nothing to fear, although my concern is that the availability of same-day oral argument transcripts from the Supreme Court will cause same-day oral argument audio releases to occur less frequently than before. When Justice O’Connor joins the Ninth Circuit to hear oral arguments next week, she will be at the Ninth Circuit’s headquarters in San Francisco. It would be even more cool if, at some later point, she joined the Ninth Circuit to hear oral arguments in Phoenix at the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse. Posted at 8:15 AM by Howard Bashman“What it means to be a liberal”: Law Professor Geoffrey R. Stone has this op-ed today in The Chicago Tribune. Posted at 8:05 AM by Howard Bashman“Class-Action Suit Seeks Release of Detainees; ACLU says U.S. agency is ignoring a Supreme Court ruling against holding immigrants awaiting deportation for more than six months”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today. Posted at 8:00 AM by Howard Bashman“More Calls for Death Penalty in Child Rapes; Measures in several states are meant to deter, but critics see execution making victims less likely to tell — and more likely to be killed”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times. Posted at 7:58 AM by Howard BashmanThe Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains articles headlined “Forum debates lawsuits in judicial amendment” and “Ruling in tribe’s favor stands; Lower Brule’s land near I-90 now can be taken into trust.” Posted at 7:55 AM by Howard Bashman“As Religious Programs Expand, Disputes Rise Over Tax Breaks”: This lengthy article appears today in The New York Times. Posted at 7:40 AM by Howard Bashman“The Upcoming Supreme Court Tobacco Case That Will Test Punitive Damages Rules”: Anthony J. Sebok has this essay online at FindLaw. Posted at 6:45 AM by Howard Bashman |
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