“Former Rep. Rick Renzi’s conviction and sentence upheld”: The Arizona Republic has this report.
Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star reports that “Conviction of ex-Arizona congressman upheld.”
Cronkite News reports that “Appeals court upholds convictions of former Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Court upholds ex-Arizona congressman’s convictions on corruption, money-laundering charges.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“Court rules in favor of tribes seeking night deer hunting”: Paul A. Smith of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this news update reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued today.
Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner wrote the opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.
“Obama Weighs Options to Close Guantanamo; Any Move to Override Congressional Ban on Bringing Detainees to U.S. Would Spark Fight”: Carol E. Lee and Jess Bravin will have this article in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.
“Marriage Ruling Echoes as West Virginia Concedes and South Carolina Persists”: Erik Eckholm will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Sotomayor Brings Salsa, Trouble to the Supreme Court; America may have its first celebrity Supreme Court justice, author Joan Biskupic says”: Nikki Schwab has this post yesterday at the “Washington Whispers” blog of U.S. News & World Report.
“US Supreme Court blocks Wisconsin voter ID law”: The Associated Press has this report.
Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a news update headlined “U.S. Supreme Court blocks Wisconsin voter ID law.”
Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court blocks Wisconsin’s voter ID law.”
Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post titled “Supreme Court blocks Wisconsin voter ID law.”
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Wisconsin Voter ID Law Blocked as High Court Intervenes.”
Lyle Denniston of “SCOTUSblog” has a post titled “Wisconsin voter ID law blocked.”
At his “Election Law” blog, Rick Hasen has a post titled “Supreme Court Stops Immediate Implementation of WI Voter ID Law; and a Thought on Texas.”
And Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed reports that “Supreme Court Blocks Wisconsin Voter ID Law From Going Into Effect; Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas would have kept the law in effect.”
You can view this evening’s U.S. Supreme Court order at this link.
“Third Circuit Sends GSK Paxil Cases Back to Pa. Court”: Saranac Hale Spencer will have this article, in which I am quoted, in Friday’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.
Kelly Knaub of Law360.com reports that “3rd Circ. Sends Paxil Birth Defect Suit Back To Pa.” (subscription required for full access).
And at the “Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog,” Patricia W. Moore has a post titled “GSK Loses Its Bid to Re-Remove.”
My earlier coverage of today’s Third Circuit ruling, in a case in which I served as appellate counsel for plaintiffs-appellants in requesting a remand to state court, can be accessed here.
“Utah takes next step in appeal of ‘Sister Wives’ ruling”: Dennis Romboy of The Deseret News has this update.
And The Associated Press reports that “Utah appeals ruling in ‘Sister Wives’ case.”
“Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around: The Supreme Court is harming people with its inscrutable gay marriage actions.” Dahlia Lithwick and law professor Sonja West have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Anonymity of NOLA.com commenters subject of federal appeals court hearing”: Andy Grimm of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this news update.
You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit via this link (31.4 MB mp3 audio file).
“US Supreme court makes deep imprint this week, despite no judgments”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“Supreme Court whistleblower case has broad reach”: Joe Davidson has this entry today at the “Federal Eye” blog of The Washington Post.
“Even Supreme Court justices can goof”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Supreme Court’s mishandling of big news this week about same-sex marriage was a reminder: Even the justices put their robes on one arm at a time.”
“S.C. Supreme Court puts gay marriage licenses on hold”: The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has this news update.
And Reuters reports that “South Carolina court bars judges from issuing gay marriage licenses.”
You can access today’s order of the Supreme Court of South Carolina at this link.
“New Orleans public paid $75,000 for judges’ trips to beach resorts, mountain lodges, more”: This article appears today in today’s edition of The Times-Picayune, as part of a series of articles on judicial junkets.
Related articles in the series, also appearing in today’s newspaper, are headlined “Louisiana judges don’t have to show receipts for $118 per-diem” and “Some New Orleans judges billed public for multi-room condos at Florida resort’s event.”
Online, the articles are accompanied by an interactive map headlined “New Orleans judges’ trips: See where they traveled on your dime” and a series of related photos.
The Judicial Administrator of the New Orleans Criminal District Court issued this letter, which the newspaper has also posted online, in response to the series.
“Mass. Strip Club Dances Around Town Zoning Restrictions”: Joe Palazzolo has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog” reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued yesterday.
Yesterday was something of an adult entertainment-related day for the First Circuit, as that court also issued a separate decision in a case in which the plaintiff, an exotic dancer, alleged that “a fellow dancer assaulted her and inflicted severe injuries.” Senior Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya wrote this decision, making it the rare judicial opinion in which you can read about a fight between exotic dancers and simultaneously improve your vocabulary.
“Google wins bid on which court to fight Rockstar over patents”: Reuters has this report on a non-precedential decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today.
“2014 Lovejoy Address by James Risen”: Colby College has posted online both the transcript and audio of the remarks that reporter James Risen recently delivered on receiving the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Journalism Award.
“Court hands Texas abortion providers another setback”: Chuck Lindell of The Austin American-Statesman has this news update.
And Brian M. Rosenthal of The Houston Chronicle reports that “Appeals court declines to reconsider first Texas abortion case.”
You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denying rehearing en banc, and the 62-page dissent therefrom, at this link.
“Why did Supreme Court punt on same-sex cases? Justices don’t have to say why, and they like it that way; So we can only speculate.” Tony Mauro has this essay online at USA Today.
“Kane, Castille reach deal over porn e-mails”: Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an article that begins, “Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane has agreed to give Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court chief justice the names of any judges or judicial employees who may have exchanged sexually explicit e-mails, her office said Wednesday.” The newspaper also contains an editorial titled “Messages in a bottle.”
The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reports that “Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ronald Castille will get briefing on Attorney General’s porn emails Friday.”
And today’s edition of The Philadelphia Daily News contains a cover story headlined “Do as I say, not as I . . . porn?”
“Sonia Sotomayor And The Supreme Court’s New Term; Joan Biskupic on the Supreme Court’s first Latina justice, Sonia Sotomayor, and the high court’s agenda now”: This audio segment featuring Joan Biskupic appeared on today’s broadcast of WBUR Boston’s “On Point with Tom Ashbrook.”
“U.S. appeals court ruling revives whistleblower suit against JPMorgan”: Reuters has this report on a summary order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.
“State’s gay marriage ban’s days appear numbered”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi.
“How a Bush-Appointed, Scalia-Admiring Federal Judge Could Become a Gay-Marriage Hero”: Steve Friess has this post online at New York magazine.
“Religious liberty: Beards behind bars.” Steven Mazie had this post yesterday at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.
“State wins appeal in Occupy Nashville lawsuit”: The Tennessean has this report.
My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Sixth Circuit ruling appears here and here.
“Why Is Anthony Kennedy Pausing Gay Weddings Now? The justice is known as a friend of LGBT rights, but he issued an emergency stay of same-sex marriages in Idaho.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.
“Verbal gymnastics in chimp’s legal case”: Robert Gavin has this article in today’s edition of The Times Union of Albany, New York. Earlier, Gavin previewed yesterday’s appellate oral argument in an article headlined “Appeals panel to weigh personhood for chimpanzee; Florida lawyer seeks upgraded status for Gloversville primate.”
And The Associated press reports that “NY court hears arguments that chimps have rights.”
“U.S. Supreme Court Considers Pay for Amazon Workers’ Security Checks; Warehouse Employees Say It Takes 20 Minutes to Leave at End of Work Shifts”: Brent Kendall has this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “When do work shifts actually end? Supreme Court hears Amazon warehouse case.”
On yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Takes Up Case On Overtime For Standing In Line.”
And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument analysis: What is work, anyway?”
“Federal appeals court: Alabama community college whistleblower can continue legal fight to get old job back.” Kent Faulk of The Birmingham News has this report on a per curiam opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Third Circuit rejects GSK’s re-removal efforts: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today issued its ruling in the appeal that I argued on behalf of the plaintiffs on September 10, 2014.
Today’s unanimous decision, written by Circuit Judge Patty Shwartz, agrees with plaintiffs’ argument that the case was not properly re-removed to federal court and orders the case remanded to state court.
Via earlier posts, you can access the parties’ appellate briefs and the oral argument audio.
