“FSU colleagues, friends, family remember Markel”: Sean Rossman of The Tallahassee Democrat has a news update that begins, “Slain Florida State University College of Law professor Dan Markel’s reputation as a publishing dynamo and generous academic with boundless talent played second string to memories of his personal charms at a memorial held in his honor Tuesday.”
And earlier today, Florida’s Capitol News Service had a report headlined “No answers in law professor’s death 2 months later.”
“Happy Constitution Day! Too bad it’s almost certainly unconstitutional.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
The Eleventh Circuit adjusts to having two judges with the last name Pryor: As shown in a published opinion issued today, Circuit Judge William H. Pryor, Jr. will be shown in the listing of judges as “William Pryor.”
As part of today’s ruling, Judge Pryor issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. And the majority opinion, which has a snappy opening paragraph, appears to be the first published majority opinion written by Circuit Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum.
“Michelle MacDonald: Jurors shown video of Supreme Court candidate’s DWI arrest.” The Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minnesota has this news update.
“Ginsburg: Watch 6th Circuit on gay marriage.” The Associated Press has this report.
“Iowa Supreme Court allows telemed-abortion system to continue”: The Des Moines Register has a news update that begins, “The Iowa Supreme Court decided today to let Planned Parenthood of the Heartland continue using its controversial video-conferencing method for dispensing abortion pills — for the time being.”
Federal appellate judges have daughters too: And sometimes one serves in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Today, U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-AL), the daughter of Senior Eleventh Circuit Judge Joel F. Dubina, issued a news release titled “Domestic Abuse Cannot Be Tolerated; Judicial disciplinary process must play out.”
In news coverage, Mary Troyan of The Montgomery Advertiser has a news update headlined “Roby: Judge Mark Fuller deserves no special treatment.”
And AL.com has a report headlined “Rep. Martha Roby on Mark Fuller: ‘This is a very serious matter … domestic abuse cannot be tolerated.’”
“There is news and then there is The New York Daily News”: Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf has this post today at his “Hercules and the Umpire” blog.
“FSU to hold Dan Markel memorial this afternoon”: Sean Rossman of The Tallahassee Democrat has this news update.
“U.S. court throws out VirnetX $368 million patent award vs. Apple”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on the ruling that a unanimous two-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today.
“Kansas justices dive into ballot dispute with Kobach, Taylor; Shawnee County DA attempting to exit Senate campaign”: Tim Carpenter of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this news update.
Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star has a news update headlined “Kansas high court hears Chad Taylor’s plea to get off Senate ballot.”
Bryan Lowry of The Wichita Eagle has a news update headlined “Justices question why Democrat Chad Taylor can’t withdraw from Senate race.”
The Associated Press reports that “Kansas judges question why Democrat kept on ballot.”
And at his “Election Law Blog,” Rick Hasen has a post titled “Live Blogging #KSSEN Taylor v. Kobach: Analysis.”
“A Guantanamo Test Case for the ‘New’ D.C. Circuit”: Steve Vladeck has this post today at the “Just Security” blog.
Today is the official publication date of my wife’s first novel, “Predator“: In addition to everything else she does, my wife — Janice Gable Bashman — is a published author. And today is the publication date of her first novel.
You can view the book cover at this link. The book, a young adult novel, is available for order on Amazon in paperback and e-reader formats.
According to Suspense Magazine, “Every twist and fascinating revelation fell into place smoothly, with an ending that will leave readers wanting more. With this kind of originality on the page, it is exciting to speculate at the surprises Bashman will unveil next.”
“The Fall of the House of Boggs: The bizarre Ecuadorean lawsuit that destroyed a Washington institution.” Paul M. Barrett has this article online at Politico Magazine.
“Detentions of war: How can US keep terror suspects with no hope of trial, but espouse due process?” Alan M. Dershowitz has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.
“The law school is hosting a memorial event in honor of our deceased friend and colleague on Tuesday, September 16, 2014.” The Florida State University College of Law this afternoon is hosting a memorial ceremony. Via “TaxProf Blog,” you can access more information about this afternoon’s event at this link.
“Kansas election law looms large in US Senate race”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether the Democrat who wants to drop out of the U.S. Senate race must stay on the ballot, a dispute that could have a big effect on Republicans recapturing a Senate majority.”
“Who Speaks For the Bench About Surveillance?” Former U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner has this op-ed in this week’s issue of The National Law Journal.
You can freely access the full text of the op-ed via Google News.
“Patriot Awards Gala recognizes well-known names for dedication to U.S. Military”: The Daily Beacon, the student newspaper of the University of Tennessee, has this report. According to the article, “The awards show culminated with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Patriot Award, the most distinguished recognition the society offers. The 2014 Patriot Award went to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for his dissenting opinion on the Stolen Valor Act.”
And yesterday, WSJ.com’s “Law Blog” had a post titled “Justice Alito Urges Congress to Protect Nation’s Military Honors System.”
You can access online the video of Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.’s remarks at the event via this link (beginning at approximately the 20-minute mark).
“U.S. Supreme Court Justice To Oklahoma Audience: ‘There Is Value To Failure.'” KGOU, an NPR station at the University of Oklahoma, posted online at this link the audio of “Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s fireside chat with students and faculty of the University of Oklahoma College Of Law on September, 12, 2014.”
“BP Seeks Access to $750 Million Transocean Insurance”: Bloomberg News has this report on a case being argued today before the Supreme Court of Texas on certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
“Judge overheard by juror trashing ‘stupid’ discrimination case”: The New York Daily News yesterday posted online this exclusive report.
Change of address: On Oct. 1, 2014, “How Appealing” will have a new online address and a new online host. The exciting details — including my plan for a new monthly recurring blog feature — will be announced both here and via this blog’s Twitter feed in the very near future. If you show up here on Wednesday, October 1st and no one’s home, simply access this blog Twitter feed, which will then display the blog’s new online location.
“How Appealing” has proudly been a part of the law.com blog network since April 20, 2006. As I noted in this post from February 2014, the law.com blog network is officially terminating at the end of this month, precipitating this blog’s impending change of address and new online host.
