“Legal community mourns Utah Supreme Court clerk’s death”: The Salt Lake Tribune has this news update.
And The Deseret News has an update headlined “Utah Supreme Court clerk of the court killed in motorcycle accident.”
“No Majority Rationale in Crime Lab Testimony Ruling”: Adam Liptak will have this article Tuesday in The New York Times.
And in Tuesday’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes will have an article headlined “Supreme Court split over defendants’ rights to confront lab analysts.”
“Pa. hate crime verdicts in immigrant death upheld”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.
“Federal Circuit takes willfulness out of jurors’ hands”: Terry Baynes has this report at Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight.
“Justices Back Drug Industry on Overtime”: Adam Liptak will have this article Tuesday in The New York Times.
And Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court says drug company representatives are ‘salesmen.’”
“Supreme Court backs away on courtroom ‘confrontation right’ issue”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.
And Nina Totenberg of NPR reports that “Supreme Court Sides With Illinois In DNA Case.”
“AP sources: Administration mulls pared health law.” The Associated Press has this report.
“New York to close loophole over viewing child pornography”: Reuters has a report that begins, “In response to a recent ruling by the state’s high court, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers have agreed to pass legislation that would outlaw the viewing of child pornography.”
“Interior loses two tribal cases in ‘bad day for the government'”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.
“Discrimination, Preemption, and Arizona’s Immigration Law: A Broader View.” Lucas Guttentag has this essay today at Stanford Law Review Online.
“Opinion recap: Promises must be kept.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Any Court Health Care Decision Unlikely to Please; Immigration: Public Backs AZ Law, But Also Path to Citizenship.” The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press issued this news release today. You can also access online the complete report and survey results.
Seventh Circuit affirms rejection of antitrust challenge to NCAA regulations capping the number of athletic scholarships given per team and the prohibition of multi-year athletic scholarships: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.
Update: Terry Baynes of Reuters reports that “Injured student athletes lose bid to revive NCAA suit.”
“Health Care Challenges: Supreme Court Decision Expected in Late June.” Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has this report.
“Supreme Court rejects DNA lab test analyst questioning”: James Vicini of Reuters has this report.
“Feds to seek death penalty against accused RI killer Pleau”: The Providence Journal has this news update. The newspaper has posted the federal government’s notice at this link.
And The Associated Press reports that “US to seek death penalty for RI man in legal fight.”
“Justices Decline Review of K-12 Race Case”: Mark Walsh has this post at the “School Law” blog of Education Week.
“Circuit’s Maui Meeting Cost: Is it the Wrong Question?” Pamela A. MacLean has this post at her “Trial Insider” blog.
“Drugmakers Don’t Owe Sales Force Overtime, Top Court Says”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
And James Vicini of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court rules for Glaxo on overtime pay.”
“Resort community wins alligator-attack case”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this news update.
And The Savannah Morning News has an update headlined “State Supreme Court rules with The Landings in alligator attack.”
You can access today’s 4-to-3 ruling of the Supreme Court of Georgia at this link.
Access online today’s Order List and rulings in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: You can access today’s Order List at this link.The Court granted review in one case. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari in Fairey v. Tucker, No. 11-7185.
The Court also issued four rulings in argued cases.
1. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak, No. 11-246. Justice Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.
2. Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court in Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, No. 11-551. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.
3. Justice Alito announced the judgment of the Court in Williams v. Illinois, No. 10-8505. The Chief Justice and Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Breyer joined in Justice Alito’s opinion. Justice Clarence Thomas issued an opinion concurring in the judgment. And Justice Kagan issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Antonin Scalia, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.
4. Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., No. 11-204. Justice Breyer issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.
In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High court sides with state in DNA case“; “High court says no OT pay for drug sales reps“; “Supreme Court says tribes must be fully reimbursed“; and “Court won’t stop lawsuit against tribal casino.”
“Idaho woman’s case marks a key abortion challenge; The plaintiff aborted her fetus at home after about 20 weeks, using pills purchased over the Internet from an out-of-state doctor; She represents a discomfiting situation for both sides of the debate as her civil suit takes on the state’s strict laws”: Yesterday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times contained this article.
“‘Citizens United’ Gets Renewed Scrutiny”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
“Health-Care Ruling Cloaked In Court Secrecy Spurs Guessing Game”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
Politico.com reports that “Media preps for health care ruling.”
The Hill has a blog post titled “Supreme Court police prepared for ruling on healthcare reform law.”
The Omaha World-Herald reports today that “Both sides mobilize for health care ruling.”
And Kaiser Health News has an article headlined “Uninsured And Unaware Of Supreme Court Case Against Health Law.”