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Monday, May 19, 2008

“Court denies visitation to gay ex-partner; Md. ruling has broad impact for nontraditional families”: The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday will contain an article that begins, “In a decision with broad ramifications for nontraditional families, Maryland’s highest court ruled Monday in favor of an adoptive mother who is seeking to deny her former partner visitation rights to a child that both had cared for during their relationship.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Court of Appeals of Maryland — that State’s highest court — at this link.

Posted at 10:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“A brother lost, a brotherhood found: When Dave Kaczyinski turned in the Unabomber, he lost his only sibling; Today he has a new kinship with a man his brother almost killed.” Sunday’s issue of The Chicago Tribune contained this lengthy article.

Posted at 6:07 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judging the Judges: New procedural rules for judicial misconduct cases will apply in all federal circuits.” This article appears in the May 2008 issue of ABA Journal.

Posted at 6:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bush team battered by courts on environment”: The Sacramento Bee today contains a front page news analysis that begins, “Federal courts appear to have done what relentless green lobbying could not in more than seven years: rein in what critics call a de facto deregulation of the environment by President Bush’s administration.”

Posted at 2:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court Upholds Law That Prohibits Promotion of Child Pornography”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this news update.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court upholds law on child pornography.”

Tuesday in The Christian Science Monitor, Warren Richey will have an article headlined “Ban upheld on offering child porn; The Supreme Court allows a 2003 law dealing with ‘virtual’ child porn that some thought was too broad.”

And Bill Mears of CNN.com has a report headlined “Justices: Child porn is not protected speech.”

Posted at 2:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court upholds child porn law”: James Oliphant has this post at “The Swamp” blog of The Chicago Tribune.

Posted at 2:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court allows taxing of out of state bond interest”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

The U.S. Supreme Court today issued opinions in four argued cases.

You can access today’s ruling in United States v. Rodriquez, No. 06-1646, at this link, while the oral argument transcript can be accessed here.

You can access today’s ruling in Department of Revenue of Ky. v. Davis, No. 06-666, at this link, while the oral argument transcript can be accessed here.

You can access today’s ruling in United States v. Williams, No. 06-694, at this link, while the oral argument transcript can be accessed here.

And you can access today’s ruling in United States v. Ressam, No. 07-455, at this link, while the oral argument transcript can be accessed here.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court upholds anti-child pornography law“; “Justices rule against man in terrorism case“; “Court upholds municipal bond exemption“; and “Court rejects shorter sentence for repeat criminal.”

Posted at 10:11 AM by Howard Bashman



“John McCain and Barack Obama: Two visions of the Supreme Court; McCain wants to end ‘judicial activism’; Obama favors justices with ’empathy’ for ordinary people.” David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 8:07 AM by Howard Bashman



“In McCain’s Court: John McCain plans to continue, and perhaps even accelerate, George W. Bush’s conservative counter-revolution at the Supreme Court.” Jeffrey Toobin has this Talk of the Town essay in the May 26, 2008 issue of The New Yorker.

Posted at 7:44 AM by Howard Bashman