Programming note: On Tuesday morning, I will be delivering an oral argument to the Pa. Supreme Court in a case that I last mentioned on the day that Pennsylvania’s highest court granted allowance of appeal. And tomorrow afternoon, I will be meeting with co-counsel in another pending appeal on which I am working.
Consequently, additional posts will appear here on Tuesday evening.
Update: The oral argument seemed to go very well. When the video becomes available online, I will link to it.
“Court rules church can’t shield $60 million in abuse cases”: Bruce Vielmetti and Annysa Johnson of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this news update.
And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Judge erred on Milwaukee archdiocese fund.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.
“Unanswered question in Blankenship seal ruling: Whom can judges gag?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.
“Shooting at Detroit home random, judge says”: The Detroit News has this report.
And The Detroit Free Press has an article headlined “Wounded judge: ‘I could see him pulling the trigger.’”
“Justices May Weigh Cases of Alabama Judges Overriding Juries”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Charles Schwab must face U.S. lawsuit over bond index fund”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.
The Elvis memorabilia has left the building: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today issued an opinion that begins, “Before us once again is the controversy regarding the ownership of the collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia amassed by the late Sterling Gary Pepper, Jr.”
“Ban on profane, rude, or indecent speech that disturbs houses of worship violates the First Amendment”: At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh has this post discussing a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.
Access online today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued rulings in two argued cases.
1. Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn., No. 13-1041. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. And Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas each issued an opinion concurring in the judgment. You can access the oral argument via this link.
2. And Justice Anthony M. Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads, No. 13-1080. Justice Alito issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Thomas issued an opinion concurring in the judgment. You can access the oral argument via this link.
In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “High court: Amtrak like gov’t agency in helping set rules” and “Justices side with Labor Department in overtime pay dispute.”
Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in one case and called for the views of the Solicitor General in one case.
In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Justices to review how Florida imposes death sentences“; “Justices order new look at Notre Dame birth control case“; “High court won’t force release of Guantanamo detainee images“; “Justices won’t block new trial in Iowa law school dispute“; and “Supreme Court declines to hear ex-Somali official’s case.”
Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court revives Notre Dame’s Obamacare contraception objections“; “U.S. top court rejects cases on Guantanamo detainee treatment“; and “U.S. top court refuses to shield former Somali official from suit.”
And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Florida’s Death Penalty Rules Get Supreme Court Review; The court agrees to hear an appeal from a man convicted of killing a coworker at a fast-food restaurant.”
“The Supreme Court Advocacy Network”: Ryan Whalen had this blog post on Saturday.
