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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

“Pennsylvania Supreme Court limits new sentences for juvenile lifers; They rule landmark case does not apply to those who have run out of appeals”: Peter Hall and Riley Yates of The Allentown Morning Call have this news update.

And Adam Brandolph of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “State Supreme Court ruling stops possible parole for juvenile murderers.”

This post of mine from earlier today provides links to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania‘s ruling.

Posted at 11:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Texas Court: OK to ‘talk dirty’ to minors.” The Houston Chronicle has a news update that begins, “Talking dirty to minors, just like Miley Cyrus ‘twerking’ on MTV or Janet Jackson having a ‘wardrobe malfunction’ during prime time, is constitutionally protected free speech, the highest criminal court in Texas ruled Wednesday.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas at this link.

Posted at 11:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate resumes fight over Obama nominees”: This article will appear in Thursday’s edition of The Washington Post. The newspaper will also contain an editorial titled “Stripping a court as a political ploy.”

CNN.com reports that “Senate poised for battle over Obama nominees.”

And at The Huffington Post, law professor Sidney Shapiro has a blog entry titled “Senate Republicans Opposed to D.C. Circuit Court Nominees: Screaming Through Their Hats.”

Posted at 8:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“TV cameras allowed into UK Court of Appeal”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Television cameras will be allowed in one of Britain’s highest courts for the first time from Thursday, partially lifting a ban on filming in court that has been in place for almost a century.”

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“What Americans Don’t Understand About the Death Penalty: Support for capital punishment has hit an all-time low, according to a new Gallup poll; But the public still has a lot to learn about how unjustly the sentence is applied.” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 2:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Retired U.S. Supreme Court justice to speak at freedom of the press conference”: UGA Today has issued a news release that begins, “The University of Georgia School of Law will welcome retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Nov. 6 as the keynote speaker for a daylong conference titled ‘The Press and the Constitution 50 Years after New York Times v. Sullivan.'”

Additional information about the event can be accessed here.

Posted at 1:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court and the Perils of Advocacy Science: Examples from the Schuette Oral Argument on Affirmative Action.” The Brookings Institution has posted online this essay by law professor Richard Lempert.

Posted at 1:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Supreme Court to hear Greece prayer case next week”: This article appears today in The Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle.

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“GOP takes aim at Metro East native in D.C. judicial nomination fight”: Bill Lambrecht has this article today in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

James Rowley and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News report that “Judicial Confirmation Clash Looms Over Obama’s Nominees.”

Burgess Everett of Politico.com has reports headlined “Harry Reid on D.C. judge fight: ‘Ridiculous’” and “Hold on: Nomination fights return to the Senate.”

At FoxNews.com, Shannon Bream reports that “Battle brewing over Obama nominations to crucial DC appeals court.”

Jennifer Bendery of The Huffington Post has an article headlined “Patrick Leahy: ‘Insurmountable’ Push For Filibuster Rules Change If GOP Blocks Obama Nominee.”

And at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center, Lincoln Caplan has a post titled “The Senate showdown about the D.C. Circuit.”

Posted at 1:15 PM by Howard Bashman