“Gov. Chris Christie nominates lawyer Anne M. Patterson to N.J. Supreme Court”: The Star-Ledger of Newark, New Jersey has this news update, along with news updates headlined “Gov. Chris Christie’s nominee could change character of N.J. Supreme Court“; “N.J. Supreme Court chief justice criticizes Gov. Chris Christie for not reappointing Justice Wallace“; and “Gov. Christie’s nominee for N.J. Supreme Court has donated $23,680 to Republicans in past 17 years.”
And Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article headlined “Christie, Shunning Precedent, Drops Justice From Court.”
“Supreme Court sanity calls for filibusters: To restore its proper role and keep away Obama nominees, GOP senators can try Democrats’ tactics.” Law professor John Yoo had this op-ed yesterday in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski‘s judicial hotness has finally been enshrined in an appellate opinion: So what if he’s the opinion’s author, as he also nominated himself for the judicial hottie award.
A dissenting opinion that Judge Kozinski issued today contains this reference to a law review article that he wrote, “And some of our nation’s hottest jurists have called for their more frequent use. See, e.g., Alex Kozinski, Should Reading Legislative History Be an Impeachable Offense?, 31 Suffolk U. L. Rev. 807, 819 (1998).”
“Court nominee Liu follows the law: The record of Goodwin Liu, up for a federal appeals court, is that of a moderate; Claims by opponents that he’s a left-wing ideologue don’t jibe with his openness to libertarian and conservative views.” Law professor Richard W. Painter has this op-ed today in The Los Angeles Times.
“Obama Nears Decision on Supreme Court Nominee”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”
“Free Speech Through the Foggy Lens of Election Law”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Justices Disagree Over Closing Court’s Front Entrance”: Tony Mauro has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”
At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “An entrance closes, over a dissent.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court closing iconic front entrance.”
“Attorneys agree to block on Oklahoma abortion law”: The Associated Press has this report.
And today’s edition of The Tulsa World contains an article headlined “Abortion law isn’t fair, says lawsuit; Ultrasound provision holds some providers to a higher standard, it says.”
Access online today’s Order List and opinions in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court today issued two ruling in argued cases.
1. Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Hui v. Castaneda, No. 08-1529. You can access the opinion at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.
2. And Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in Renico v. Lett, No. 09-338. Justice John Paul Stevens issued a dissenting opinion in which Justice Sotomayor joined in full and in which Justice Stephen G. Breyer joined in part. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.
You can access today’s Order List at this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases but called for the views of the Solicitor General in one case.
In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court says feds not liable for immigrant death“; “Brit on Texas death row loses high court appeal“; “High court turns down Delaware over sports betting“; and “Court won’t hear appeal on Boy Scouts land rental.”
“Recent high court cases revive debate on judicial activism”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.
“Judicial Supremacy and the Constitution: We need to reclaim the Constitution from the Supreme Court.” Robert Lowry Clinton has this essay today at National Review Online.
And in today’s edition of The Baltimore Sun, law professor Maxwell Stearns has an op-ed entitled “It’s a fact: Judges make law; They have to, declaration at Supreme Court hearings to the contrary; Wouldn’t it be refreshing to hear this honestly discussed?”
“Precedent uncertain for eminent domain lawsuit; The Court of Appeals will soon re-examine whether the state can, on Columbia’s behalf, seize private property for the ‘public good’ in exchange for market-rate compensation”: This article appears today in The Columbia Spectator.
“Malpractice suits push two lawyers to the top; Thomas and Adam Malone fight high-stakes cases, win huge verdicts”: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contains this article today.
“Diverse Obama picks changing face of federal judiciary; Slow erosion of conservative, Republican dominance of lower courts largely obscured by Supreme Court debate”: This article appears today in The Baltimore Sun.
“A Supreme Court without Protestants?” CNN.com has this report.
“Double Take: What does it mean that young, talented jurists like Goodwin Liu and Miguel Estrada have little shot of Senate confirmation?” Mark Greenbaum has this essay online at The New Republic.
