“Chief Justice Prods Congress on Fiscal Matters”: Adam Liptak will have this article Tuesday in The New York Times.
At “SCOTUSblog, Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court to get by on less.”
And Carrie Johnson of NPR has a blog post titled “Chief Justice John Roberts On Fiscal Woes: Don’t Look At Us.”
You can access at this link the Chief Justice’s 2012 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary. The report contains a thoughtful tribute to the memory of U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz, who died far too young earlier this year.
Update: In other coverage, Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has a news update headlined “Chief Justice Roberts Defends Judiciary’s Costs.”
Pete Yost of The Associated Press reports that “Roberts urges full financial support for the court.”
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Roberts Says U.S. Judiciary Should Be Spared From Spending Cuts.”
Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Chief justice stresses need for judges, funds despite fiscal strain.”
At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “Chief Justice Boasts of Budget Cuts, Urges Filling Lower Court Vacancies.”
And Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has a blog post titled “Supreme Court: Chief Justice John Roberts on ‘Fiscal Cliff.’”
“A lesson in pop culture via Guantanamo”: The Associated Press has this report.
“We conclude the primary assumption of risk doctrine, though most frequently applied to sports, applies as well to certain other recreational activities including bumper car rides.” So holds the Supreme Court of California in a ruling issued today.
Update: In early coverage, Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “California Supreme Court rejects lawsuit against Great America over bumper car rides.”
“Court to decide if dogs have sentimental value under the law”: Chuck Lindell has this article today in The Austin American-Statesman.
“Court weighs appeal of one of California’s longest serving death-row inmates”: Howard Mintz has this article today in The San Jose Mercury News.
And in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, Maura Dolan has a front page article headlined “Californians’ support for death penalty goes against trend; California’s recent vote to continue the death penalty keeps it in the minority of states with capital punishment still on the books.”
“Gun debate revives enduring American fight”: Liz Sidoti of The Associated Press has this essay.
“Justice looks back at high court stints”: This article appears today in The Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail, along with a related article headlined “Child abuse, neglect cases crucial, retiring jurist says.”
“Court cuts Kamm’s espionage sentence by 1 year; 4.5 year sentence of Kamm, convicted of leaking IDF documents to journalist, cut after appeal; sentence disproportional, court says”: The Jerusalem Post has this news update.
And The Associated Press reports that “Court reduces Israeli whistleblower’s sentence.”
“Forced out by age, Kelly retiring from Michigan Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has this report.
“NRA fingerprints in landmark health-care law”: Peter Wallsten and Tom Hamburger will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.
“Let’s Give Up on the Constitution”: Law professor Louis Michael Seidman will have this op-ed Monday in The New York Times.
“Gene Patents Face Reckoning; Medical-Testing Companies Differ on Potential Impact of Supreme Court Ruling”: Jonathan D. Rockoff and Jess Bravin will have this article Monday in The Wall Street Journal.
You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.
“Liu’s Put Together a Record of Restraint”: Scott Graham of The Recorder has this report.
“Controversy follows former judge Pozonsky from Pa. to Alaska”: Moriah Balingit has this lengthy article today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
“US Virgin Islands celebrates bill touted as step toward increased self-governance”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “President Barack Obama has signed a bill stating that rulings issued by the U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court can be reviewed directly by the U.S. Supreme Court.”
You can access the new law at this link.
“Obama to fill four positions in 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals”: This article appears today in The Topeka Capital-Journal.
“Iowa Supreme Court ruling in ‘too irresistible’ case is an embarrassment”: Columnist Rekha Basu has this essay online at The Des Moines Register.
“NY plaintiff: Gay benefits ‘bigger than marriage.'” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “At age 83, Edith Windsor gets plenty of compliments for her courage to take on the federal government in a landmark case that has put attitudes about gay America squarely before the Supreme Court.”
“‘Democracy and Disdain’ misses the point of judicial review”: In The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will has an op-ed that begins, “While accusing the Supreme Court’s conservative justices of ‘disdain for democracy,’ Pamela S. Karlan proves herself talented at dispensing disdain.”
“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Religious convictions vs. the ‘morning after pill.'” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.
“Supreme Court acrimony called overstated by justice; Roggensack says relations are fine as she seeks re-election”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack on Friday defended the way the state’s highest court has functioned recently, saying justices are working together despite reports of tension and a highly publicized altercation.”
Update: In other coverage, Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article headlined “Roggensack: High court getting along, despite contentious reputation.”
“Gay marriage at Supreme Court: Will military couples get more benefits?” The Christian Science Monitor has this report.
“Court case query: Is Topeka man a sperm donor or father? State of Kansas wants sperm donor found on Craigslist to pay for daughter born to lesbian couple.” Tim Hrenchir has this article today in The Topeka Capital-Journal.
“Argentina Asks Court to Overturn Order on Defaulted Debt”: Bloomberg News has this report, along with a related article headlined “Argentina Restructured Bondholders Say Order Violates Rights.”
“DOJ to court: Don’t hear senators on our time.” Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post that begins, “The Obama Administration told a federal appeals court Friday that if it wants to hear a presentation from lawyers for three senators in a case about potential indefinite detention of U.S. citizens, the court should not take that time away from Justice Department attorneys representing the executive branch.”
“Religious employer wins big — temporarily”: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, “In the most significant federal appeals court ruling so far on the new federal health care law’s contraceptives mandate, the Seventh Circuit Court on Friday night temporarily barred the federal government from enforcing that requirement against an Illinois construction company whose Roman Catholic owners see it as a threat to their religious freedom.”
And the American Center for Law and Justice yesterday issued a news release headlined “ACLJ Secures Appeals Court Injunction to Halt Enforcement of HHS Mandate for IL Company.”
You can view the order that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday at this link.
Meanwhile, in related news, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that “Mennonite firm wins reprieve in battle over new health regs.”
“U.S. Court Rebuffs Civil Rights Claim in Student’s Drowning”: At the “School Law” blog of Education Week, Mark Walsh has a post that begins, “The Milwaukee school district may not be held liable under federal law for the drowning death of a 12-year-old student on a class outing to a lake, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.”
Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner wrote yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.
“Inmate’s Case Adds to Debate on Recorded Interrogations”: The Texas Tribune has this report today.
“Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby to defy federal law requiring contraception coverage for employees, attorney says; The Oklahoma City-based retailer must provide insurance coverage for morning-after pills and week-after pills beginning Jan. 1 or face potential fines of up to $1.3 million per day”: This article appears today in The Oklahoman.
“Miami-Dade camping law may clash with Supreme Court ruling; New county ban on camping out on public property may be at odds with a 25-year-old Supreme Court ruling protecting the homeless”: The Miami Herald has this report.
“Gun Control Can Survive the Supreme Court”: Law professor Jeffrey Rosen has this blog post online at The New Republic.
“Former Supreme Court Justice Stevens showcases legal knowledge, quick wit in Naples appearance”: This article appears today in The Naples (Fla.) Daily News.
“Kevin Cooper’s latest DNA test appeal turned down; The convicted family killer tries again to get evidence that was tested twice redone; a judge says no”: The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, California has this report.
And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Death Row DNA Testing Appeal Rejected.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
Yesterday in the Tenth Circuit, life was good for clothing manufacturer “Life is good“: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit yesterday issued this ruling on the subject of copyright infringement.
“State high court says union members can picket on private store fronts”: Denny Walsh of The Sacramento Bee has this news update.
Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update headlined “Unions can picket, state high court rules.”
And Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has a blog post titled “Court affirms laws allowing labor pickets on private property.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.
