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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

“Privacy lawsuit against Google over Street View project can proceed”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

Reuters reports that “Google loses bid to dismiss lawsuit over Street View.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Google Must Face Wiretap Act Claims in Lawsuit Over Streetview.”

At Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog, David Kravets has a post titled “Google’s Wi-Fi Sniffing Might Break Wiretap Law, Appeals Court Rules.”

And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Google Street View Must Face Wiretap Claims.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 2:10 PM by Howard Bashman



Yesterday, the Tenth Circuit ruled on an appeal challenging whether amendments to Utah’s Sexual Solicitation Statute were overly broad, unconstitutionally vague, or
infringed on the right of free speech under the First Amendment:
The opinion identified the appellants as three escort services licensed as sexually oriented businesses.

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 8:04 AM by Howard Bashman



“Judges Hear Arguments on Rules for Internet”: Edward Wyatt has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

The Washington Post reports that “Appeals court skeptical of FCC’s Internet access rules.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Ryan Knutson and Brent Kendall have an article headlined “Appeals Court Voices Concern About FCC Rule; In ‘Net Neutrality’ Case, Judges Dubious About Antidiscrimination Provision.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

Reuters reports that “Verizon and regulators clash on internet rules.”

c|net News reports that “Federal judges may be ready to rule against Net neutrality; A panel in a federal court indicates it may strike down part of the law that stops ISPs from discriminating against certain Web sites.”

And The Hill has a blog post titled “Appeals court judges voice skepticism of FCC net-neutrality rules.”

You can access via this link the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Posted at 8:02 AM by Howard Bashman



Monday, September 9, 2013

“UGA welcomes unique panel of SCOTUS-reporting veterans”: The Red & Black, the student newspaper of the University of Georgia, has this report.

Posted at 9:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“The unexpected afterlife of a Supreme Court wiretapping opinion”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

Posted at 4:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Finally, we conclude that the district court abused its discretion in making Lundquist jointly and severally liable for all of Amy’s losses.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today issued a ruling addressing the question of criminal restitution in a child pornography case involving the same images as were involved in the other In re Amy Unknown cases.

The U.S. Supreme Court has already agreed to resolve this issue, which was already the subject of a circuit split, in a case scheduled for oral argument during the October 2013 Term.

Posted at 11:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“From guns to gay marriage, N.J. Supreme Court could hear trove of major cases”: The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger has this report.

Posted at 10:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Ginsburg on Supreme Court Rulings and Political Activism”: C-SPAN has posted online at this link the video of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s interview, conducted by law professor Jeffrey Rosen, last Friday evening at the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 10:37 AM by Howard Bashman



“SCOTUSblog: Supreme Court Coverage and Cases.” Live video of today’s event at the University of Georgia can be accessed via this link.

Posted at 10:35 AM by Howard Bashman



Sunday, September 8, 2013

“Court appointment adds fuel to conservatives’ fire to change selection process”: Dion Lefler has this article today in The Wichita Eagle.

Posted at 11:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Wilkins Faces Different Senate Confirmation Process”: Todd Ruger had this post last Thursday at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 11:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Departing Jefferson reflects on his path”: In today’s edition of The San Antonio Express-News, Peggy Fikac has an article that begins, “Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, who is stepping down from the post that shattered barriers with his occupancy, is part of the complicated story of race in this state and country.”

Posted at 11:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Goodwin Liu isn’t the left winger critics painted him to be”: Susan Sward has this essay in today’s edition of The Sacramento Bee.

Posted at 11:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Sears, Whirlpool ask SCOTUS to eviscerate consumer class actions”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

Posted at 9:25 AM by Howard Bashman



“At Houston lecture, Scalia explores Christian virtues and economic system”: This article appeared yesterday in The Houston Chronicle.

Posted at 9:24 AM by Howard Bashman



“Housing discrimination case puts high court on hot seat; Civil rights groups, fearing another devastating loss in court, hope for a settlement in a Mount Holly, N.J., housing dispute”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 9:22 AM by Howard Bashman



Saturday, September 7, 2013

“SCOTUSblog-creating couple to impart supreme court wisdom at UGA”: The Red & Black, the student newspaper of the University of Georgia, has this report.

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court and Ed Corsi’s Life of Political Crime: How one Ohio man’s blog on politics got him in trouble with campaign-finance law.” Bradley Smith has this op-ed today in The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 1:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Affirmative Action, Labor Law, International Suits Lead Supreme Court’s Business Docket”: Daniel Fisher has this post at Forbes.com.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman