“Should Judges Be Allowed to Court Campaign Donors? That’s what the U.S. Supreme Court will decide in a case that could make judicial elections even more like other political races.” Governing.com has this report.
In Utah, the living can now marry the dead: The Salt Lake Tribune has an update headlined “Utah court reinstates posthumous marriage; Ogden man’s cousins challenged declaration that he had a common law marriage.”
And The Deseret News has an update headlined “Utah Supreme Court reinstates Ogden woman’s marriage to dead man.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Utah at this link.
“Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice who retired amid scandal collects $11,000 a month”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Supreme Court’s Missing Man; Plaintiff Whose Case Was Accepted by High Court in Rare Move Has Disappeared”: Brent Kendall and Colleen Wilson will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Supreme Court hears arguments on diesel tax”: USA Today has this report.
You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc., No. 13-553.
“Examining Some of the Risks and Benefits of Appellate E-Filing”: This month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column appears in today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.
You can freely access the full text of this month’s column via Google.
“3rd Circ. Affirms Revival Of Genaera Investor Suit”: Cara Salvatore of Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access) today on a case in which I served as appellate counsel for plaintiff.
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied defendants’ petitions for panel and en banc rehearing. I previously linked to the rehearing petitions and my client’s court-requested answer in opposition thereto in a post you can access here.
“How Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor beat the odds”: This interview with Joan Biskupic appeared recently on AMERICA with Jorge Ramos.
“When corporations go to SCOTUS, class counsel turn to this man”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.
“Court to weigh challenge in suit on Israel attacks”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Denver nuns say birth-control rules violate their religious beliefs”: This article appears in today’s edition of The Denver Post.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has made available online the audio of yesterday’s three related oral arguments via this link.
“Supreme Court Rejects Jurors’ Testimony on Deliberations”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.
The Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has a news update headlined “U.S. Supreme Court rules on S.D. crash.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Justices reject claim of juror dishonesty.”
Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Warger v. Shauers, No. 13-517.
“Supreme Court Rules Against Worker Pay for Security Waits at Amazon Warehouses”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court rules Amazon doesn’t have to pay for after-hours time in security lines.”
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Workers lose fair-pay case over hours spent in security screenings.”
Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Justices say security screening after work isn’t paid time.”
Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has a news update headlined “Supreme Court Stops Amazon Workers’ Suit About Overtime; High Court Says Warehouse Employees Not Entitled to Pay While Undergoing Security Screenings.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.
Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: No pay for Amazon warehouse security checks.”
Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court rules no worker pay for security screening.”
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Amazon Warehouse Workers Lose at Top Court on Extra Pay.”
At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Opinion analysis: No overtime pay for after-work security check.”
And in commentary, online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “Supreme Court Doesn’t Understand Wage Labor.”
Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, No. 13-433. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a concurring opinion in which Justice Elena Kagan joined.