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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

“Supreme Court Sides With Amtrak, With Some Distaste”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court says Amtrak is more like a public entity than a private firm.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Leaves Amtrak Authority Unsettled; In another ruling Monday, the Court made it easier for mortgage-loan officers to seek overtime pay.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Opinion analysis: Deciding — without deciding finally.”

Posted at 11:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Three States Would Be Hardest Hit If Supreme Court Upends Health-Law Subsidies; Florida, North Carolina and Texas have most consumers eligible for tax credit through federal website HealthCare.gov”: Stephanie Armour will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

And Andrew M. Duehren of The Harvard Crimson recently had an article headlined “Supreme Court Will Likely Uphold Affordable Care Act, Law Profs Say.”

Posted at 11:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to Review Florida’s Capital Punishment System; Case asks whether state too easily allows juries to recommend the execution of criminals”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau reports that “Supreme Court to review Florida case of death penalty and intellectual disability.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Supreme Court to hear case challenging Florida’s capital punishment rules.”

News Service of Florida reports that “Florida death-row case sparks U.S. Supreme Court review.”

The Huffington Post reports that “Supreme Court To Review How Florida Doles Out The Death Penalty.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court to rule on jury role in death sentencing.”

Posted at 11:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Elusive Justice in Wisconsin”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “If the toxic effects of outsize spending in judicial elections were not already evident, the fiasco playing out in the Wisconsin Supreme Court should erase any doubt.”

And in related news coverage, last week Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had an article headlined “State high court may hold John Doe arguments in secret.”

Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court: Executioner IDs not relevant, not releasable.” Stacey Barchenger of The Tennessean has an article that begins, “Tennessee does not have to release the names of executioners, pharmacists or medical staff involved in executions, the state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Tennessee Supreme Court: State does not have to release names of execution team members.”

Today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Tennessee consists of a majority opinion and an opinion concurring in the judgment.

Posted at 10:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Restrepo nomination: the wait for a hearing goes on.” Matthew Stiegler has this post today at his “CA3blog.”

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Blocking Plan for Immigrants Is Known as Fair in Texas”: Julia Preston will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 9:27 PM by Howard Bashman