“Utahn lauded as 10th Circuit appeals court pick”: Thomas Burr of The Salt Lake Tribune has a news update that begins, “A hockey stick, a horror flick and a prank don’t often play into confirmation hearings for federal appellate nominees, but all three were part of Utah Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Carolyn McHugh’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.”
You can access the video of this afternoon’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing at this link.
“In 8th Circuit liquor case, 21st Amendment beats Commerce Clause”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.
“Appeals judges appear dubious of DOE’s rationale for collecting fees”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report.
“Real Judicial Restraint”: In the Fall 2013 issue of National Affairs, Joel Alicea has an essay that begins, “Last November, the Federalist Society gathered in Washington, D.C., to mark its thirtieth anniversary at its annual convention.”
“Almost no chance Court will shut down”: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, “With talk of shutting down the federal government filling the air in Washington, amid the latest partisan tiff over the national budget, the Supreme Court is remaining mum for now about how it might react.”
“Lavabit wants appeal unsealed”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.
“Scalia expects NSA wiretaps to end up in court”: The Associated Press has this report.
“US Supreme Court to tackle California cases on immigration, frequent flier miles”: Kitty Felde of Southern California Public Radio’s 89.3 KPCC has this report.
“Google Begs Court to Reconsider Ruling That Wi-Fi Sniffing is Wiretapping”: David Kravets has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.
“Law experts preview new court cases”: This article appears today in The University of Southern California Daily Trojan.
“iPhones or the Supreme Court — let them wait, for a price”: Patt Morrison has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.
“Bookmakers, analyst bet on U.S. Supreme Court to legalize sports betting”: The Las Vegas Review-Journal has this news update.
“Capobiancos return to South Carolina, birth father’s role in Veronica’s life remains uncertain”: The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has this news update.
The Tulsa World has a news update headlined “Baby Veronica case: Biological father still facing felony complaint in S.C.”
And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Experts: Girl in adoption dispute needs stability.”
“U.S. judge rejects Pa. counterparts’ bid to undo mandatory age-70 retirement”: Joseph A. Slobodzian of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this news update.
And Peter Hall of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has a news update headlined “Federal court rejects judges’ retirement age challenge.”
My earlier coverage of today’s federal district court ruling can be accessed here.
“Supreme Court justice to visit Penn Law; Anthony Kennedy will teach a constitutional law class as part of Visiting Jurist Program”: The Daily Pennsylvanian has this news update.
And this Friday, California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu will speak at Penn Law.
“California prisons: Judges give state more time to deal with inmate release order.” Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.
The Ninth Circuit had granted Barry Bonds an extension of time to file a petition for panel and/or en banc rehearing: You can access yesterday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“There is at least a superficial irony in having a judge who is appointed for life under Article III of the United States Constitution rule against his judicial colleagues on the courts of this Commonwealth who must hang up their robes at age 70.” The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania today issued this ruling rejecting a constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania’s mandatory retirement age for judges.
“Obama nominates three to federal judgeships”: The Boston Globe has this news update.
According to the article, the White House has “tapped Harvard Law School professor David Jeremiah Barron for appointment to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.” You can access his online bio at this link.
Update: The official White House news release is titled “President Obama Nominates David Jeremiah Barron to Serve on the United States Court of Appeals.”
And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Matthew Huisman has a post titled “Harvard Law Prof Nominated for First Circuit.”
“Rubio Withdraws Support for Gay Black Judge’s Nomination to the Federal Bench”: This article appears today in The New York Times.
And on Monday, columnist Fred Grimm of The Miami Herald had an essay titled “Rubio stomps on judge’s reputation.”
“The canary in the Supreme Court coal mine”: Judge Kevin S. Burke has this essay online today at MinnPost.
“Judges weigh religious exemption for health law”: The Associated Press has this report on a case argued today before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
You can access the audio of today’s oral argument via this link (19.2 MB mp3 audio file).
“There are good reasons not to call an opponent’s argument ‘ridiculous'”: So begins an opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today, in which the so-called “ridiculous” argument wins the appeal.
“Senate Confirms First Openly Gay Appeals Judge”: Todd Ruger has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.” You can view the U.S. Senate‘s roll call vote tally at this link.
“A Moveable Court”: Law professor Pamela S. Karlan has this essay in the September/October 2013 issue of Boston Review.
“West Michigan CEO will appeal mandate to pay for birth control, morning-after pills to Supreme Court”: The Grand Rapids Press has this report.
“Constitution Check: Should Supreme Court justices have limits on their time in office?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.
“Black Enrollment Falls as Michigan Rejects Affirmative Action”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“Pa. town appeals to keep body of Jim Thorpe”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Adoptive parents take custody of Veronica from biological father”: The Tulsa World has this news update.
“Stanford Law School Constitution Day 2013 with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: You can view the video on YouTube at this link.
“Deeper Than God: Ronald Dworkin’s Religious Atheism.” Stanley Fish has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.
“Retiree appeal in case vs. NFLPA rejected by court”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The retirees who sued the NFL Players Association over benefit negotiations during the lockout have lost their appeal.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.
“Court restores death sentence in 1974 South Dade murder case”: The Miami Herald has this news update reporting on the ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.
“Campaign funding and affirmative action come back before the Supreme Court”: Mark Walsh will have this article in the October 2013 issue of ABA Journal magazine.
