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Monday, May 27, 2013

“Justices Agree to Agree, at Least for the Moment”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 5:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Local woman achieves dream”: Today’s edition of The Brownsville (Tex.) Herald contains an article that begins, “Jane Webre won the legal lottery when the Brownsville native was given the chance to argue a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in January.”

Posted at 9:36 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court might dismiss Prop. 8 case on a technicality; Lawyers for opponents of the ban on same-sex marriage are quietly preparing California officials for that possibility; What happens after that is uncertain”: Maura Dolan and David G. Savage have this front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 9:30 AM by Howard Bashman



Sunday, May 26, 2013

“What matters now about marriage: Fighting gay marriage is wrong, and the battle does nothing to strengthen the institution overall.” In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David Blankenhorn has an op-ed that begins, “Let’s be honest: The gay marriage debate is nearly over, and nothing the Supreme Court does when it delivers its opinions on the federal Defense of Marriage Act and on the fate of California’s Proposition 8 is likely to change that astonishing fact.”

Posted at 10:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Cruz Missile: Sen. Ted Cruz isn’t interested in making friends; Is that a smart way for a senator to conduct himself?” John Dickerson has this essay online at Slate.

Posted at 9:52 PM by Howard Bashman



Saturday, May 25, 2013

“A Louisiana Civilian in the Supreme Court: The Selective Service Cases Revisited.” Law professor Charles J. Reid Jr. has posted this article online at SSRN (via “Legal Theory Blog“).

The article’s abstract begins, “Edward Douglass White, who served both as an Associate Justice and as Chief Justice of the United States during his long tenure on the Supreme Court (1894-1921) is notable for being the only civilly-trained Louisianan to serve on the Court.”

Posted at 9:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“By the time new federal judge from Maine was confirmed, he ‘had no practice left'”: The Bangor Daily News contains this article today.

Posted at 9:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“We Have the Most Conservative Supreme Court in Decades; Why Do Americans Think It’s Liberal?” Michael B. Keegan had this blog entry yesterday at The Huffington Post.

Posted at 8:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alton T. Lemon, Who Challenged State Aid to Religious Schools, Dies at 84”: Adam Liptak is the author of this obituary, which appears online at The New York Times.

Posted at 5:09 PM by Howard Bashman



Friday, May 24, 2013

“Diabetes in California schools: State’s high court to hear legal battle over insulin shots.” Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“In Fourth Circuit, a Spotlight on Warrantless GPS Tracking”: Mike Scarcella has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 4:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judges may ‘cut and paste’ when writing their judgments: Supreme Court.” Kirk Makin of The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update that begins, “Judges can incorporate material they didn’t write into their judgments provided they apply themselves diligently to the issues in the case, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled this morning.”

The Vancouver Sun has a news update headlined “Supreme Court OK with B.C. judge who copied one side’s submissions in ruling.”

Canadian Press reports that “Supreme Court of Canada OK with judge who copied ruling from plaintiff’s written submissions.”

And CBC News reports that “Top court reinstates $4M award in plagiarizing-judge suit; B.C. judge hearing medical lawsuit copied parts of ruling from plaintiff submission.”

You can acces today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada at this link.

Posted at 3:51 PM by Howard Bashman



“The 6th Circuit splits with 2nd and 9th, lowers bar for securities claims”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

Posted at 3:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Argument Audio: The Four Holdout Circuits.” Michelle Olsen has this post today at her blog, “Appellate Daily.”

Posted at 2:33 PM by Howard Bashman