“11th Circ. Boots Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Delay”: Jeff Overley of Law360.com has a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “A divided Eleventh Circuit panel on Tuesday axed a challenge to the postponement of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate, finding that a Florida orthodontics practice failed to show it was legitimately harmed by the delay.”
Earlier coverage of the lawsuit is available from Reuters, msnbc, and FloridaWatchdog.org.
You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.
“Top Senate Republican sees possible major healthcare legislation”: Reuters has a report that begins, “The senior Senate Republican on Tuesday raised the possibility of Congress writing comprehensive healthcare legislation if the Supreme Court next year strikes down a subsidy provision of Obamacare.”
And WSJ.com’s “Washington Wire” blog has a post titled “McConnell: Supreme Court Is Best Hope for Obamacare ‘Do Over.’”
“Supreme Court Called On to Decipher One Word”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.
And in Wednesday’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes will have an article headlined “Supreme Court debates meaning of ‘accompany’ in Dillinger-era law.”
You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Whitfield v. United States, No. 13-9026.
“State Supreme Court debates Kissimmee ‘stand your ground’ case”: The Orlando Sentinel has a news update that begins, “Several state Supreme Court justices lamented the vague wording of Florida’s ‘stand your ground’ statute on Tuesday.”
“Senate Republicans to Look at Requiring 60 Votes, McConnell Says”: Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “Senate Republicans next week will consider returning to a 60-vote threshold for advancing most presidential nominees when they take the majority in January, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said today.”
“Frankfurter’s Papers and History as Art”: Michael Dorf had this post yesterday at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”
“The Supreme Court Justices on Facebook: This week’s Elonis v. United States oral arguments as told through social media.” Dahlia Lithwick has this Supreme Court dispatch online at Slate.
“What Death Penalty Opponents Don’t Get: There are fates worse than death.” James Ridgeway and Jean Casella have this essay online at The Marshall Project.
“Paul Clement Brief for Arizona in SCOTUS Redistricting Case Filed”: Rick Hasen has this post today at his “Election Law Blog” providing a link to the brief.
“Lear Jet Justice in West Virginia? A ‘Circus Masquerading as a Court.'” Brian Ross and Matt Mosk of the ABC News program Nightline have a report that begins, “As a $90 million jury verdict was wending its way to the West Virginia Supreme Court, the lawyer handling the nursing home abuse case did more than prepare appellate briefs and ready himself for oral arguments.”
“The Supreme Court, a Bank Robber and a Heart Attack”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.
“How Do You Solve a Problem Like Scalia? Set His Dissents to Music; Outspoken Justice Inspires a Different Type of Courtroom Drama; Duet With Ginsburg.” Jess Bravin will have this front page article in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Reverse the outrageous gag order in Don Blankenship criminal case”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.
“On life and death, justices show more divisions”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.
“Arab Bank asks U.S. court to block thousands of terror-finance claims”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
“Man in Facebook Threat Case Scrutinized for Note to Prosecutor”: Today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog,” Brent Kendall has a post that begins, “The man at the center of a Supreme Court case about posting threats on Facebook has caught the attention of U.S. probation officials for more recent comments he allegedly made about cross burning in a prison note to a prosecutor.”
“Rap’s poetic (In)justice: The Supreme Court is finally getting schooled in hip-hop; Music is not a threat to safety.” Erik Nielson and Michael Render (aka Killer Mike) had this op-ed in yesterday’s edition of USA Today.
“5th Circuit Clerk Lyle Cayce Writes Us About Court’s Website”: William Peacock had this post yesterday at “The FindLaw 5th Circuit News and Information Blog.”
“Cameras in the Courts Legislation”: Tomorrow at 10 a.m. eastern time, C-SPAN will air live coverage of a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
C-SPAN’s related statement in support of televising U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments can be accessed here.
“Seventh Circuit Motions Panels Seizing Merits Cases?” Ed Whelan had this post yesterday at National Review Online’s “Bench Memos” blog.
Today, in response to that post from yesterday, Whelan has two related posts titled “Chief Judge Wood Responds” and “Judge Easterbrook Responds.”
“U.S. top court to weigh UPS pregnancy discrimination claim”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“Teacher’s case against diocese headed to trial”: Today’s edition of The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana contains an article that begins, “With a ruling from the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday afternoon, a case stemming from the use of in vitro fertilization by a local Roman Catholic schoolteacher will head to trial later this month.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.
“It’s official: Karmeier keeps seat on Illinois Supreme Court.” The Belleville News-Democrat has this report.
“Argument preview: Pregnancy and workplace equality.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Law School Is Buyers’ Market, With Top Students in Demand”: This article appears in today’s edition of The New York Times.
“Goodlatte, Conyers monitoring judge’s domestic-abuse”: In today’s edition of The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, Mary Troyan has an article that begins, “Two members of Congress with leading roles in judicial impeachments asked Monday for an update on the investigation into U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller, who was suspended after being arrested for battery of his wife.”
Yesterday, the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives issued a news release titled “Goodlatte & Conyers Request Update on Judge Fuller Investigation.” A copy of the letter requesting an update can be accessed here.
“UI asks Supreme Court to block new trial in law school case”: The Associated Press has an article that begins, “University of Iowa law school officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a second trial over whether they improperly passed over a conservative scholar for a faculty position.”
“Constitution Check: Will the Supreme Court’s future be an election issue in 2016?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.
“Former N.J. Supreme Court Justice Robert Clifford dies at 89”: NJ.com has this report.
“Supreme Court To Consider Rare Ruling Barring Coverage Of Child Custody Case”: Alaine Griffin has this article in today’s edition of The Hartford Courant.
“New chief brings sound Montana judgment to busiest court”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Billings Gazette.
“Pregnant-Worker Rights at Heart of Supreme Court Case”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
