“Water Rights Tear at an Indian Reservation”: This article appears today in The New York Times.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
“Water Rights Tear at an Indian Reservation”: This article appears today in The New York Times. Posted at 8:22 AM by Howard BashmanSunday, April 21, 2013
“Texas water fight could have implications for Utah and thirsty West”: The Deseret News has an article that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could have implications for states that rely on interstate water compacts.” Posted at 10:44 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court to hear arguments on ‘prostitution pledge'”: Cheryl Wetzstein of The Washington Times has this report. Posted at 10:40 PM by Howard Bashman“Law school dean regrets ‘censorship’ of Chief Justice Roberts visit”: Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post. The Oregonian reported Friday that “Student journalists chastise Lewis & Clark College for holding up story on Chief Justice John Roberts’ visit.” And earlier on Friday, the editor-In-chief and sports editor of The Daily Pioneer, the student newspaper of Lewis & Clark College, posted online an essay titled “Four days of prior restraint: A call for journalism at Lewis & Clark.” Posted at 10:34 PM by Howard Bashman“G.O.P. Lawmakers Push to Have Boston Suspect Questioned as Enemy Combatant”: Charlie Savage will have this article Monday in The New York Times. Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that “Bombing suspect still hospitalized as battle brews over his right to remain silent.” And Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has an article headlined “Boston Marathon bombing suspect: enemy combatant or common criminal?” Posted at 10:20 PM by Howard Bashman“Judge: Criticized conference won’t be back for years.” The Maui News yesterday posted online an article that begins, “Richard Clifton, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals, believes Maui will host another 9th Circuit Judicial Conference in four to six years, but he’s not optimistic about it happening sooner.” At her blog “Record on Appeal,” Rebecca A. Copeland has a post titled “Ninth Circuit Judge Richard Clifton’s Practice Pointers and Other Tips on Brief Writing and Oral Arguments.” And via YouTube, you can access related video at this link. Posted at 3:27 PM by Howard Bashman“Thirsty States Take Water Battle To Supreme Court”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.” Posted at 3:14 PM by Howard Bashman“Lawmakers Push for Federal Trial of Boston Suspect”: The New York Times has this news update. And today’s newspaper contains an article headlined “Legal Questions Riddle Boston Marathon Case.” Today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” had an audio segment titled “Concerns Raised With Legal Issues In Bombing Case.” And at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has an article headlined “Next for Boston Marathon suspect: 5 legal questions.” Posted at 3:09 PM by Howard Bashman“Gene Patents Are Sabotaging the Future of Medicine”: Daniela Hernandez has this blog post at Wired.com. Posted at 1:55 PM by Howard Bashman“After months of speculation, Eisgruber ’83 named next Princeton president”: The Daily Princetonian has this news update. Update: Later, The Princetonian posted online an article headlined “New president brings broad background in law, public service, academia.” Posted at 1:36 PM by Howard Bashman“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Can companies patent genes?” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report. Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard BashmanSaturday, April 20, 2013
“Nearly half of Guantanamo prisoners now on hunger strike; A prison spokesman says 77 of the 166 captives had missed enough meals or become malnourished enough to meet the detention-center definition of a hunger strike”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report. Posted at 2:10 PM by Howard Bashman“Pennsylvania Supreme Court opening could empower Senate Democrats”: This article appeared yesterday in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Posted at 1:12 PM by Howard Bashman“Banned by Moscow, and Proud of It: Old-style Russian moral equivalence is the latest chapter in the sad case of Sergei Magnitsky.” In yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, law professor John Yoo had an op-ed that begins, “Some kids dream of winning the World Series, others of going to outer space. I dreamed of being declared persona non grata by Moscow.” You can freely access the full text of the op-ed via Google News. Posted at 9:24 AM by Howard Bashman“British Institutions: The Supreme Court; The most striking fact about this place is its informality; Grandeur and remoteness have been swept away.” In FT Magazine of The Financial Times, Matthew Engel has this article. Posted at 9:17 AM by Howard Bashman“After 121-year absence, appeals court comes to Syracuse”: The Post-Standard of Syracuse, New York yesterday posted online a report that begins, “A federal courtroom was standing-room-only this morning for the first-ever arguments in Syracuse before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.” Posted at 9:14 AM by Howard Bashman“Military Says Hunger Strike by Detainees Is Growing”: Charlie Savage has this article today in The New York Times. Posted at 9:06 AM by Howard Bashman“Why Should I Care That No One’s Reading Dzhokhar Tsarnaev His Miranda Rights? When the law gets bent out of shape for him, it’s easier to bend out of shape of the rest of us.” Emily Bazelon has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Orin Kerr has a post titled “Tsarnaev and Miranda Rights.” Posted at 9:03 AM by Howard Bashman“Argument preview: He who pays the piper . . .” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.” Posted at 9:00 AM by Howard BashmanFriday, April 19, 2013
“U.S. Truckers Lose Mexican Cross-Border Delivery Appeal”: Bloomberg News has this report. And The Associated Press reports that “Court turns down lawsuits against Mexican trucks.” You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link. Posted at 10:20 PM by Howard Bashman“Virginia court says Caperton lawsuit against former Massey Coal can proceed”: This article appears today in The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette. And Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has a report headlined “Virginia Supreme Court revives epic suit against Massey Coal.” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Virginia at this link. On a somewhat related note, in today’s mail I received a second advance review copy of Laurence Leamer’s new book, “The Price of Justice: A True Story of Greed and Corruption.” As a result, it’s time for another “How Appealing” book give-away. The rules remain the same as before: (1) This offer is open only to individuals who have a mailing address in the United States; (2) If you want the book, you must send me an email explaining why you want the book; (3) The person whom I choose to receive the book will have the opportunity to email me a two-paragraph review of the book due not later than 30 days after receiving the book, which I may choose to publish at “How Appealing” together with the reviewer’s name or (at a minimum) a description of the reviewer’s relevant qualifications; and (4) The person whom I choose to receive the book will need to provide me with his or her name and mailing address, either in the original email or in response to my email advising that he or she has been selected to receive the book. This book apparently will be sold at retail for $30.00, and it will be mailed free of charge to the winner of this give-away. Any reader who is interested in receiving this book should send me an email that arrives at my blog’s email account ([email protected]) between now and noon eastern time on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The selection of a recipient will be within the sole discretion of this blog’s author, and no appeals or original writs will be entertained. Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman“Terrorism Comes to Cambridge”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View. Posted at 5:28 PM by Howard BashmanIn posts of interest at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.” Todd Ruger has a post titled “Study Finds Shared Blame for Judicial Vacancies.” And Mike Scarcella has a post titled “U.S. Supreme Court Visitor Presses False Arrest Case.” Posted at 4:18 PM by Howard Bashman“Industry seeks Supreme Court review of landmark GHG ruling”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report. Posted at 3:02 PM by Howard Bashman“Court guilty of age denial?” Yesterday’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contained an editorial that begins, “In an age of long-term unemployment, crippled investments, and actuarial uncertainty, many Americans have discovered that they no longer get to choose their own retirement date. But the justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will have none of that.” And in Monday’s edition of The Philadelphia Daily News, columnist John Baer had an essay titled “This Case for the Ages should be dropped.” Posted at 2:48 PM by Howard Bashman“Could We Have Foreseen the Boston Attack?” Jeffrey Toobin has this blog post online at The New Yorker. Posted at 2:40 PM by Howard Bashman“U.S. Supreme Court deciding today if it will hear Alabama immigration law case”: The Huntsville Times has this report. Posted at 1:03 PM by Howard BashmanThursday, April 18, 2013
“Justice Scalia, ‘Originalism’ and Homosexuality”: Law professor Geoffrey R. Stone has this blog entry at The Huffington Post. Posted at 6:00 PM by Howard Bashman“On Anthony Lewis (1927-2013)”: Law professor David Cole will have this essay in the May 9, 2013 issue of The New York Review of Books. Posted at 5:58 PM by Howard BashmanAccess online the contents of the April 2013 issue of The Harvard Law Review: Via this link. Posted at 4:05 PM by Howard Bashman“What’s Behind all Those Judicial Vacancies Without Nominees?” Russell Wheeler ofThe Brookings Institution has this report. You can access Wheeler’s complete paper at this link. Posted at 4:02 PM by Howard BashmanJustice Elena Kagan is among those listed in “The 2013 TIME 100”: Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is the author of Justice Kagan’s entry. Posted at 3:25 PM by Howard BashmanIn today’s mail: I received an advance review copy of Laurence Leamer’s new book, “The Price of Justice: A True Story of Greed and Corruption.” Posted at 3:18 PM by Howard BashmanAccess online the contents of the April 2013 issue of The Yale Law Journal: Via this link. Posted at 2:30 PM by Howard Bashman“New Mexico Gay Marriage Lawsuit May End Couple’s Decade in Limbo”: Bloomberg News has this report. Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman |
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