“University of Texas’ use of race in admissions goes before court; Three-judge panel is not expected to rule for several months on case challenging use of race and ethnicity in undergraduate admissions”: The Austin American-Statesman has this news update.
And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court hears case over UT Austin admissions.”
You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit via this link (20.2MB Windows Media audio file).
“Living It Up”: Online at The New Republic today, law professor Adrian Vermeule has this review of two books — “Keeping Faith with the Constitution” by Goodwin Liu, Pamela S. Karlan, and Christopher H. Schroeder; and “The Living Constitution” by David Strauss.
“Appeals court upholds decision on Kraft/Oscar Mayer pay case”: Today’s edition of The Wisconsin State Journal contains an article that begins, “Kraft/Oscar Mayer employees in Madison could receive as much as $5 million in back pay and have a shorter work week as a result of a federal appeals court ruling Monday, a union leader said.”
Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook is the author of yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
“Prop. 8 supporters plotting appeal before ruling”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update that begins, “A federal court ruling on the right of same-sex couples to marry in California is scheduled to be released Wednesday – and opponents of gay and lesbian nuptials are already making plans to appeal.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Judge’s ruling expected in Calif gay marriage case.”
“Ginsburg says no plans to leave Supreme Court”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has an article that begins, “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is looking forward to being one of three women on the Supreme Court for the forseeable future. The 77-year-old Ginsburg told The Associated Press on Tuesday she has no plans to retire anytime soon and still wants to match Justice Louis Brandeis, who stepped down at age 82.”
“Disgraced judge wants sentence overturned”: The Galveston County Daily News today contains an article that begins, “Lawyers working for disgraced federal judge Samuel Kent have filed a motion to vacate and correct his sentence for obstruction of justice.”
May federal employees accept a cash award from an outside organization for their work as a federal employee? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued this interesting ruling today.
In February 2008, the Project On Government Oversight had this blog post about the jury’s verdict, which today’s D.C. Circuit ruling has set aside.
“Pa. working to outlaw teen ‘sexting'”: This front page article appeared yesterday in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“Child Sex Crime Prompts 11th Circuit Reversal; Decision gives appellate panels more leeway to dictate new sentence, judge says”: Alyson M. Palmer of the Fulton County Daily Report has this article.
My earlier coverage of the en banc ruling appears at this link.
“Army lawyer asks Supreme Court to stop Guantanamo trial”: Carol Rosenberg has this article today in The Miami Herald.
And The Toronto Sun reports today that “Khadr’s lawyer attempts to delay trial.”
“Michigan court sets new standard in injury lawsuits”: Dawson Bell has this article today in The Detroit Free Press.
And The Associated Press reports that “Mich. court sets new standard in injury lawsuits.”
You can access Saturday’s 113-page, 4-to-3 ruling of the Supreme Court of Michigan at this link.
“Cruelty and the Constitution: With the presumed passage of a bill banning the sale of ‘crush videos,’ the Supreme Court will confront the uncomfortable task of invalidating a law rewritten to comply with one of its decisions.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
“Judges’ ‘unqualified’ rating is slammed; Lingle blasts the bar association’s vote process to recommend appointments”: The Honolulu Star-Advertiser today contains an article that begins, “The Hawaii State Bar Association’s board of directors’ rating of appeals Judge Katherine Leonard as ‘unqualified’ to be Hawaii’s next chief justice drew strong criticism last night from Gov. Linda Lingle.”
“A Respect for World Opinion”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “Nativism in American politics has become so rampant that it is considered scandalous in Republican circles for a judge to acknowledge paying any attention to foreign courts and their legal rulings.”
“N.J. attorneys, lawfirms pull client trust accounts held by Chase”: This article appears today in The Newark Star-Ledger.
“A Mailroom Mix-Up That Could Cost a Life”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column today in The New York Times.
“Justices are chummy even in death”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has heard it over and over in recent weeks: A Supreme Court appointment is for life. What she may not know is that recent high court justices have stuck together – even in death.”
“Kagan’s confirmation tally becomes Hill guessing game”: This article appears today in The Washington Times.
The Associated Press has a report headlined “Confirmation on track, Senate starts Kagan debate.”
And CNN.com reports that “Poll shows opinions on Kagan divided along party lines.”
