Programming note: On Wednesday morning, I will be arguing two related appeals on behalf of the plaintiffs-appellees before a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Consequently, new posts will next appear here on Wednesday afternoon.
You can view the Briefs for Appellees that I filed in the appeals here and here.
In Wednesday’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, P.J. D’Annunzio will have an article previewing the oral arguments headlined “Multimillion-Dollar Topamax Cases Headed to Argument.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.
Update on 10/29: The oral argument (combined into 15 minutes for both cases) went very well for plaintiffs. The Legal Intelligencer and Law360.com had reporters present to cover the argument, and I will link to that coverage when it becomes available.
“Illinois Supreme Court retention vote raises specter of brutal 2004 race”: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has this report.
“ND Supreme Court OKs restriction on drug-induced abortions, despite three of five justices finding it unconstitutional”: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, North Dakota has this news update. According to the article, “Tuesday’s opinion hinged on the North Dakota Constitution’s requirement that at least four members of the Supreme Court be in agreement to declare a statute unconstitutional.”
And The Associated Press reports that “North Dakota court bans use of drug in abortions.”
You can access today’s very interesting ruling of the Supreme Court of North Dakota at this link.
“NC ultrasound law goes to 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals”: Wednesday’s edition of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina will contain an article that begins, ” The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on Wednesday over a North Carolina law that would require health care workers to show pregnant women ultrasound images and describe them in detail just hours before providing abortions.”
“Retailers do not have to keep a defibrillator on-site, court says”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.
“How to diversify the Ivy League club that is the Supreme Court”: Michael McGough has this essay online today at The Los Angeles Times.
Lyle Denniston is reporting: Today at “SCOTUSblog,” he has posts titled “New birth-control rules found too demanding” and “Testing the status of Baker v. Nelson.”
“SCOTUSblog on camera: Laurence H. Tribe (Part five).” “SCOTUSblog” has this post today.
“Justice Ginsburg Was Very Amused by John Oliver’s Doggy Supreme Court”: Jess Bravin has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”
“Our incoherent copyright law, cont’d”: Today at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” David Post has a post that begins, “Remember Aereo?”
“Freedom Summer, 2015”: Jeffrey Toobin has this post online today at The New Yorker.
“New York law firm wins case over $44 million in fees charged to developer’s widow”: Reuters has a report that begins, “Rejecting claims that a Manhattan real estate mogul’s widow fell under her lawyers’ ‘Svengali-like influence,’ New York’s top court has ruled that her estate must pay the law firm $44 million in fees for a few months’ work. The Court of Appeals on Tuesday said Alice Lawrence, the widow of developer Sylvan Lawrence, was a sophisticated client who understood the risks she was taking in switching from an hourly-fee arrangement to a contingency agreement.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Court of Appeals of New York — that state’s highest court — at this link.
“Naked Rambler could face a ‘lifetime of imprisonments’ after European court ruling”: The Indepedent (UK) has this report.
BBC News reports that “Naked rambler Stephen Gough loses human rights case.”
The Daily Mail (UK) has a report headlined “At last, something to thank the European court for! Strasbourg judge tells ‘naked rambler’ he DOESN’T have the right to roam as nature intended.”
The Press Association (UK) reports that “Naked Rambler loses at European court over right to public nudity; Judges in Strasbourg rule Stephen Gough’s detentions were due to ‘violation of criminal law in full knowledge of consequences.’”
Bloomberg News reports that “U.K.’s ‘Naked Rambler’ Loses Bid to Make Nudity a Human Right.”
And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court tells UK man: Nudity is not a human right.”
You can access today’s ruling of the European Court of Human Rights at this link. A related press release from the court can be accessed here.
“Court battle continues over Marvel superheroes”: The Associated Press has this updated report.
“If the Clean Air Act’s on the docket, Keisler’s on the case”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has an article that begins, “Peter Keisler might be the only lawyer who’s argued five cases before the Supreme Court and has appeared in a TV soap commercial.”
“The Judges: Kim Chakanetsa hosts a conversation between Judge Khalida Rachid Khan, Pakistan’s first woman judge, and Justice Mandisa Maya, the first black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa.” BBC World Service has posted the audio of the conversation online at this link.
“Now hiring: Supreme Court justice, legal experience needed but, please, no porn.” Chris Brennan has this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Daily News. The newspaper also contains an editorial titled “Justice Done.”
The Associated Press reports that “Pennsylvania Supreme Court heads toward period of uncertainty following justice’s retirement.”
And today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains an editorial titled “Where’s the merit? Another bad justice leaves the state’s top court; And it’s time to say good riddance to the system of electing judges in Pennsylvania.”
“Va. Supreme Court to hear defamation case involving Yelp”: Frank Green has this front page article in today’s edition of The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
And Andrea Noble of The Washington Times has an article headlined “Yelp backed by Facebook, Google, Twitter in anonymous reviews case; Virginia Supreme Court ruling could have major impact on online free speech.”
“Former Pennsylvania Justice Orie Melvin drops appeal”: Jonathan D. Silver of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this news update.
Brian Bowling of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “Allegheny County DA questions content of Orie Melvin’s apology letters.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Former Justice Orie Melvin drops appeal, issues written apologies.” You can view the text of the apology letter at this link.
“Constitution Check: Will the Supreme Court reinforce majority rule in Congress?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.
“Companies continue battle for Marvel superheroes”: The Associated Press has this report on a case scheduled for oral argument today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
“The Appointment Process for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: An Overview.” The Congressional Research Service last week issued this report, written by Denis Steven Rutkus.
“Prayer goes to appeals court”: Today’s edition of The Danville (Va.) Register & Bee contains a front page article that begins, “Arguments in a local public prayer case three years in the making will be presented to the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday.”
“George HW Bush Gallery: Justice Alito and Gov. Jeb Bush.” You can now view the video of yesterday evening’s National Constitution Center event online, on-demand via this link.
“Pornography scandal, other problems draw incredible end for one of Pennsylvania’s most unlikely judges”: Charles Thompson of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.
And in today’s edition of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Steve Esack and Peter Hall have a front page article headlined “Seamus McCaffery retires amid porn email scandal” in which I am quoted.
On this date in “How Appealing” history: In 2004, I celebrated my 40th birthday. And in 2009, I turned 45. On today’s agenda — preparing to present oral arguments tomorrow in two related cases to a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
