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Monday, June 25, 2012

“Supreme Court rules juvenile life without parole cruel and unusual”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Online at The New Yorker, Rachel Aviv has a blog post titled “A Cruel and Unusual Sentence for A Fourteen-Year-Old Murderer.” In the January 2, 2012 issue of the magazine, Aviv had a lengthy article headlined “No Remorse: Should a teen-ager be given a life sentence?

And New York University School of Law has issued a news release headlined “Bryan Stevenson achieves latest victory before Supreme Court.”

Posted at 4:07 PM by Howard Bashman



“Deal names Blackwell to state Supreme Court”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a news update that begins, “Georgia’s next Supreme Court justice will be a former prosecutor with strong conservative credentials, including a stint working on the state’s challenge to the Obama administration’s health care law.”

Posted at 3:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court rejects much of Arizona immigration law”: Robert Barnes and N. C. Aizenmann of The Washington Post have this news update.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court issues split decision on Arizona immigration law.”

The New York Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court Upholds Key Part of Arizona Law.”

The Arizona Republic has a news update headlined “Arizona immigration law: Supreme Court upholds key portions of Senate Bill 1070; Three other parts of controversial immigration law ruled unconstitutional.”

The Arizona Daily Star has a news update headlined “Supreme Court upholds immigration checks by cops in Arizona.”

At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a report headlined “Supreme Court Arizona immigration ruling: Justices clear key part.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Marcia Coyle has a post titled “Supreme Court Narrows Arizona Immigration Law.”

Posted at 11:35 AM by Howard Bashman



“A Look Back at Court’s Arguments on Health Care, Laugh Count Included”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 11:26 AM by Howard Bashman



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 today granted review in ten cases.

You can access the 5-to-4 per curiam ruling in American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock, No. 11-1179, at this link. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a dissent, in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan joined.

And Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a statement respecting the denial of the petitions for writs of certiorari in Mount Soledad Memorial Assn. v. Trunk, No. 11-998.

The Court today issued two rulings in three argued cases.

1. Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Miller v. Alabama, No. 10-9646. Justice Breyer issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Sotomayor joined. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. Justice Thomas also issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Scalia joined. And Justice Alito also issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Scalia joined. You can access the oral argument via this link. This ruling also decided the separately argued case of Jackson v. Hobbs, No. 10-9647. You can access the oral argument in Jackson via this link.

2. And Justice Anthony M. Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in Arizona v. United States, No. 11-182. Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Alito each issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Justice Kagan did not take part in this ruling. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “Court: No more life without parole for juveniles“; “High court rejects part of Arizona immigration law“; “Court rejects corporate campaign spending limits“; “High court won’t take up San Diego cross dispute“; “Court: Can EPA regulate mud from logging roads?“; and “Court won’t hear Md. redistricting challenge.”

The Court has announced that its remaining rulings in argued cases will be delivered on Thursday, June 28th.

Posted at 10:08 AM by Howard Bashman



“Lyle Denniston, icon of Supreme Court press corps, on health care case and being older than the justices”: At “The Ticket” site of Yahoo! News, Liz Goodwin has this blog post.

Posted at 9:25 AM by Howard Bashman



Sunday, June 24, 2012

“Federal Power at Issue in Key Cases; Supreme Court Rulings on Health Law, Immigration Likely to Determine Limits of Washington’s Reach”: Jess Bravin will have this article Monday in The Wall Street Journal.

Tomorrow’s newspaper will also contain an article by Janet Adamy and Jess Bravin headlined “Health-Law Guessing Game Grips the Capital.”

You can freely access the full text of both articles via Google News.

Posted at 9:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawyer for Gitmo detainees: ‘Less hope now than ever.'” CNN.com has a report that begins, “David Remes used to be a partner at a top Washington law firm, but he left four years ago to defend, for free, prisoners at the U.S. military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.”

Posted at 9:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“For Obama, Supreme Court health-care, immigration rulings to close a tough term”: Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.

And in Monday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage will have an article headlined “Upcoming Supreme Court rulings may benefit both parties; The high court is set to hand down decisions this week on healthcare and immigration, and justices could rule in ways that would allow both the Obama administration and Republicans to claim victory.”

Posted at 8:55 PM by Howard Bashman



Saturday, June 23, 2012

“Supreme Court health-law ruling will only begin more debate”: Michael Doyle and David Lightman of McClatchy Newspapers have this report.

Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain an article headlined “Obama’s legal tactics seen as possibly hurting chances to save health-care law.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court’s health care decision could affect millions.”

And The Associated Press has reports headlined “Obama, Romney seek advantage on health care ruling” and “How stocks will fare in court ruling on health law.”

Posted at 7:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Court’s Moment”: Lincoln Caplan will have this essay in the Sunday Review section of tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 7:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“With Elections Awash in Cash, There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, “David Axelrod, President Obama’s political strategist, recently invoked a common perception about the 2012 campaign by blaming the Supreme Court for empowering 21st-century ‘robber barons trying to take over the government.'”

Posted at 3:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Putting On a Brave Face, but Preparing for Heartbreak on Health Care”: Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “Late on Tuesday, March 27, halfway around the world, President Obama began one of the most suspenseful waits in recent presidential history.”

Posted at 1:10 PM by Howard Bashman