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Thursday, July 5, 2012

“Despite Supreme Court setback, prosecutors again target D.C. nighclub owner; Drug evidence claimed beyond GPS”: The Washington Times has an article that begins, “He made U.S. Supreme Court history, but former D.C. nightclub owner Antoine Jones remains behind bars even after winning a landmark decision and reversal of his drug conviction.”

Posted at 11:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“N.J. Supreme Court: Law school clinics’ case records are not public documents.” MaryAnn Spoto of The Newark Star-Ledger has a news update that begins, “The developer of an outlet mall in Sussex County can’t get records from a Rutgers University law clinic that represented two groups seeking to block its construction, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link.

Posted at 11:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court decision consumer advocates love to hate”: Nate Raymond has this report at Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight.

Posted at 7:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Unprecedented Uniqueness of Chief Justice Roberts Opinion”: Randy Barnett has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 5:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Interview: Judge who shelved Apple trial says patent system out of sync.” Dan Levine of Reuters has an article that begins, “The U.S. judge who tossed out one of the biggest court cases in Apple Inc’s smartphone technology battle is questioning whether patents should cover software or most other industries at all. Richard Posner, a prolific jurist who sits on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, told Reuters this week that the technology industry’s high profits and volatility made patent litigation attractive for companies looking to wound competitors.”

Posted at 10:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“The next big Supreme Court controversy: same-sex marriage.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 8:22 AM by Howard Bashman



“It Does Not Matter Whether Congress Calls a Tax a Tax: Explaining the Dissenting Justices’ Misconceptions About the Taxing Power in the Affordable Care Act Case.” Law professor Neil H. Buchanan has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.

Posted at 7:58 AM by Howard Bashman