“PM picks Quebec lawyer Suzanne Cote for Supreme Court seat”: Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update that begins, “Prime Minister Stephen Harper named Suzanne Cote of Montreal to the Supreme Court of Canada today, raising the complement of women back to its high-water mark of four on the nine-member court.”
The Ottawa Citizen has a news update headlined “Harper names Montreal lawyer to Supreme Court.”
Reuters reports that “Quebec litigator to join Canada’s top court.”
The Canadian Press reports that “Quebec lawyer Suzanne Cote named to Supreme Court of Canada; Suzanne Cote is the first woman from private practice to be directly appointed to the Supreme Court.”
CBC News reports that “Suzanne Cote, Quebec lawyer, named by Harper to Supreme Court; Justice Louis LeBel to retire Sunday, vacating seat for Harper’s 7th appointment to top court.”
Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper today issued a news release titled “PM announces the appointment of Ms. Suzanne Cote to the Supreme Court of Canada.”
You can access the nominee’s law firm biography at this link.
“Justice sent home after heart stent implanted”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Texas appeals court judge calls for abolishing death penalty”: Allan Turner of The Houston Chronicle has this report.
The Texas Tribune has an article headlined “Criminal Appeals Judge Price: I Oppose Death Penalty.”
And Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed reports that “Republican Texas Criminal Appeals Judge Calls For End To Death Penalty.”
You can access the dissenting statement issued today at this link.
“The Supreme Court’s New EPA Case Has More to Do With Climate Change Than You Think”: Rebecca Leber has this essay online at The New Republic.
“Judge puts Arizona ‘revenge porn’ law on hold”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Obamacare Returns To SCOTUS: Will John Roberts Crush It This Time?” Sahil Kapur of TPM DC has this report.
“Kern chosen for South Dakota Supreme Court”: Today’s edition of The Rapid City Journal contains an article that begins, “For the first time in South Dakota’s history, the state Supreme Court will have two women among the five justices, and one of the two will be a Rapid City resident, Circuit Judge Janine Kern.”
“High court to hear S.F. appeal of ruling in police-shooting suit”: Bob Egelko has this article in today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.
“‘Notorious RBG’ goes to the hospital; expect revived debate”: Michael McGough has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.
“The Disgrace of Our Criminal Justice”: Law professor David Cole has this book review in the December 4, 2014 issue of The New York Review of Books.
“Supreme Court faces a new frontier: Threats on Facebook.” Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.
“U.S. court rejects Motorola Mobility price-fixing appeal”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected Motorola Mobility LLC’s attempt to hold several Asian suppliers liable under U.S. antitrust law for fixing prices of mobile phone displays sold to its foreign units.”
Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner wrote today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.
My earlier coverage of this case (including discussion of Judge Posner’s original, later-vacated, ruling on the merits) can be accessed here and here.
“Ginsburg has surgery for coronary blockage”: Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to place a stent in her right coronary artery.”
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Stent Implanted, Supreme Court Says.”
Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg recovering after heart procedure.”
Adam Liptak of The New York Times has a news update headlined “Justice Ginsburg Undergoes Heart Procedure.”
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Justice Ginsburg has cardiac stent implanted, expected to be in hospital 2 days.”
The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recovering after heart procedure.”
Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has a news update headlined “Justice Ginsburg Undergoes Heart Procedure to Treat Coronary Blockage; Supreme Court Says Ginsburg ‘Resting Comfortably’ at Washington-Area Hospital.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.
Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Justice Ginsburg has stent implanted in heart.”
The Washington Times reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for heart surgery.”
And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Ginsburg has heart surgery.”
The news release that the U.S. Supreme Court‘s public information office issued today can be accessed here.
“The Maverick — A Biographical Sketch of Judge Richard Posner: Part II, The Will to Greatness.” Ronald K.L. Collins has this post today at “Concurring Opinions.”
The Ninth Circuit has posted numerous amicus briefs filed in connection with the rehearing en banc that will occur in Garcia v. Google, Inc. You can access the amicus briefs via this link.
“Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Rules on Mercury From Power Plants”: Adam Liptak and Coral Davenport will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.
In Wednesday’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes will have an article headlined “Supreme Court to hear challenge to EPA’s power-plant emissions rule.”
Richard Wolf and Maureen Groppe of USA Today report that “Supreme Court to review EPA mercury emission rules.”
And in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Amy Harder and Brent Kendall will have an article headlined “Supreme Court to Review EPA Rule on Power Plant Emissions; Decision to Review Air Pollution Standards Represents a Setback for Obama Administration.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.
In the December 2014 issue of ABA Journal magazine: Mark Walsh has an article headlined “Court to weigh whether employers must accommodate pregnant workers with the same limits as others.”
Stephanie Francis Ward has an article headlined “Prosecutors are using rap music to convince jurors of gang ties.”
Elizabeth Earl has an article headlined “Law profs develop Supreme Court predictor to better understand court decisions.”
The issue includes both the “8th Annual Blawg 100” and the “2014 Blawg 100 Hall of Fame.”
And this month’s installment of Bryan A. Garner’s “On Words” column is titled “How are your punctuation skills? Try this comparison exercise to find out.”
“4th Circuit makes new law: Remands based on fraud can be undone.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report on an en banc ruling (containing a very interesting dissent) that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.
“SCOTUSblog on camera: Eric Schnapper (Part four).” At this link.
Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court today granted review in two new cases.
In early coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High court to review EPA mercury limits” and “Court to weigh impact of disability law on police.”
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “EPA’s Power Plant Mercury Rule Gets Review by U.S. Supreme Court.”
Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme court to weigh challenge to Obama mercury air pollution rule” and “U.S. justices to consider police conduct in arrest of disabled woman.”
And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court to rule on disability rights, mercury pollution.”
“Split Third Circuit panel concludes Allenye error can be harmless”: Douglas A. Berman had this post at his “Sentencing Law and Policy” back on September 9, 2014 reporting on the ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued on that date.
Today, the Third Circuit issued an order granting rehearing en banc in the case.
“Do Online Death Threats Count as Free Speech?” Emily Bazelon will have this essay in this upcoming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.
“Atheist group loses lawsuit to ban Colorado Day of Prayer”: The Washington Times has this report.
And The Associated Press reports that “Colorado Supreme Court upholds Day of Prayer proclamations, reversing appeals court ruling.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Colorado at this link.
“Recount confirms Beasley’s win in NC Supreme Court race”: This article appears in today’s edition of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina.
“Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott says he may seek GOP nomination for governor”: The Lexington Herald-Leader has this report.
“Devil’s Advocates: Thanks to conservative Supreme Court rulings, the government must support the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and the Satanic Temple.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Is Harvard Unfair to Asian-Americans?” Yascha Mounk will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“David Lat’s Supreme Ambitions“: Ilya Somin has posted this book review online today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Do we need the Supreme Court to sort out our ‘Choose Life’ dispute?” The News & Record of Greensboro, North Carolina today has a blog post that begins, “The legal dispute over North Carolina’s ‘Choose Life’ specialty plate could be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.”
“Priests for Life Vow to Appeal Mandate Decision to U.S. Supreme Court; The government’s ‘opt-out’ does not allow us to exercise our religious freedom”: Fr. Frank Pavone has this essay online.
“HHS’s Burwell: Obamacare challenge before Supreme Court won’t succeed.” Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times has this news update.
“The Supreme Court Justices All Went to the Same Ivy League Schools. So What?” Anthony Franze has this essay online today at The New Republic.
“Why Pacer should (and should not) be like Edgar”: Brian Browdie has this report online today at Quartz.
“HLS Library Book Talk | Laurence Tribe: ‘Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution.'” Harvard Law School posted this video online today at YouTube.
“Obama Foes Need Laws or Impeachment in Immigration Fight”: Bloomberg News has this report.
