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Sunday, June 10, 2012

“Accused Athens pot farmer challenges legality of infrared search”: Monday’s edition of The Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald will contain an article that begins, “An Athens public defender will argue before the Georgia Supreme Court today that authorities used technology to illegally seize evidence and charge his client as an indoor marijuana farmer.”

Posted at 10:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s unpopularity could help Obamacare: The US Supreme Court is facing growing disdain from the American public, increasing the odds that the majority will uphold constitutionality of President Obama’s health care mandate.” Robert Reich has this essay online at The Christian Science Monitor.

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Undocumented Chico man passed the bar, but can he practice law? Sergio C. Garcia’s case is pending before the California Supreme Court; It could be precedent-setting for other undocumented students who want to be lawyers.” Monday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times will contain this article.

Posted at 10:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Citizens United and the Wisconsin Vote: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett got millions in support from unions, whose contributions were legitimized by the Supreme Court.” Law professor Michael W. McConnell will have this op-ed Monday in The Wall Street Journal.

You can freely access the full text of the op-ed via Google News.

Posted at 8:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court case not cause of Walker’s victory”: In today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Christian Schneider has an op-ed that begins, “As soon as the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission in 2010, liberals denounced it as the end of democracy as we know it.”

Posted at 3:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“How the Sausage Is Made: Supreme Court decisions aren’t just dashed off, even when the justices know how they’ll vote; It takes time–a lot of it.” Margot Sanger-Katz had this article in the June 9, 2012 edition of National Journal.

Posted at 2:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Undoing health law could have messy ripple effects”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “It sounds like a silver lining. Even if the Supreme Court overturns President Barack Obama’s health care law, employers can keep offering popular coverage for the young adult children of their workers.”

Posted at 2:04 PM by Howard Bashman