“Iowa high court ruling reflects debate on homeowners’ rights in police searches; But the decision leaves a Polk County case involving a drug hunt unchanged”: The Des Moines Register today contains an article that begins, “Iowa Supreme Court justices Friday unleashed 61 pages of written debate about the right of homeowners to consent or refuse police searches but left unchanged a Polk County case that had mixed results for police who searched for drugs in an Ankeny mobile home. The ruling prompted two justices to argue that Iowa should have a rule requiring law enforcement officials to tell homeowners that they can decline police permission to search their dwelling.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Iowa at this link.
“Court rules D.A. can’t recoup salary costs in cadaver case”: Joseph A. Slobodzian has this article today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
You can access Thursday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at this link.
“Justice Joan Orie Melvin says she will hear redistricting appeal”: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has this news update.
“Scalia and Thomas: Who Cares If Your Lawyer Abandons You on Death Row? Fortunately, the rest of their colleagues disagree.” Adam Serwer has this blog post online at Mother Jones.
“The Affirmative Action War Goes On”: This editorial will appear Sunday in The New York Times.
“A Supreme Obamacare test”: Columnist George F. Will has this op-ed in The Washington Post.
“Occupiers wag fingers at Supreme Court over political donation rule”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.
The Pasadena Star-News reports today that “Pasadena protest takes aim at Citizens United.”
The Sacramento Bee reports that “Protesters occupy federal courthouse over campaign finance ruling.”
The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, California reports that “Protesters mark second anniversary of Citizens United.”
And The Oregonian reports that “Occupy the Courts rally in Portland lambasts law giving corporations ‘personhood.’”
“Reversal of sonogram law not likely in Sparks’ court, he says”: In today’s edition of The Austin American-Statesman, Chuck Lindell has an article that begins, “U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks made it clear Friday that opponents of the state’s new pre-abortion sonogram requirement have little hope of overturning the law in his court. Sounding resigned during an afternoon hearing, Sparks noted that a federal appeals court forcefully overruled his August opinion that found the law unconstitutional, leaving no room for the challenge to proceed.”
And today’s edition of The San Antonio Express-News contains an article headlined “Judge: Sonogram law likely to stand.”
“Supreme Court Ruling Gives GOP an Edge in Texas”: Jess Bravin and Nathan Koppel have this article today in The Wall Street Journal.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports today that “Texas’ court-drawn redistricting maps are thrown out.”
The Dallas Morning News reports that “Supreme Court throws out court-drawn Texas redistricting maps.”
The Austin American-Statesman reports that “Supreme Courts rejects Texas’ interim district maps.”
Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Supreme Court tells Texas judges to do a better job on election maps; Saying federal judges in Texas exceeded their authority in rejecting election districts drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature, the Supreme Court instructed the judges to find remedies closer to the state’s maps.”
On yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment entitled “High Court Orders Redo Of Texas Redistricting Plan.”
And yesterday evening’s broadcast of The PBS NewsHour contained a segment entitled “Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Electoral Maps ‘Huge Setback’ for Democrats.”
“Justices spar at USC over Constitution, the court, the law”: This article appears today in The State newspaper of Columbia, South Carolina, along with an article headlined “Graham facilitates Supreme Court justices’ visit.”
“Gableman says he won’t recuse himself from disputed cases”: Patrick Marley has this article today in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The Associated Press reports that “Gableman won’t recuse himself from high-profile disputed cases.”
And Bloomberg News reports that “Wisconsin High Court Judge Won’t Step Back From Union Case.”
“Kansas Law on Sodomy Stays on Books Despite a Cull”: A.G. Sulzberger has this article today in The New York Times.
