“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.
