“U.S. will not challenge computer fraud case to high court”: Reuters has a report that begins, “The government has decided not to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a divided appeals court ruling in a criminal case that drew attention to a 28-year-old computer hacking law that critics argue is being used too broadly.”
And c|net News reports that “Justice Dept. won’t appeal computer fraud dismissal; Appellate court ruled in April that prosecutors were too broadly interpreting a decades-old anti-hacking law to prosecute a man charged with misappropriating trade secrets.”
“Race to replace Justice Chambers remains tight”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The race to replace retiring Washington Supreme Court Justice Tom Chambers is tightening.”
“Attorneys seek separate trials for Orie sisters”: Today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains an article that begins, “Attorneys representing suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin asked today that her trial not be combined with one for her sister, Janine Orie, who is also charged with using the justice’s staff, as well as the legislative staff of another sister, to campaign for the high court.”
And today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Accused Supreme Court justice argues to keep her trial separate from sister’s.”
“The Court at the Olympics”: Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.
“Exclusive: Justice Ginsburg shrugs off rib injury.” Joan Biskupic of Reuters has this report.
“Key part of Arizona immigration law could take effect soon”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this post reporting on an order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.
“No class status in black construction workers’ case: 7th Circuit.” Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report on a ruling that Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook issued today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
In posts of interest at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “In GPS Surveillance Case, Dispute Over Evidence Flares Up” that begins, “The Washington-area man at the center of the government surveillance dispute that reached the U.S. Supreme Court is fighting to convince a judge not to allow jurors to hear about the tens of thousands of dollars of cocaine federal agents seized in 2005.”
And Todd Ruger has a post titled “Senate GOP Ends D.C. Circuit Nominee’s Bid a Second Time.”
Programming note: Additional posts will appear here this afternoon.
“Sanders in tough fight to regain high court seat”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Former Justice Richard Sanders faces tough opposition in his bid to regain a seat on Washington’s Supreme Court.”
“Texas executes killer despite his lawyers’ concerns over his IQ”: The Houston Chronicle has this news update.
“TVShack Extradition Case Tumbling as Seventh Circuit Holds Linking/Streaming is Lawful”: Jennifer Granick has this post at the blog of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School.
With much attention being focused on a similar case pending in California, the Supreme Court of Florida is likewise considering whether undocumented immigrants should be admitted to the practice of law in the State of Florida: As that court noted earlier today on Twitter, you can access the documents filed in the case via this link.
“Google, Oracle Must Disclose Writer Payments, Judge Says”: Bloomberg News has this report.
c|net News has a report headlined “Judge to Oracle, Google: Did you pay off bloggers? The federal judge on the case wants to know if Google or Oracle (or both) paid commentators and bloggers during the legal battle.”
And Ars Technica has a report headlined “‘Name your shills,’ judge orders Oracle, Google; Judge is concerned that parties may be paying those who write about the case.”
You can access today’s order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California at this link.
“Judges remain hostages in the Senate: Shameful that senators refuse to vote on noncontroversial nominees.” This editorial appears today in The Des Moines Register.
“Loughner pleads guilty to Ariz. shooting”: The Associated Press has this report.
And The Arizona Republic has a news update headlined “Loughner found competent, pleads guilty in mass shooting.”
“What Were They Thinking — The Supreme Court in Revue, OT2011”: John Elwood has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
In today’s mail: A copy of law professor Richard L. Hasen‘s new book, “The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown.” You can visit the book’s web site by clicking here.
Yesterday, Rick — who also writes the “Election Law Blog” — had an op-ed in The New York Times entitled “A Detente Before the Election.”
“Court rules against State Dept. in age bias case”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.
“Appeals court tosses warrantless wiretapping suit”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post that begins, “A federal appeals court has overturned a court decision awarding $40,800 in damages and $2.5 million in legal fees to an Islamic charity’s lawyers who claimed they were illegally surveilled under President George W. Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
Update: In other coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court overturns wiretap ruling against feds.”
And at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog, David Kravets has a post titled “Appeals Court OKs Warrantless Wiretapping.”
“U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Discrimination Claim Against Quinnipiac Athletics”: Edmund H. Mahoney of The Hartford Courant has this news update.
And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court affirms that cheering is not a sport.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.
Update: In other coverage, Reuters reports that “Competitive cheerleading not a sport, federal appeals court rules.”
“Pa. high court fast tracks juvenile lifer appeals”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Honoring America’s Veterans Act Signed By Obama, Restricting Westboro Military Funeral Protests”: The Huffington Post has this report.
Earlier, CNN.com reported that “Church says military funeral protests will continue despite new restrictions.”
“Parent who challenged Kyleigh’s Law will appeal to U.S. Supreme Court; Kyleigh’s Law could go to feds”: This article appears today in The Asbury Park Press.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that “N.J. high court upholds license-plate decal for young drivers.”
And The Bergen County Record reports that “NJ’s Supreme Court upholds decal law for young drivers.”
My earlier coverage of yesterday’s New Jersey Supreme Court ruling can be accessed here.
“The myth of New Jersey’s ‘balanced’ court”: Thomas M. Johnson Jr. has this op-ed today in The Newark Star-Ledger.
Josh Blackman interviews Shon Hopwood, author of the book “Law Man: My Story of Robbing Banks, Winning Supreme Court Cases, and Finding Redemption.” You can watch the interview via this link.
“Fake bomb ruled scarier than fake WMD”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.
“An immigration end-run in Texas: The town of Farmers Branch uses a housing ordinance to regulate immigration; That’s wrong.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
“Judge Susie Morgan rules Supreme Court, per se, cannot intervene in Bernette Johnson’s federal case”: The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has an article that begins, “Federal District Court Judge Susie Morgan ruled Monday that the state Supreme Court, per se, cannot intervene in a case being brought by Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson and the original plaintiffs in the Chisum voting rights lawsuit. Johnson and the Chisum plaintiffs are attempting to keep the Supreme Court from pursuing a process to determine whether Johnson is entitled to be the court’s next chief justice, a matter they feel is already settled in Johnson’s favor.”
“Snake Valley water could land in U.S. Supreme Court; Utah hasn’t signed a negotiated deal, so Nevada agency is considering lawsuit to Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Salt Lake Tribune.
“U.S. appeals ruling against military detention law”: Reuters has a report that begins, “Federal prosecutors on Monday appealed a U.S. judge’s order barring enforcement of part of a law that permits indefinite military detention for those deemed to have ‘substantially supported’ al Qaeda, the Taliban or ‘associated forces.'”
“Bonds reflects on Aaron chase, Hall chances; All-time home run leader talks about past in lengthy Q&A session”: Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com has this interview with Barry Bonds. In the interview, Bonds discusses his appeal pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
“UT stands by admissions policy in Supreme Court case”: The San Antonio Express-News has this update.
And The Associated Press reports that “Univ. of Texas files brief defending affirmative action policy challenged in US Supreme Court.”
“Court Seeks Guidance in Mall Shooting Case”: Courthouse News Service has a report that begins, “Posing questions that it said ‘would be perfect for a first-year torts exam,’ the 9th Circuit on Monday asked the Washington Supreme Court to weigh in on the scope of a mall owner’s liability for a 2005 shooting rampage.”
You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“UT Austin’s Consideration of Race in Admissions is Narrow, Necessary and Constitutional”: The University of Texas at Austin today issued a news release that begins, “Today, the University of Texas at Austin filed its brief to the United States Supreme Court as respondent in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.”
You can access the Brief for Respondents at this link. In addition, via YouTube you can access “Video of UT President Bill Powers discussing the Supreme Court brief.” And, in case you missed it, the Brief for Petitioner, filed in May 2012, can be accessed here.
In early news coverage, The Texas Tribune reports that “UT-Austin Files Brief in Case on Admissions Policy.”
