“Six justices defend rule banning partisan judicial endorsements”: The Helena Independent Record has a news update that begins, “Six of the seven Montana Supreme Court justices have filed a friends-of-the-court brief asking a federal judge to uphold a 2008 state judicial rule that prohibits judicial candidates from seeking or accepting partisan endorsements.”
I have posted online at this link a copy of the amicus brief.
In somewhat related coverage, earlier this month The Virgin Islands Daily News published an article headlined “Federal court chides V.I. Supreme Court for filing amicus regarding its autonomy from federal court” reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued late last month.
I have posted online at this link the amicus brief that the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands filed in the Third Circuit in the case described in the preceding paragraph.
“Obama civil rights nominee withdraws”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Tenn. justices name Slatery as attorney general”: The Associated Press has this report.
According to the article, “Tennessee is the only state in the country where the high court names the attorney general.”
“Second Actor Sues Google Over ‘Innocence of Muslims’; Gaylord Flynn says his own performance has been violated”: Eriq Gardner has this post today at the “Hollywood, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.
“A Thousand-Dollar Bill: The Supreme Court is wrong about the influence you can buy with less than $5,200.” Law professor Usha Rodrigues has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Stay extended on Indiana same-sex marriage case pending Supreme Court decision”: The Indianapolis Star has this news update.
And The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a news update headlined “Court puts Indiana gay marriages on hold until U.S. Supreme Court acts.”
You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.
“Minnesota Supreme Court candidate’s drunken driving trial begins”: The Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minnesota has this news update.
“T-Shirt Business Made Fair Use of Madison Mayor’s Photo, Seventh Circuit Says”: WisBar News has this report.
Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook wrote today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.
“Dean Minow talks with Associate Justice Elena Kagan ’86 at HLS”: Last Wednesday, Harvard Law School posted this video online at YouTube.
“Absentee ballot mailings halted in push to restart voter ID law”: Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this news update.
The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin reports that “Clock is ticking to get a Wisconsin voter ID before November election, faster in some areas.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Wisconsin election officials scramble on voter ID.”
“High stakes for tribal casinos in court fight over labor rights”: Amanda Becker of Reuters has this report.
“Senate Judiciary Committee chairman urges PACER to restore access to removed case archives”: Andrea Peterson had this entry last Friday at “The Switch” blog of The Washington Post.
“SJC rules for Tesla in fight with car dealers”: John R. Ellement of The Boston Globe has a news update that begins, “Tesla today won a victory in its effort to sell its high-end all-electric cars directly to Massachusetts consumers instead of having to use traditional car dealerships that rely on franchise licenses with carmakers.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at this link.
“Surveillance and privacy: Snowden case reveals a program with few checks and little accountability.” Law professor Alan M. Dershowitz has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.
“Mississippi Death Row Appeal Highlights Shortcomings of Bite-Mark Identifications”: Erik Eckholm will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Challenging the Privacy of Statements Inside the Jury Room”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Appeals Court Rejects Suit Alleging Race Bias in Special Education Placements”: Mark Walsh has this post today at the “School Law” blog of Education Week.
My earlier post noting last Friday’s lengthy Third Circuit ruling can be accessed here.
“D.C. Circuit won’t televise NSA arguments”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post today.
