“Kagan Worked on Jones Suit for Clinton”: Jess Bravin will have this article Saturday in The Wall Street Journal.
David G. Savage and James Oliphant of The Los Angeles Times have a news update headlined “Kagan backed Clinton in Whitewater dispute; Memos show the Supreme Court nominee argued in 1995 for attorney-client privilege between the president and his lawyers.”
At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Marcia Coyle has a post titled “Kagan Helped Build Clinton’s Whitewater Privilege Defense.”
And The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Most Americans support Kagan’s nomination to Supreme Court, poll finds.”
“Closing Arguments Due in Gay-Marriage Case; Legal Appeals, Political Fight Will Keep Issue Alive After California Judge Rules”: This article will appear Saturday in The Wall Street Journal.
“Gov. Charlie Crist vetoes ultrasound abortion bill”: The Miami Herald has a news update that begins, “As he positions himself to the center in the U.S. Senate race, Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday vetoed a measure requiring most women to pay for an ultrasound and hear a description of the fetus before they can have an abortion.”
“Obama Takes a Hard Line Against Leaks to Press”: This article will appear Saturday in The New York Times.
“Restoring leadership and integrity to the Office of Legal Counsel”: Law professor Dawn Johnsen has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.
“Bonds prosecutors lose key court ruling”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update that begins, “A federal appeals court dealt a blow today to the perjury case against home run king Barry Bonds, ruling that prosecutors can’t use evidence of three positive steroid tests because Bonds’ trainer refused to testify about them.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court sides with Bonds.”
You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“Kagan Took Broad View of Religious Freedom”: The New York Times has this news update.
Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Kagan documents reveal involvement in Whitewater negotiations.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Kagan role in Clinton sex harassment suit withheld.”
The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “As Clinton counsel, Kagan defended religion rights” and “Chief justice compliments Sotomayor, Stevens.”
“Panel named to hear Yoo appeal”: Josh Gerstein has this post at his “Under the Radar” blog at Politico.com. The oral argument is scheduled to occur on Monday at the San Francisco headquarters of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
“Impeached Federal Judge Boosts Legal Team”: David Ingram of The National Law Journal has this report.
And law professor Jonathan Turley has a blog post titled “Turley Joins Porteous Defense as Co-Lead Counsel.”
“No TV for closing arguments in Prop. 8 trial”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.
