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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

“No guns made Sotomayor’s Utah visit all the richer”: Columnist Paul Rolly had this essay online yesterday at The Salt Lake Tribune.

Posted at 1:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“A test for the Kochs’ influence: seeking justice and freedom for Weldon Angelos.” Douglas A. Berman has this post today at his “Sentencing Law and Policy” blog.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alabama asks Supreme Court to stay gay marriage ruling”: The Associated Press has this report.

Brendan Kirby of The Mobile Press-Register has a news update headlined “Federal appeals court denies Alabama’s bid to extend delay on same-sex marriages.”

And Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser has a news update headlined “Federal court won’t stay same-sex marriage ruling.” Earlier, Lyman had an article headlined “Same-sex marriage would cause ‘confusion,’ says Ala. AG.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

Posted at 12:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Perfect Storm On The Horizon That May Kill The Supreme Court Filibuster”: Sahil Kapur of TPM DC has this report today.

Posted at 9:12 AM by Howard Bashman



Monday, February 2, 2015

“Public Health Experts Have Estimated How Many Americans Will Die If the Supreme Court Repeals Obamacare”: Brian Beutler has this essay online today at The New Republic.

Posted at 10:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Harry Potter and the Healthcare Statute of Doom: In King v. Burwell, the Supreme Court has a chance to misconstrue the text of a statute its majority despises; It shouldn’t.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

Posted at 4:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Iowa Supreme Court’s first case freed a slave”: Dennis Magee had this article in yesterday’s edition of The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.

The article that is part two of this two-part series appears on the front page of today’s newspaper, and when it becomes available online I will link to it.

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is ‘sexual intercourse’ limited to genital sex?” Eugene Volokh has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 1:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Commil v. Cisco: Opening Briefs on Escaping Inducement Liability.” Dennis Crouch has this post today at “Patently-O.”

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Unprecedented 3 openings on Pa. high court spur candidates’ quest for party endorsements”: The Associated Press has this report.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Amicus Briefs Supporting the Government’s Position in King v. Burwell”: Timothy Jost had this post yesterday at the “Balkinization” blog.

Posted at 11:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“Court Decisions That Set No Precedent”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times focusing on unpublished, non-precedential federal appellate court rulings.

Posted at 11:11 AM by Howard Bashman



“Florida campaign case before Supreme Court may reverberate in Pennsylvania judicial race”: Melissa Daniels has this front page article in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Posted at 8:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s Empty Promise of Justice”: Kenneth Jost had this post yesterday at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

Posted at 8:26 AM by Howard Bashman



“The RightsCast, Episode 1: Scott Dodson, ‘The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.'” Nancy Leong has posted this interview online at YouTube.

Posted at 8:12 AM by Howard Bashman



Sunday, February 1, 2015

“What Supreme Court decision could mean for future of death penalty; State speculates on possible impact of lethal drug decision”: Cary Aspinwall has this article in today’s edition of The Tulsa World.

Posted at 2:13 PM by Howard Bashman



“Group appeals mandatory union fees to Supreme Court”: David G. Savage has this article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 1:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Blue Dot for Obama Prompts Red Nebraska to Revisit Electoral College Rules”: Mitch Smith has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 1:25 PM by Howard Bashman