“Supreme Court Coverage in the Digital Age”: C-SPAN has posted online at this link the video of a stellar panel that was part of the program last Thursday at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference in Washington, DC.
Panelists included Adam Liptak of The New York Times, Robert Barnes of The Washington Post, Pete Williams of NBC News, and Tony Mauro of National Law Journal. At one point in the discussion, “How Appealing” is mentioned.
“Oklahoma’s Challenge to Obama Health-Care Law to Proceed”: Bloomberg News has this report.
“Charleston County Sheriff’s Office: Working to extradite Dusten Brown, searching for Veronica.” This article appears today in The Post and Gazette of Charleston, South Carolina.
The Tulsa World reports today that “Biological father in Baby Veronica case turns himself in.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Dispute over Cherokee girl’s adoption intensifies.”
“This lawsuit has been their reward.” So writes Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook in an interesting sculpture copyright-related lawsuit in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a ruling today.
For those keeping score at home, it appears that Circuit Judge Diane P. Wood is first in line to replace Easterbrook as the Seventh Circuit’s chief judge when his seven-year tenure in that post comes to an end in November 2013.
Water Pik your nose: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit today issued an opinion that begins, “The parties to this trademark dispute make consumer products for rinsing sinus cavities.”
More information about the Water Pik device can be accessed here.
“California schools and diabetes: State high court allows school employees to give insulin shots.” Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.
Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Schools don’t need licensed nurses to give medications, court rules.”
Denny Walsh of The Sacramento Bee has a news update headlined “California Supreme Court: Unlicensed school personnel may administer insulin shots.”
And The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update headlined “Insulin ruling aids diabetic kids, families.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.
“US Supreme Court ruling on attorneys could cost Delaware millions; Case burden becomes challenging for officials”: Sean O’Sullivan will have this article Tuesday in The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware.
“Gov. Brown again asks Supreme Court to halt inmate releases”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Christie announces he will not renominate N.J. Supreme Court Justice Helen Hoens”: The Newark Star-Ledger has this report.
The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey has a news update headlined “Christie won’t renominate Supreme Court Justice Hoens; picks Camden County judge.”
And Bloomberg News reports that “Christie Won’t Renominate N.J. Supreme Court Justice Hoens.”
“Supreme Court urged to open up”: Richard Wolf will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of USA Today.
“Civil Rights, Cambodia, and Cuba: Memos That Made History; A newly released collection of legal documents reveals what high officials thought about the major events of their times.” Andrew Cohen has this essay online today at The Atlantic.
“Does the Chief Justice Have Too Much Power? John Roberts appointed every judge on the secretive and influential FISA court; Maybe it’s time to spread around the authority.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The Atlantic.
“First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released”: Kevin Poulsen has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.
“Gershengorn Named Principal Deputy Solicitor General”: Tony Mauro has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”
“When Lawyers Cut Their Clients Out of the Deal”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Utah Supreme Court ruling could change police chases, attorney says; Utah Supreme Court overturns lower-court decision, says police have a ‘duty of care’ to the people they’re pursuing”: This article appeared in Thursday’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune.
You can access last Tuesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Utah at this link.
“Strip club owner to take tax fight to Supreme Court”: The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, New York has this report.
“Justice Kennedy: Legal community isn’t doing enough to attract country’s finest into its ranks.” The Associated Press has this report.
“Hoover businessman at center of U.S. Supreme Court case on contribution limits”: AL.com has this report.
“N.J. Supreme Court centrist Jaynee LaVecchia stuck in a political stalemate”: The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey contains this front page news analysis today.
“Lawmakers say obstacles limited oversight of NSA’s telephone surveillance program”: This lengthy front page article appears today in The Washington Post.
“State Supreme Court to review UW System’s ban on Jeffrey Decker from campuses”: In Monday’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Patrick Marley and Karen Herzog will have an article that begins, “Jeffrey Decker won’t leave campus. University of Wisconsin System officials have suspended him, banned him from all UW System property, had him arrested and pursued a court injunction against him.”
“Supreme Court to consider prayer at government meetings; Baltimore-area localities vary widely in practice”: This front page article appears today in The Baltimore Sun.
“Exclusion of Gay Juror Tees Up ‘Suspect Class’ Question”: Scott Graham of The Recorder has this report.
“After Guantanamo, Another Injustice”: John Grisham has this essay in the Sunday Review section of today’s edition of The New York Times.
“California’s Continuing Prison Crisis”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.
“Apple Asks Appeals Court to Halt Alleged Samsung Copying”: Bloomberg News has this report.
“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Fort Hood accused setting up appeal?” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.
Programming note: In honor of the current “SCOTUSblog” hiatus, “How Appealing” will also be taking a very short hiatus. Additional posts will appear here on Saturday night.
“Court ruling forbids arrests based on illegal immigration suspicions; Decision comes in case involving Salvadoran woman detained in Frederick”: Today’s edition of The Baltimore Sun contains this article reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued yesterday.
“Green Day’s Fair Use of Scream Icon”: At her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has this post reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.
“Too Much Work?” Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.
“U.S. backs government prayer”: Lyle Denniston, who refuses to comply with the supposed hiatus at “SCOTUSblog” this week, has this post today.
“Ken Cuccinelli’s Sodomy Obsession: The frightening legal implications of the Virginia politician’s crusade against oral and anal sex.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.
“Van Hollen asks federal court to reinstate state abortion law”: In today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Patrick Marley has an article that begins, “Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Tuesday appealed a federal court ruling blocking until a November trial a Wisconsin law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges.”
