“Supreme Court Will Consider Police Searches of Hotel Registries”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court to decide police access to hotel registries.”
And Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Justices to rule on police searches of hotel registries.”
“Appeals court revives Syngenta, Bunge GMO lawsuit”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.
“Abbas son, magazine face off in court”: Josh Gerstein has this blog post today at Politico.com.
“Supreme Court suspends McCaffery over porn e-mails”: Angela Couloumbis of The Philadelphia Inquirer has a news update that begins, “The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended Justice Seamus McCaffery following revelations that he sent pornographic e-mails to state employees from a private account.”
The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has news updates headlined “Pa. Supreme Court suspends Justice Seamus McCaffery in the wake of porn email scandal“; “Chief Justice Ronald Castille, in concurring opinion on McCaffery’s suspension, goes after colleague in angry and personal terms“; and “Suspended PA Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery, in statement, blames rival and Chief Justice Ronald Castille for his suspension.”
Kate Giammarise and Bill Toland of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have a news update headlined “Pa. Supreme Court suspends Justice McCaffery.”
Brad Bumsted of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “State Supreme Court Justice McCaffery suspended in email porn scandal.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Court justice suspended over role in porn scandal.”
You can access this evening’s three-page order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at this link. Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille issued a six-page concurring statement. And Justice Debra McCloskey Todd issued a two-page dissenting statement.
“Supreme Court to decide L.A. hotel-motel privacy case”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.
Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted today’s Order List at this link. The Court granted review in three new cases and called for the views of the Solicitor General in one case.
The Court also granted a GVR in Volkman v. United States, No. 13-8827. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a concurrence, in which Justice Clarence Thomas joined.
In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Justices will decide privacy case on hotel records“; “High court to review California death penalty case“; “Court to decide if convicted felon can sell guns“; “Justices won’t revive Louisiana parish claims“; and “Court rejects appeal from Duane Reade Ex-CEO, CFO.”
Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court to decide police access to hotel guest registries“; “Supreme Court agrees to decide gun ownership case“; and “U.S. top court declines Duane Reade executives’ appeals.”
And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Privacy of hotel guest lists at issue.”
“Crooner in Rights Spat: Are copyright laws too strict?” Louis Menand had this essay in the October 20, 2014 issue of The New Yorker.
“The Left Looks For Another Eric Holder; Progressives, for the most part invigorated by the work of the attorney general, look for a steady hand to take the reins at the Justice Department”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed has this report.
“Do you think the Supreme Court is boring? What about puppies re-enacting Supreme Court sessions?” Jaime Fuller has this entry today at “The Fix” blog of The Washington Post.
“How the Supreme Court Made a Mess of Our Voting System”: Michael Waldman has this essay online at Politico Magazine.
“Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and former President of the Supreme Court of Israel Dorit Beinisch in Conversation with Nina Totenberg”: You can view at this link the video of last night’s event at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
“Porn excuse for a court”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Daily News.
“The Obama Brief: The President considers his judicial legacy.” Jeffrey Toobin has this Annals of Law article in the October 27, 2014 issue of The New Yorker.