“Calif. gay marriage ban faces next legal hurdle”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “California’s same-sex marriage ban faces its next legal test Tuesday when the state’s highest court attempts to shed light on whether the voter-approved measure’s backers have legal authority to appeal the federal ruling that overturned Proposition 8.”
The California Channel is scheduled to provide live, online coverage of the oral argument beginning at 1 p.m. eastern time today.
“Indefinite solitary confinement persists in California prisons; Long abandoned by many states, the practice is a last resort for California authorities struggling to thwart gang activity and extract information from the most hardened members; Critics say it amounts to torture”: This front page article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
“Former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal Joins Hogan Lovells as Partner and Co-Head of Appellate Practice”: The Hogan Lovells law firm issued this news release today.
And at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog,” Nathan Koppel has a post titled “A Law Blog Q&A With Neal Katyal.”
“Defending the Accused, and Herself, With Vigor”: This profile of attorney Jennifer L. McCann appears today in The New York Times.
“When Perpetual Dissent Removes the Blindfold”: In today’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column.
“After 17 years, three-strikes law is still hotly debated; Supporters of the tough sentencing rules say the law applies to a lifetime of crime, while opponents say tough punishments often are out of proportion to the underlying crimes”: This front page article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
“Prop. 8 sponsors’ arguments go before California high court; The court’s ruling will determine whether initiative sponsors in California are entitled to defend their measures in state court if the governor and the attorney general refuse”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.
And Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has an update headlined “California Supreme Court tackles gay marriage case again.”
“Christian crusaders cash in; Sekulow’s family, firm collect millions”: This article appeared yesterday in The Tennessean, along with an article headlined “ACLJ suits don’t focus on First Amendment.”
“Miami federal Judge Adalberto Jordan on track for appeals court post; Miami federal Judge Adalberto Jordan, who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor after graduating from UM law school, is poised to become the first Cuban-born judge on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal”: Jay Weaver had this article yesterday in The Miami Herald.
“Madoff Victims Seek Appeals Court Rehearing on Fictional Profit Recoveries”: Bloomberg News has this report.
“Prosser tempered ruling on bargaining; Majority sought to rule measure appropriately passed, published”: This article appears today in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
And Friday’s newspaper contained an article headlined “Gableman: Bradley struck him — only a year later than he had said.”
“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Corporate political funds may be unmasked.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.
“$29M medical malpractice verdict upheld for 8-year-old quadriplegic”: Today’s edition of The Chicago Sun-Times contains this article reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued on Thursday.
Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner‘s concurring opinion discussing the reasonable person standard is also worth a look.
“D.C. Circuit Judge Ginsburg to Join NYU Law Faculty”: Zoe Tillman has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”
“Judge rejects Roger Clemens’ bid to avoid retrial”: The Associated Press has this updated report.
A three-dollar victory on appeal: A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued this ruling today.
“Originalism and Constitutional Mistakes”: Law professor Richard Epstein has this post at the “ricochet” blog.
And Peter Robinson has an earlier, related post titled “Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork, and a Question for the Ricochet Legal Team.”
“Judge asks if Clemens prosecutors caused mistrial”: The Associated Press has this report.
And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “Clemens’ Lawyers Urge Judge to Throw Out Charges.”
“Supreme Court’s Lesson: Hey political Branches, What About Civility?” Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has this report.
Is Wells Fargo, as a national bank, deemed a citizen only of the State of South Dakota, in which its main office is located, or is that bank also a citizen of California, where its principal place of business is located? A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit grappled with that question in a decision issued today.
Eighth Circuit issues its latest ruling on Planned Parenthood’s challenges to revisions enacted in 2005 to the South Dakota law on informed consent to abortion: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.
“Anonymous hits with a double attack”: Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains an article that begins, “Anonymous came out with two high-profile attacks on Thursday afternoon. First, the group claimed credit for defacing the site of the Texas police chiefs and leaking documents and e-mails from law enforcement officials. It also claimed credit for taking down the site of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.”
“Court: Panelist secretly blocked convict’s parole.” The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued last Friday.
“Court Won’t Revisit Decision to OK Jail Mail”: Courthouse News Service has this report on an order denying rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.
Eight Ninth Circuit judges joined in an opinion dissenting from the denial of rehearing en banc, while the two judges who constituted the majority on the original three-judge panel issued an opinion concurring in the denial of rehearing en banc.
“Fuel Runs Out for Premium Gas Class Action”: Courthouse News service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.
“Under Perry, Executions Raise Questions”: The Texas Tribune has this report.
And online at The New Republic, Carol S. Steiker and Jordan M. Steiker have an essay entitled “Don’t Blame Perry for Texas’s Execution Addiction; He Doesn’t Have Much to Do With It.”
“IRS Six Year Audit Push May Reach Supreme Court”: Robert W. Wood has this blog post at Forbes.com.
“Courts must use Facebook, Twitter to counter ‘skewing of information’: Chief Justice.” The Australian Associated Press has this report.
“A Radical New Ploy to Destroy Roe v. Wade–Which Just Might Work”: Simon van Zuylen-Wood has this essay online at The New Republic.
“Retired Supreme Court Justice O’Connor leads special 9th Circuit session at UM”: The Missoulian has a news update that begins, “Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor told University of Montana law students Thursday she holds little hope that the nomination process for federal judges will become less contentious.”
“Anne Patterson sworn in to N.J. Supreme Court”: The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger has this news update.
“Prosser to step aside in case involving campaign attorney”: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a news update that begins, “State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is stepping aside in a free-speech case in which his campaign attorney is appearing before the court.”
“Years-long immigrant detentions unconstitutional, appeals court rules”: Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.
And The Associated Press reports that “Some US immigration detainees win quicker hearings.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.
“UC Berkeley prof. sworn in to Calif. Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Appeals court hears arguments on gay troop ban”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court wrestled Thursday with whether it can declare the military’s ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional when the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy is lifted in 19 days.”
