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Thursday, April 17, 2014

“Law professor to argue case at Supreme Court”: Old Gold & Black, the student newspaper of Wake Forest University, has an article that begins, “On April 23, Wake Forest University Law School Professor John Korzen will face the ultimate test of any attorney, he will make an oral argument before the nine justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.”

Posted at 10:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ohio case before U.S. Supreme Court could decide whether states can criminalize campaign lies”: Sabrina Eaton of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.

Posted at 10:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kalb Report with Justices Antonia Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: C-SPAN has posted the video of this evening’s event at this link.

Posted at 10:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Scalia, Ginsburg Offer Amendments to the Constitution”: Marcia Coyle has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



After deciding to forgo its own request for rehearing of the Ninth Circuit’s decision prohibiting a party from striking a juror based on sexual orientation, Abbott Labs. files brief supporting Ninth Circuit’s sua sponte consideration of en banc review: You can access the brief that Abbott Laboratories filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Also today, SmithKline Beecham Corporation, which prevailed before the three-judge panel, filed this brief opposing en banc review.

My earlier coverage of the three-judge panel’s ruling in this case can be accessed here.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judges question attorneys at gay marriage hearing”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A judge in Colorado who will play a pivotal role deciding whether gays should be allowed to wed in the United States sharply questioned whether Oklahoma can legally prevent the marriages.”

And Kirk Mitchell of The Denver Post has a news update headlined “Federal appeals court considers Oklahoma’s gay marriage ban.”

Update: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has posted at this link (5.72 MB mp3 audio file) the audio of today’s oral argument in the Oklahoma same-sex marriage case.

Posted at 4:47 PM by Howard Bashman



“Prop 8 lawyer’s views on gay marriage evolving”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The lawyer who argued before the Supreme Court in favor of upholding California’s ban on gay marriage learned while he was handling the case that one of his children is gay and now is helping her plan her wedding with another woman.”

Posted at 2:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“A $6 Million Legal Bill — And A Fight For Credit In The Marriage Equality Movement”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed has this report.

Posted at 10:26 AM by Howard Bashman



“Oklahoma case carries on court fight over same-sex marriage; Panel that heard Utah’s arguments last week will hear Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage case”: Marissa Lang has this front page article in today’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune.

In today’s edition of The Deseret News, Dennis Romboy has an article headlined “Utah, Oklahoma same-sex marriage cases on parallel track.”

In today’s edition of The Denver Post, Kirk Mitchell has an article headlined “Colorado’s gay marriage ban could hinge on appeals court ruling.”

And Emma Margolin of msnbc reports that “Appeals court to hear case for gay marriage in Oklahoma.”

Posted at 8:10 AM by Howard Bashman