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Monday, January 23, 2012

“Elena Kagan Recusal: Supreme Court Won’t Hear Arguments For Justice To Step Down From Health Care Cases.” Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

Posted at 5:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“High Court Backs Police in School Threat Probe”: Mark Walsh has this post at the “School Law” blog of Education Week.

Posted at 4:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals panel rules against ‘enemy combatant'”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals panel has turned away efforts by Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen detained for nearly four years as an ‘enemy combatant,’ to reinstate a lawsuit against ex-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other government officials.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 4:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Say GPS Tracker Violated Privacy Rights”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court: Warrants needed in GPS tracking.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a blog post titled “Supreme Court: Police need warrant to use GPS tracking on cars.”

Joan Biskupic of USA Today has a news update headlined “Supreme Court rules warrant needed for GPS tracking.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has a news update headlined “High Court Backs Privacy Rights in GPS Case.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Justices rule against police, say GPS surveillance requires search warrant.”

Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post reports that “Warrantless GPS Tracking Unconstitutional, Supreme Court Rules.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Opinion recap: Tight limit on police GPS use.”

Posted at 2:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Is the Justice Department Still Defending FBI Ties to the Mob? The courts refuse to protect the feds for harboring James ‘Whitey’ Bulger while he and his Winter Hill gang killed.” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

My earlier coverage of last Friday’s First Circuit rulings can be accessed here.

Posted at 11:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court: Federal Meat Inspection Act preempts California’s slaughter ban.” Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

Posted at 11:32 AM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s Order List and decisions in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: You can access today’s Order List at this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases. The Court issued a per curiam summary reversal and three rulings in argued cases.

The Court issued a per curiam opinion in Ryburn v. Huff, No. 11-208.

1. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in National Meat Assn. v. Harris, No. 10-224. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Stephen G. Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court in Reynolds v. United States, No. 10-6549. Justice Antonin Scalia issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court in United States v. Jones, No. 10-1259. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “High court: warrant needed for GPS tracking“; “Court overturns Calif. slaughterhouse law“; and “Court says sex offenders challenge arrest.”

Posted at 10:02 AM by Howard Bashman



“PA Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Legislative Redistricting Plan”: Pennsylvania Cable Network will carry the oral arguments live beginning at 9:30 a.m. today. You can view the oral arguments live, online via this link.

Posted at 9:18 AM by Howard Bashman



“Perry’s Good Idea: The Governor vs. the Supreme Court.” Hendrik Hertzberg has this comment in the January 30, 2012 issue of The New Yorker.

Posted at 8:52 AM by Howard Bashman



“Administration nominees awaiting next move by GOP”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Senate Republicans are returning to Washington in an angry mood over President Barack Obama’s appointments to two key agencies during a year-end break. More than 70 nominees to judgeships and senior federal agency positions are awaiting the next move from Republicans, who can use Senate rules to block votes on some or all of Obama’s picks.”

And The Hill reported last week that “Obama’s recess appointments might not hold up in court.”

Posted at 8:30 AM by Howard Bashman