“Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor: The best thing you can do with your life is . . .” Part two of Soledad O’Brien’s interview with Justice Sonia Sotomayor appeared on this morning’s broadcast of CNN’s “Starting Point.” You can access the video and a transcript via this link.
An interview with Justice Sotomayor also appeared on last night’s broadcast of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” You can view that interview at this link. The Daily Show has also posted online the complete unedited video of the interview in three parts, which you can access at the following links: part one; part two; and part three.
“Straight Up, With Multiple Twists: Bond v. United States.” Law professor Michael S. Greve has this post at the “Liberty Law” blog.
“Reid to lay out plans for filibuster reform”: The Hill has this blog post today.
And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial titled “A Chance to Fix the Senate.”
“‘Roe v. Wade’ Turns 40, But Abortion Debate Is Even Older”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
The Associated Press reports that “40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on.”
And Bloomberg News reports that “Women Would Travel for Abortions If Roe Falls, Study Says.”
Access online today’s opinion in an argued case of the U.S. Supreme Court: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center, No. 11-1231. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.
“At Stanford, Clinical Training for Defense of Religious Liberty”: In today’s edition of The New York Times, Ethan Bronner has an article that begins, “Backed by two conservative groups, Stanford Law School has opened the nation’s only clinic devoted to religious liberty, an indication both of where the church-state debate has moved and of the growth in hands-on legal education.”
“Barnes collection’s move is now grist for law schools”: Chris Mondics has this article today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted today’s Order List at this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.
In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court rejects appeal from Somali pirates” and “Court won’t hear challenge to Clean Air Act rule.”
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Sulfur Dioxide Emission Curbs Left Intact by High Court.”
And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court rejects Asarco challenge to EPA rule” and “Supreme Court won’t hear retaliation case against Sears.”
“At Memorial for Aaron Swartz, Seeking Inspiration From an Activist’s Life”: Patrick Clark has this post today at the “Betabeat” blog of The New York Observer.
The organization Democracy Now! has posted the video of this past weekend’s memorial ceremony at this link.
“Anita Hill takes her story to film in new Sundance documentary; More than 20 years after she ignited the issue of sexual harassment, ‘Anita’ reveals the woman behind the testimony”: Ben Fulton will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune.
Today’s edition of The Toronto Star contains an article headlined “Sundance: Anita Hill finds hope reliving painful history.”
And today at the “Jezebel” blog, Dodai Stewart has a post titled “The Anita Hill Documentary Can Teach a New Generation About Sexual Harassment.”
“Claire McCaskill Live-Tweets From Inauguration, Shares Photo Of Scalia’s ‘Weird Hat'”: TPMLiveWire has this blog post.
Comedy Central’s “Indecision” blog has a post titled “Claire McCaskill Is Obsessed With Antonin Scalia’s Hat.”
And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “About the Justices’ Skullcaps.”
“Abortion battle rages 40 years after Roe decision; Protests planned in Washington”: Cheryl Wetzstein of The Washington Times has this article, along with a related article headlined “A lot happened on one day, but only Roe decision remains relevant.”
And Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an article headlined “Support Grows for Roe v. Wade.”
“Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder taking suggestions from justices, staff to fill state Supreme Court spot after Justice Diane Hathaway’s exit”: The Detroit Free Press has this news update.
“The Bronx, the Bench and the Life in Between: ‘My Beloved World,’ a Memoir by Sonia Sotomayor.” Michiko Kakutani will have this book review in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“They have always been us”: The blog “a public defender” has this post today concerning the Aaron Swartz prosecution and the reaction it has evoked.
“Obama stumbles on ‘states’ during swearing in”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Chief Justice John Roberts got it right this time — but President Barack Obama appeared to stumble over the word ‘states’ during his ceremonial swearing in.”
“A chance to stop judicial forum shopping; Current case could rectify Marshall’s mistake”: In today’s edition of The Washington Times, attorney Charles J. Cooper has an op-ed that begins, “A case now before the U.S. Supreme Court could clarify a 200-year-old mistake by the great Chief Justice John Marshall.”
“Hathaway retires amid fraud case; Justice is first sitting Mich. Supreme Court judge charged with a crime since 1975”: The Detroit News has this update.
“UK Supreme Court judgment summaries on YouTube . . . now we need the full hearings”: Adam Wagner has this post today at the “UK Human Rights Blog” reporting on a news release that the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued today.
You can access that court’s official YouTube channel by clicking here.
“Ex-Bengals cheerleader’s lawsuit trial to begin”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader who had sex with her underage student is about to begin another court battle on Tuesday in a bizarre case stemming from sexually tinged, disparaging comments made about her on a website long before the scandal was revealed.”
“Employers challenging health law contraceptive provision”: Robert Barnes has this new installment of his “The High Court” column in today’s edition of The Washington Post.
“Sotomayor’s path to the Supreme Court: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on her upbringing and judgeship, and her memoir ‘My Beloved World.'” CNN has posted online this video. Earlier, CNN “Starting Point” host Soledad O’Brien had a blog post titled “My conversation with Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor: The power of a role model.”
And yesterday, NY1 News had a report headlined “Justice Sotomayor Reflects On Her Life At East Harlem Book Signing.”
“Justice Kelly reflects on Michigan’s top court”: The Observer & Eccentric Newspapers of Michigan contained this article yesterday.
“How M.I.T. Ensnared a Hacker, Bucking a Freewheeling Culture”: This article appears today in The New York Times.
The Boston Herald reports today that “Ortiz says suicide will not change handling of cases.”
Newsweek has an article headlined “Cyber Martyr: The Tragedy of Aaron Swartz.”
And in The Boston Globe, John E. Sununu has an essay titled “A crisis of values at MIT.”
“The People’s Choice: Roe v. Wade at forty.” Jeffrey Toobin has this Comment in the January 28, 2013 issue of The New Yorker.
“California death penalty: Will state follow Arizona, which has resumed executions after a long hiatus?” Howard Mintz will have this article in Monday’s edition of The San Jose Mercury News.
“No flubs, no re-dos for Obama and Roberts at swearing-in”: Reuters has this report, along with a report headlined “Hurry up Mr Vice President, I’ve got a train to catch.”
“Obama officially begins his second term with oath”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this news update.
“Crowd mourns Reddit founder Aaron Swartz; Friends and family mourned the Web prodigy at the Great Hall in Cooper Union; Swartz was due to stand trial for computer hacking, but hanged himself before it could begin”: This article appears today in The New York Daily News.
The Boston Herald reports today that “Kin, friends hail Aaron Swartz as pols push for action.”
The “City Room” blog of The New York Times has a post titled “At a Memorial, Love for an Internet Activist and Anger Over His Death.”
The Associated Press has a report headlined “Aaron Swartz Tribute: Hundreds Honor Information Activist.”
Edward Moyer of c|net has reports headlined “Memorial service honors Swartz as activist, individual; At a memorial gathering for Aaron Swartz in New York City, the tech activist’s death prompts tender recollections and fierce resolve” and “WikiLeaks says Aaron Swartz may have been a ‘source’; Group says the late tech activist talked with editor Julian Assange and may have been a WikiLeaks source; But it doesn’t offer any details or corroborating evidence.”
The Guardian (UK) has a report headlined “Aaron Swartz: a bittersweet memorial; Mourners exchange fond memories and angry calls for justice.” In addition, John Naughton has an essay titled “Aaron Swartz: cannon fodder in the war against internet freedom; Governments are determined to control the internet, and if hackers like Swartz get in the way, they will be crushed.”
New York magazine has a blog post titled “Anger at Prosecutors Boils Over at Aaron Swartz Memorial.”
The Verge has blog posts titled “Aaron Swartz memorial evokes strong emotions and political urgency; Friends, family, and colleagues share stories of the activist’s life and work” and “After Aaron: how an antiquated law enables the government’s war on hackers, activists, and you; At the center of Aaron Swartz’s controversial case is a 1986 anti-hacking law gone horribly wrong.”
Online at The Toronto Globe and Mail, Simona Chiose has an essay titled “Aaron Swartz: A Julian Assange for the academic crowd.”
At Wired.com’s “GeekDad” blog, Jonathan H. Liu has a post titled “Wizzywig: Portrait of a Serial Hacker.”
And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Orin Kerr has a post titled “Proposed Amendments to 18 U.S.C. 1030.”
“Home sellers don’t have to disclose murder; Crime isn’t a ‘material defect’ that potential buyers are entitled to know about, court says”: In today’s edition of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Paul Muschick has this installment of his column, “The Watchdog.”
This blog’s earlier coverage of last month’s en banc Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling can be accessed here.
“No classified FISA court rulings made public as a result of review”: The Washington Post has this news update.
“Barack Obama vs. John Roberts, round 2”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.
“Four decades after Roe: A legacy of law and morality.” Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.
And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Roe v Wade: After 40 years, deep divide is legacy.”
“The time bomb in Obamacare?” Columnist George F. Will has an op-ed in The Washington Post that begins, “A willow, not an oak. So said conservatives of Chief Justice John Roberts when he rescued the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — a.k.a. Obamacare — from being found unconstitutional. But the manner in which he did this may have made the ACA unworkable, thereby putting it on a path to ultimate extinction.”
“Justice Sotomayor’s memoir a story of stubborn optimism; Her candid book, ‘My Beloved World,’ details her improbable journey from the projects in the South Bronx to her appointment as a federal district judge”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.
And last week, columnist Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post had an op-ed entitled “Sonia Sotomayor, one wise Latina” that begins, “To grasp the remarkable nature of Sonia Sotomayor’s new autobiography, consider this: The justice pokes fun at her own unfashionable underwear.”
