“Violent video games are focus of California petition to Supreme Court; Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown has petitioned the high court to uphold a state law banning the sale or rental of violent games to anyone younger than 18”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article headlined “One last pitch for violent video-game ban.”
And The Sacramento Bee reports that “State fights to ban violent video game sales to kids.”
“Nothing More Than Feelings: Conflating judicial empathy with gender is bad for both women and the law.” Rodger Citron and Dahlia Lithwick have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“High Court Buzz Centers on Chicago Judge and Solicitor General”: Robert Barnes and Shailagh Murray will have this article Thursday in The Washington Post.
Thursday in The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin will have an article headlined “Businesses Expect a Simpatico Successor to Souter.”
Thursday in The Los Angeles Times, James Oliphant will have an article headlined “Conservatives take aim at Supreme Court candidates; In a preemptive strike, right-wing groups launch Internet attack ads against Obama’s possible nominees; And liberals return fire.”
And Thursday in The Houston Chronicle, Tara Smith will have an op-ed entitled “Beware cliches in debate over Souter replacement.”
“AP Source: 1st Gitmo detainee to get US trial.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A top al-Qaida suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York for trial, an Obama administration official said Wednesday.”
“Right or left, judges are activists”: Law professors Adam Benforado and Jon Hanson have this op-ed today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“High-court seat for Napolitano could benefit Kyl”: This article appears today in The Arizona Republic.
The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Governor Granholm’s Political Rise Paved by a Reganesque Start.”
Edwin Chen and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News report that “Obama Said to Have Met With High Court Candidate Wood.”
“SCOTUSblog” has a post titled “Nominee Analysis: Judge Diane Wood.”
And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” contained an audio segment entitled “Conservatives Take On Potential SCOTUS Nominees” (RealPlayer required).
“Obama pulls back Bush-era policy curbing lawsuits”: The Associated Press has this preemption-related report.
“Top Contenders for Souter’s Seat Diverge on Key Issues”: Lawrence Hurley has this article today in The Daily Journal of California.
“Official: Obama meeting with court candidates.” The Associated Press has this report.
And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “Souter: Republic is Lost Unless Civic Education Improves.”
“The Conciliator: Meet the second coming of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” Online at The New Republic, law professor Jeffrey Rosen has this essay about Seventh Circuit Judge Diane P. Wood.
“Supreme stats: 106 white males among 110 justices.” The Associated Press has this report.
“Supreme Court candidates together at conference”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Federal appeals court judge Diane Wood and Solicitor General Elena Kagan, two candidates for the impending vacancy on the Supreme Court, took part in a conference Wednesday on the importance of judicial independence.” Additional information about the conference can be accessed here.
Robert Barnes and Shailagh Murray of The Washington Post have a blog post titled “Obama Starts to Meet with Court Contenders.”
And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post titled “Specter Recommends Four Women Who Are Not Judges.”
“Senate votes to block transfer of Guantanamo prisoners to U.S.; The 90-6 vote comes after lawmakers balked at the idea of bringing detainees onto American soil; FBI Director Robert Mueller warned Congress such a move could pose the risk of terrorist attack”: The Los Angeles Times has this news update.
“Calif. AG asks court to OK law banning game sales”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “California Attorney General Jerry Brown has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.”
“Judge Sotomayor’s Civil Opinions – Part IV”: Amy Howe has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Supreme Court possibility Kagan speaks”: The Associated Press has this report. The Solicitor General’s remarks occurred today in connection with this event.
And at her “Legalities” blog, Jan Crawford Greenburg has a post titled “Judge Wood Goes to Washington.”
“GOP’s Melvin wins chance to face Panella in Supreme Court race”: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains this article today.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports today that “It’s Melvin vs. Panella for state Supreme Court.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “2 Superior Court judges to vie for Supreme seat.”
And today in The Philadelphia Daily News, columnist John Baer has an op-ed entitled “Time to end electing judges.”
“Senate Demands Plan for Detainees; Democrats Scrap Funding to Close Guantanamo Bay”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.
The New York Times reports today that “Democrats in Senate Block Money to Close Guantanamo.”
The Los Angeles Times reports that “Senate expected to strip funds to close Guantanamo; Under pressure from Republicans, Democrats balk at supporting Obama’s request without knowing exactly what would become of the detention facility’s 240 remaining inmates.”
The Wall Street Journal reports that “Democrats Plan to Block Gitmo Closing.”
The Boston Globe reports that “Obama takes a hit on Guantanamo; Democrats tie funding to a plan for prisoners.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Obama’s kangaroo courts.”
And McClatchy Newspapers report that “Senate Democrats postpone funds to shut Guantanamo.”
“Documents About Lost E-Mail Can Stay Secret; Court Sides With White House Office”: The Washington Post contains this article today.
My earlier coverage of yesterday’s D.C. Circuit ruling appears at this link.
“End Is Near in a Fight on Teaching of English”: This article appears today in The New York Times.
“Obama Begins Interviewing Potential Supreme Court Picks”: Today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an article that begins, “President Barack Obama began interviewing potential Supreme Court candidates Tuesday, while a senior White House official defended the president’s stated preference for a nominee who will give the powerless ‘a fair shake.'”
And today in The Washington Post, Ed Gillespie has an op-ed entitled “Judging Obama’s Nominee.”
“Continued discharges anger ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ critics; Gay-rights groups urge reversal now”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe.
Today in The Los Angeles Times, Carol J. Williams reports that “Obama in no hurry to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’; He made a campaign pledge to lift the ban on gays in the military; But neither he nor Congress appears ready to reopen the debate.”
And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Obama won’t oppose ruling weakening ‘don’t ask.’”
“Plaintiffs Lawyers See Broad Impact of High Court’s Decision on Detainees”: law.com’s Tony Mauro has an article that begins, “A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday could make it significantly harder for plaintiffs in a broad range of cases to survive defendants’ motions to dismiss, according to experts in civil procedure.”
And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial entitled “Throwing Out Mr. Iqbal’s Case.”
“Do Interactive Websites Have a Legal Duty to Remove Malicious Content?” Anita Ramasastry has this essay online at FindLaw.
“Justices Turn Back Ex-Detainee’s Suit”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.
Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “Court Says Detainee’s Lawsuit Can’t Proceed.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Abuse and Accountability: The Supreme Court turns back a detainee’s lawsuit against top Justice Department officials.”
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court tosses former detainee’s lawsuit; The justices rule that Javaid Iqbal, a Pakistani Muslim arrested after Sept. 11, may not sue former Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III for abuses he says he suffered.”
Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Justices Reject Custody Claims.”
Joan Biskupic of USA Today reports that “Claim against Ashcroft, Mueller rejected; High court says Pakistani failed to prove link in post-9/11 abuse.”
Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Court ruling could protect top Bush officials from terror lawsuits; The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a suit holding FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroft responsible for wrongful detention of Muslims after 9/11.”
At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein reports that “Post-9/11 discrimination suit blocked.”
And yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “Ruling Deals Blow To Ex-Detainee’s Abuse Case” (RealPlayer required) featuring Nina Totenberg.
“Supreme Court Will Hear Sarbanes-Oxley Challenge; Accounting Oversight Board Wields Too Much Power, Plaintiffs Say”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.
And today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial entitled “Sarbox and the Constitution: Supreme Court scrutiny for a harmful law.”
“Pension Plans May Exclude Pregnancy Leaves, Justices Rule”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.
Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Court lets maternity leave hurt pension payoff.”
law.com’s Tony Mauro reports that “High Court Rules in Pregnancy Leave Case, Agrees to Hear Challenge to SOX Board; Justices turn back former detainee’s suit against former AG Ashcroft and FBI director.”
And at the “XXfactor” blog, Dahlia Lithwick has a post titled “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ain’t No Oprah Winfrey,” while Emily Bazelon has a post titled “AT&T v. Hulteen: The Ghost of Bad Supreme Court Rulings Past.”
“Californian Would Add Wide Experience to Court”: Wednesday in The New York Times, John Schwartz will have an article that begins, “Carlos R. Moreno is a long-shot candidate to fill Justice David H. Souter’s spot on the United States Supreme Court. He is the only man on most short lists when many people believe President Obama will appoint a woman; he is also, at 60, a bit old by the standards of recent appointees.”
The Detroit News has an update headlined “Granholm didn’t meet privately with Obama at White House.”
At ABCNews.com, Ariane de Vogue, Jan Crawford Greenburg and Theresa Cook have an article headlined “Court Pick Might Not Come From the Bench; Will Obama Look Outside the ‘Judicial Monastery’ to Fill Court Vacancy?”
FOXNews.com reports that “Political Battle Over Obama’s Supreme Court Pick Hits the Web; Conservative and liberal groups are using the Internet to trade accusations, launch attack ads against potential nominees and raise money to support their cause.”
The Hill reports that “SCOTUS debate becomes conservatives’ cash cow.”
And at The Huffington Post, Jeff Cohen has an essay entitled “Will Obama Move Supreme Court Rightward?”
“391 N.J. judges agree to voluntary 2-day furlough”: The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger has this news update.
“Analysis: Expect nominee to dodge hard questions.” Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has an article that begins, “Questions about abortion, gay rights, rights of suspected terrorists and the meaning of a new judicial buzz word – empathy – await President Barack Obama’s eventual Supreme Court nominee. Just don’t expect much in the way of answers.”
“Judge dismisses Rutgers prof’s lawsuit targeting Iraq war’s validity”: The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger has a news update that begins, “A federal judge today dismissed a Rutgers University professor’s lawsuit arguing the 2003 invasion of Iraq was unconstitutional.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Judge drops suit over Iraq war’s constitutionality.”
I have posted online at this link today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. According to today’s decision, the plaintiffs were seeking “a declaratory judgment that the ‘war in Iraq is being waged in violation of Article I, Sec. 8 of the United States Constitution.'”
“Judge Sotomayor’s Civil Opinions – Part III”: Kevin Russell has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Coloradan may be considered for high court”: Today’s edition of The Pueblo Chieftain contains an article that begins, “A new Hispanic judge who grew up in modest circumstances in Southern Colorado said Monday she has been approached by White House intermediaries about being considered to fill a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Christine Arguello disclosed the development during an inquiry from The Pueblo Chieftain.”
“The Cheney Fallacy: Why Barack Obama is waging a more effective war on terror than George W. Bush.” Law professor Jack Goldsmith has this essay online at The New Republic.
“White House wins court fight on e-mail disclosure”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the office that has records about millions of possibly missing e-mails from the Bush White House does not have to make them public.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.
