“Ninth Circuit Weighs Idaho’s Law Against Self-Abortion”: Scott Graham has this post at the “Legal Pad” blog of The Recorder.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has posted the audio of today’s oral argument at this link.
“Court orders man who vandalized $950 truck to pay $2,800 restitution”: Bay City News Service has a report that begins, “The California Supreme Court ruled in San Francisco today that crime victims whose property has been vandalized are entitled to be paid the full cost of repair in restitution, even if the repair costs more than the item itself.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.
“Judge Posner and Political Polarization”: This post appears today at the “voteview blog.”
“Court Gives States Ammunition In Health Care Battle”: NPR has this report.
“Federal Circuit finds business method patentable”: Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today.
“Rejected Colorado child porn plea deal puts light on appellate waivers”: In today’s edition of The Denver Post, John Ingold has an article that begins, “When Timothy Vanderwerff, who is accused of possessing child pornography, went to the federal courthouse in Denver this year to plead guilty to the crime, the deal he struck with prosecutors looked like many others.”
The blog “Sentencing Law and Policy” has this post noting the article and linking to the federal district court’s ruling.
“How Would John Roberts Rule on Gay-Marriage Cases?” Richard Socarides has this blog post online today at The New Yorker.
“Leading journalists, media lawyer to be honored at Reporters Committee First Amendment Awards Dinner in Washington”: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press issued this news release today.
“Why Did Roberts Change His Mind?” Ronald Dworkin has this post today at the blog of The New York Review of Books.
“Video of FedSoc’s 2012 Annual Supreme Court Roundup with Ted Olson”: The blog “SCOTUSreport” has posted the video at this link.
“Supreme Court to Hear Workplace Harassment Case from University of Virginia Law School Clinic”: The University of Virginia School of Law issued this news release today.
“Suit Cites States’ Rights on Behalf of Gay Rights”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.