“Antonin Scalia Unplugged: Wants to Kill ‘Living’ Constitution.” Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has this blog post.
And online at Slate, Dahlia Lithwick has a jurisprudence essay entitled “The Steve and Nino Show: Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia unintentionally make the case for putting cameras in the courtroom.”
“For Anita Hill, the Clarence Thomas hearings haven’t really ended”: This article will appear Friday in The Washington Post.
“Supreme Court justice gives dedication of courtroom”: The Collegian — the student newspaper of the University of Richmond — has a news update that begins, “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer spoke at the dedication of Moot Courtroom at the University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law Thursday afternoon.”
“Families of Bulger victims lose millions in court reversal”: The Boston Globe had this report in February on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit had issued.
Today, by a vote of 3-to-3, the First Circuit entered an order denying rehearing en banc. Opinions concurring in and dissenting from the denial of en banc rehearing accompany today’s order.
“Ministers of Justice — The Supreme Court asks which is more important: preventing discrimination or protecting religion?” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Court mulls whether to send Loughner to Missouri”: The Associated Press has this report.
You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit via this link.
“Westboro Baptist case: Juries on trial; What was lost in the Snyder v. Phelps decision: the importance of jury trials in important cases.” Raymond Novak has this op-ed today in The Baltimore Sun.
“A Critical Appraisal of the Supreme Court’s Decision in J. Mcintyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro”: Law professor Allan Ides has posted this article online at SSRN (via “Legal Theory Blog“).
“Court considers Ga. ban on guns in churches”: The Associated Press has this report on the oral argument that occurred earlier today before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
“Gun rights group argues for right to bring guns to worship”: This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
And The Associated Press reports that “Ga. ban on guns in places of worship before court.”
“Breyer and Scalia Testify at Senate Judiciary Hearing”: The New York Times contains this article today.
In today’s edition of USA Today, Joan Biskupic reports that “Scalia, Breyer weigh in on value of televised arguments.”
The Washington Times contains an article headlined “In Hill testimony, justices lift high court’s veil; Views diverge on Constitution.”
Roll Call reports that “Democrats Question Supreme Court Justices as Session Begins.”
And Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post reports that “Justices Breyer And Scalia Take Their Constitutional Show To The Senate.”
“Dems call for Clarence Thomas ethics probe”: Politico.com has this report.
And today’s edition of The Washington Times contains an editorial entitled “Politicians in glass houses: Democratic ethics attack on Clarence Thomas backfires.”
“UT, affirmative action head back to Supreme Court”: Columnist Linda P. Campbell has this op-ed today in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
“If the mandate goes, will the health law stay?” Jennifer Haberkorn has this article today at Politico.com.
“In Supreme Court Argument, a Rock Legend Plays a Role”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.
“Bankruptcy judges waive fee to cover Kagan talk”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Breyer Invited to Make a Case for Architecture”: This article appears today in The New York Times.