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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

“The unintended consequences of racial preferences”: In Thursday’s edition of The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will will have an op-ed that begins, “The Supreme Court faces a discomfiting decision. If it chooses, as it should, to hear a case concerning racial preferences in admissions at the University of Texas, the court will confront evidence of its complicity in harming the supposed beneficiaries of preferences the court has enabled and encouraged.”

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“Supreme Court weighs disclosure of HIV status; The high court hears the case of a San Francisco pilot whose HIV status was reported by the Social Security Administration to the FAA; But the justices seem skeptical of the damages claim”: David G. Savage will have this article Thursday in The Los Angeles Times.

In Thursday’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes will have an article headlined “Justices weigh whether Privacy Act violations allow for distress damages.”

In Thursday’s edition of USA Today, Joan Biskupic will have an article headlined “Supreme Court takes case on pilot’s privacy.”

And Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Justices debate what damages are due for privacy violation.”

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“Supreme Court Looks On HIV-Positive Pilot’s Emotional Distress Mostly Unmoved”: Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

Posted at 6:20 PM by Howard Bashman



Tuesday, November 29, 2011

“Why Was an Amicus Appointed in Dorsey and Hill? (Miguel Estrada)”: Michelle Olsen has this post today at her “Appellate Daily” blog.

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Monday, November 28, 2011

“What’s So Hard About Regulating Supreme Court Justices’ Ethics? — A Lot.” Russell Wheeler has this essay online at The Brookings Institution.

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“Supreme Court may weigh in on religious services in NYC schools; U.S. Supreme Court set to announce whether it will hear the case”: The New York Daily News has this update.

Posted at 10:37 PM by Howard Bashman



Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor is reporting: He has articles headlined “Supreme Court refuses to resolve confusion over child pornography law; Federal courts have disagreed about how to enforce a law that requires people convicted of possessing child pornography to pay restitution to the victim, even if they didn’t know the victim; But the Supreme Court refused to take up the case Monday” and “Supreme Court declines to clarify gun rights question; The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a potentially important gun rights case, which could have established guideposts for future gun regulations at the local, state, and national levels.”

Posted at 10:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate Confirms Judge Christopher Droney For U.S. Appeals Court; Scramble For His U.S. District Court Seat Narrowed To Four Finalists”: The Hartford Courant has this news update.

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“Twombly, Iqbal rulings have ‘substantial impact’: study.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

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“Why Are Facebook And The Supreme Court’s Conservative Justices Standing Together?” Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

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“Supreme Court asks if lawsuits require proof of harm”: James Vicini of Reuters has a report that begins, “In a case pitting business against consumer groups, U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday questioned whether individuals can sue a company over an alleged kickback scheme without showing it caused them harm.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in First American Financial Corp. v. Edwards, No. 10-708

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“Will Supreme Court Add Another Alien Tort Statute Case to its Docket?” Richard Samp has this post today at “The Legal Pulse” blog of the Washington Legal Foundation.

Posted at 3:10 PM by Howard Bashman