“Wash. prosecutors want defeated justice off cases”: The Associated Press has an article that begins, “Prosecutors in five Washington counties want former Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders barred from continuing to rule on cases — an effort he calls a blatant attempt to manipulate the court.”
Earlier, Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Herald of Everett, Washington contained an article headlined “Justice Sanders lost election but is still ruling on nearly 70 cases; Richard Sanders was appointed to continue work on his unfinished cases, angering some prosecutors.”
“Williams’ e-mail ‘plea’ was simply Internet scam”: This article appeared yesterday in The Providence (R.I.) Journal.
And The Associated Press reports that “Retired RI chief justice victim of e-mail hack.”
“Richland Co ‘poster’ judge hopes for hearing by US Supreme Court”: The Mansfield (Ohio) News Journal contains this article today.
“Hatch: Kagan should sit out health care debate.” This article appears today in The Salt Lake Tribune.
And The Hill has a blog post titled “Hatch: Kagan should recuse herself from any challenge to healthcare reform.”
“Targeted judges will likely need own ads, Streit says”: Today in The Des Moines Register, Grant Schule has an article that begins, “The three Iowa Supreme Court justices who were voted out of office in November did not actively campaign because they falsely believed voters would see through the political attacks on the court, one of the ousted members said Thursday.”
“Cuccinelli seeks expedited review of health-care suit by U.S. Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Washington Post reports today that “Virginia to seek expedited Supreme Court review of suit over health-care law.”
The New York Times reports that “Virginia to Ask Supreme Court to Rule on Health Law.”
Greg Stohr and Justin Blum of Bloomberg News report that “Obama Go-Slow Approach at Supreme Court on Health Law May Build Support.”
And at The Atlantic’s web site, law professor Garrett Epps has a blog post titled “The Vinson Ruling and the Strange Nature of American Judicial Review.”
“Recap of Justice Alito’s Presentation” in Hawaii last week: Rebecca Copeland had this post at the “Record on Appeal” blog last Thursday.
“D.C. Circuit Argument on Victim’s Right to Restitution in Child Pornography Cases”: Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Obama names nominee for Tulsa federal court post; Arvo Mikkanen’s nomination immediately drew negative reactions from key members of the Oklahoma congressional delegation”: This article appears today in The Tulsa World.
And The Oklahoman reports today that “President nominates federal prosecutor to be U.S. judge in Tulsa; Sen. Tom Coburn objects to Obama’s nomination of Arvo Mikkanen as U.S. judge in Tulsa, calling him ‘unacceptable.’”
The news release that The White House issued yesterday states that Mikkanen previously “served as a trial and appellate judge for Court of Indian Offenses and Court of Indian Appeals for the Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Wichita, Caddo, Delaware, Fort Sill Apache, Ponca, Pawnee, Kaw, Otoe-Missouria, and Tonkawa Tribes” and served as “Chief Justice of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Supreme Court.”
That same news release also announced the nomination of former Assistant to the Solicitor General Paul A. Engelmayer to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
“Supreme Court to Hear Fourth Clinic Case of Term”: The University of Virginia issued this news release yesterday.
“Ruling blocks freedom for two Bay Area murderers”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “A U.S. Supreme Court ruling prohibiting federal judges from overturning state parole decisions has nullified court orders favoring two men convicted of Bay Area murders.”
“Appeals court rules against Richland County judge, bans poster; Ruling: Ten Commandments display violates separation clause.” This article appears today in The Mansfield (Ohio) News Journal.
And The Columbus Dispatch reports today that “Judge commanded to remove Ten Commandments poster.”
My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Sixth Circuit ruling appears here and here.
“Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas visiting Ave Maria University”: The Naples Daily News has this report.
“High court nominee Waterman was Branstad campaign donor”: Grant Schulte has this article today in The Des Moines Register.
Today’s newspaper also contains an essay by columnist Marc Hansen entitled “It won’t be easy to kill same-sex marriage.”
“New chief justice says California Supreme Court will decide soon on entering Proposition 8 fray; Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye discusses the possibility of weighing in on the federal appeal of Proposition 8 and her hope that a vacancy on the California Supreme Court be filled by a Southern California Latino”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.
“Justice Sotomayor Becomes a Forceful Voice as Obama Top Court Appointee”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
The Contra Costa Times reports today that “Sotomayor presides over UC Berkeley law competition.”
And Berkeleyside reports that “Justice Sotomayor visits Rosa Parks Elementary.”
“Obama’s D.C. Circuit Pick Meets Skeptical Republicans”: David Ingram has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”
You can view the video of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing at this link.
“Gaming the System: At the Supreme Court, could legal precedent be less important than popular opinion?” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Ohio judge cannot display 10 Commandments”: The Associated Press has this report.
My earlier coverage of today’s Sixth Circuit ruling appears at this link.
“AP names Schulte as Lincoln, Neb., correspondent”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Grant Schulte, a state and federal courts reporter at The Des Moines Register, has been named Lincoln, Neb., correspondent for The Associated Press.”
The article notes that “In four years at the Register, Schulte led the paper’s coverage of the removal of three Iowa Supreme Court justices following a ruling that legalized gay marriage in Iowa.”
“Grassley now in a position to end gridlock on judges”: Law professor Carl Tobias has this op-ed today in The Des Moines Register.
Sixth Circuit affirms ruling against Richland County, Ohio’s “Ten Commandments” judge: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in American Civil Liberties Union v. DeWeese at this link.
According to the first paragraph of today’s Sixth Circuit ruling, “The district court granted Plaintiff American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc.’s summary judgment motion for declaratory and injunctive relief, holding that the poster Defendant hung in his Richland County, Ohio courtroom violated the Establishment Clauses of the United States and Ohio Constitutions.”
“Justices weigh rights to Lake Erie beachfront access”: Today’s edition of The Columbus Dispatch contains an article that begins, “The Ohio Supreme Court waded into a dispute yesterday between Lake Erie property owners and the state over who should have access to 312 miles of North Coast shoreline.”
The Toledo Blade reports today that “Ohio high court hears case on Lake Erie property lines.”
And The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that “Lake Erie property line dispute reaches the Ohio Supreme Court.”
The Supreme Court of Ohio has posted online this preview of the case. And you can view the video of yesterday’s oral argument via this link.
“The Kochs fight back”: Politico.com has a lengthy article that begins, “Faced with an avalanche of bad publicity after years of funding conservative causes in relative anonymity, the billionaire industrialist Koch brothers, Charles and David, are fighting back.”
“Lawmakers press Supreme Court for verdict on healthcare law”: Alexander Bolton of The Hill has this report.
“W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Will Delay Annual Photo Trip to Egypt”: Today’s edition of The Intelligencer of Wheeling, West Virginia contains an article that begins, “West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin interprets today’s law on a daily basis, but once a year he travels to Egypt to photograph ancient historical artifacts.”
“Proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage stalls amid signs of support”: The Des Moines Register contains this article today.
“Chevron complaint names Phila. law firm Kohn Swift; The oil company says the legal outfit is using a suit involving a claim of pollution in Ecuador to extort money from it”: This article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“Obama’s Lawyer Previews New Push to Confirm Judges”: David Ingram has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”
“Panel: Girls in ‘Wild’ video to remain anonymous.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court has ruled that two underage girls can keep their names under wraps in their lawsuit against ‘Girls Gone Wild’ producer Joe Francis.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.
“Nevada Supreme Court denies Halverson request to return to bench”: This article appears today in The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
And The Las Vegas Sun reports today that “Judge Halverson permanently removed after losing Supreme Court appeal.”
“Lokuta attorneys cite complaints against judges in new motion”: The Citizens Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania today contains an article that begins, “Attorneys for Ann H. Lokuta, whose bid for reinstatement to the Luzerne County bench was blocked by the state Supreme Court last month, are now arguing that ethics complaints filed against two members of the high court have compromised its ability to give her a full and fair hearing.”
The newspaper has posted the reargument request at this link.
“An Arkansas Supreme Court justice said Monday that she won’t hear any cases involving a Texarkana attorney she is dating who has given her more than $99,000 in jewelry, trips, electronics and other gifts.” So begins this report from The Associated Press.
“Supreme Court’s divisions get messy public airing; Sniping traced back to Gableman case”: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today contains an article that begins, “The state’s Supreme Court justices accused each other of retaliation as they sniped at each other Monday over court spending during a daylong public meeting. Two factions on the court found few areas where they agreed, but it became clear that simmering resentment over the ethics case against Justice Michael Gableman fuels much of the tension on the court. The justices spent more than an hour discussing how competing opinions were released seven months ago in that case, in which justices deadlocked 3-3.”
“Fla. judge in Obama health suit has own med story”: The Associated Press has this report.
And in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Ashby Jones has an article headlined “Contentious Clause at Heart of Health-Law Challenges.”
