OMG — Linda Greenhouse is a liberal !!?! In response to this news, Mark Obbie has a post titled “Did Greenhouse overstep an imaginary line?” at his “LawBeat” blog. Obbie’s post now also features a response that Greenhouse emailed to him.
For what it’s worth, I have no problem with the fact that a former news reporter has joined an organization with a political point of view. Whether Greenhouse’s own political point of view was, or should have been, imperceptable while she was covering the U.S. Supreme Court presents the more interesting question insofar as I’m concerned.
“Court settles lawsuit over 1997 death of Fort Knox worker”: This article appears today in The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reporting on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Alaska issued yesterday.
“U.S. high court deals blow to tribe’s Amador casino plans”: The Sacramento Bee today contains an article that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court may have done something that Amador County couldn’t manage in two years of legal battles. It may have indirectly stopped another Indian casino from locating in the rural county.”
“A Hawaii Ferry Ends Its Choppy Ride”: Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “The Hawaii Superferry made its final interisland voyage last week, capping a period marked by lawsuits, low ridership and suspicion that its ultimate purpose had more to do with military contracts than with connecting the Hawaiian islands. On Monday, the State Supreme Court effectively grounded the vessel, the Alakai, when it struck down an act passed by the Legislature last year that exempted its operator, Hawaii Superferry Inc., from carrying out an environmental impact study.”
Monday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Hawaii consisted of a majority opinion and a concurring and dissenting opinion.
“Ex-Enron exec seeks double jeopardy ruling from justices”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A former Enron Corp. executive is hoping a little known component of the Fifth Amendment’s double jeopardy clause will help him avoid a retrial on charges related to financial fraud at the once mighty energy giant. Attorneys for F. Scott Yeager are set to present oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday on the issue of whether double jeopardy prevents prosecutors from retrying individuals after a jury votes not guilty on some charges, but fails to reach a verdict on others that share an element with the acquitted charges.”
“Nacchio wins go-to-prison reprieve; Qwest’s ex-CEO won’t have to report to jail while the judge reviews his high-court petition”: This article appears today in The Denver Post.
The Denver Business Journal reports that “U.S. Supreme Court is asked to hear Nacchio’s appeal.”
And Dow Jones Newswires report that “Former Qwest CEO Appeals To Supreme Court.”
You can view the petition for writ of certiorari filed yesterday by clicking here.
Articles of note recently posted online at SSRN: Lori A. Ringhand has an article titled “In Defense of Ideology: A Principled Approach to the Supreme Court Confirmation Process” (via “Legal Theory Blog“).
And Ruggero J. Aldisert, Meehan Rasch, and Matthew P. Bartlett have an article titled “Opinion Writing and Opinion Readers” (via “Legal Theory Blog.”
“Shall We Get Rid of the Lawyers?” In the April 9, 2009 issue of The New York Review of Books, Anthony Lewis will have this review of Philip K. Howard’s book “Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans from Too Much Law.”
“Aggrieved Kinko’s bosses can sue company”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court says as many as 490 managers of Kinko’s copy shops in California can go to trial in a lawsuit claiming they have been illegally denied overtime.”
You can access Thursday’s non-precedential ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“‘Hillary: The Movie,’ now showing at Supreme Court.” Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has this report.
“Case Closed: Questions for Sandra Day O’Connor.” In tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times Magazine, Deborah Solomon will have this interview with retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
“Judge Allows Katrina Lawsuit Against Corps of Engineers”: John Schwartz has this article today in The New York Times.
And The Times-Picayune of New Orleans today contains an article headlined “Judge gives go-ahead to MRGO suit; He clears way to hear case against corps.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana at this link.
“The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times” takes a closer look at the nomination of U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit: You can access posts titled “Circuit Nominee Mixed Corporate, Civil Liberties Work” and “So You Want to be a Judge?”
Available online from law.com: Pamela A. MacLean reports that “6th Circuit Turns to Ohio Supreme Court for Guidance on Controversial Web Obscenity Shield.” My earlier coverage of the ruling appears at this link.
And in other news, “Court Finds No Malpractice in Case Where Client Was Hit With $20 Million in Punitives.” My earlier coverage of the ruling appears at this link.
“Appeals panel upholds dismissal of school’s suit”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court upheld a lower court decision Friday that prevented a Christian school in Texas from joining the state’s athletic league for public schools.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.
