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Monday, May 18, 2015

“Stevens releases plan to improve courts, earn citizen respect”: Today’s edition of The Times Leader of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania contains an article that begins, “Supreme Court Justice Correale Stevens last week released a 10-point plan for improving Pennsylvania’s judicial system.”

Posted at 11:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Supreme Court declines to derail WI ‘risk contribution’ lead paint cases”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this blog post today.

Posted at 11:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justices Officiate Lots of Weddings: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s starring role at Michael Kahn’s wedding over the weekend is just the latest example.” Washingtonian magazine has this blog post today.

Posted at 11:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Wisconsin Supreme Court not in chaos, new Chief Justice Patience Roggensack says”: Todd D. Milewski of The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin has this report.

You can view a recent video interview with that court’s newest chief justice via this link.

Posted at 9:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals Court Upholds Apple’s Patent Victory Over Samsung”: This article will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Appeals Court Affirms Samsung Infringed on Apple’s iPhone Patents; Court remands case for final judgment of damages awards.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has an article headlined “Apple v. Samsung: Appeal vindicates much of Apple’s case, but could trim $1 billion judgment.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Samsung gets partial victory over Apple in iPhone patents case appeal.”

USA Today reports that “Apple gets mixed ruling in patent fight with Samsung.”

The Associated Press reports that “Court agrees Samsung copied Apple, but tosses some damages.”

Joe Mullin of Ars Technica reports that “Appeals court slashes down Apple’s $930M win against Samsung; Apple loses all damages based on ‘trade dress’ — more than 40 percent of total.”

And at “Patently-O,” Jason Rantanen has a post titled “Apple v. Samsung: Design Patents Win.”

Posted at 9:21 PM by Howard Bashman



“3 justices apparently boycott swearing in of Marquette Law grads”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a news update that begins, “Three Wisconsin Supreme Court justices skipped ceremonies Monday to swear in recent Marquette University Law School graduates, amid a bitter dispute over who should be in charge of the state’s high court.”

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Last Appeal Over Pa. Reglan Preemption Denied By High Court”: Dan Packel of Law360.com has an article (subscription required for full access) that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied the final of three petitions seeking review of a Pennsylvania ruling that thousands of generic Reglan users’ state court product liability claims weren’t necessarily preempted by federal law.”

Posted at 5:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Prison time capped in fallout from state drug lab scandal”: John R. Ellement of The Boston Globe has a news update that begins, “The state’s highest court ruled Monday that people who pleaded guilty in cases where evidence was mishandled by disgraced state chemist Annie Dookhan cannot be charged with more serious crimes if given a new trial and, if convicted, cannot be given a tougher sentence than originally was imposed.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Massachusetts top court rules in tainted drug evidence case.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at this link.

Posted at 5:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Google, YouTube win heated legal fight over anti-Muslim video”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this report.

Dan Levine of Reuters has a report headlined “YouTube may show ‘Innocence of Muslims’ film: U.S. court.”

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court sides with Google in anti-Muslim film case.”

Ted Johnson of Variety reports that “‘Innocence of Muslims’ Ruling Reversed by Appeals Court in Favor of Google.”

And at the “Hollywood, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “Controversial ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Ruling Reversed By Appeals Court.”

You can access today’s en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

In addition, the Ninth Circuit today also issued a dissent that Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt issued from the denial of en banc review of another aspect of the case.

Posted at 1:38 PM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued rulings in six argued cases.

1. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Henderson v. United States, No. 13-1487. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne, 13-485. Justice Antonin Scalia issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Clarence Thomas joined in part. Justice Thomas issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Scalia joined in part. And Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Scalia and Kagan joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. Justice Alito also delivered the opinion of the Court in City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan, No. 13-1412. Justice Scalia issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justice Kagan joined. And Justice Stephen G. Breyer did not participate in the decision. You can access the oral argument via this link.

4. Justice Breyer delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Tibble v. Edison Int’l, No. 13-550. You can access the oral argument via this link.

5. Justice Breyer also delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Coleman v. Tollefson, No. 13-1333. You can access the oral argument audio via this link.

6. And Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Harris v. Viegelahn, No. 14-400. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “Supreme Court strikes down Maryland tax law“; “Justices make it easier to sue over 401(k) retirement plans“; “Supreme Court says convicted felons can sell their guns“; and “High court: Police immune over arrest of mentally ill woman.”

Posted at 10:06 AM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in one new case.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High court to hear dispute over ad agency’s text messages“; “High court won’t hear appeal over Walker campaign probe“: “High court won’t hear appeal over concealed evidence“; and “High court rejects appeal from former New Jersey official.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Class Actions Get U.S. High Court Look as Companies Seek Shield” and “Supreme Court Won’t Block Probe of Scott Walker’s Recall Campaign.”

And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court agrees to weigh U.S. Navy text message lawsuit.”

Posted at 9:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“Could the Boston Bomber be 40 by the time he’s executed? Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may not be put to death by lethal injection for 18 YEARS due to lengthy appeals process.” The Daily Mail (UK) has this report.

Posted at 8:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“To Have and to Hold: Reproduction, marriage, and the Constitution.” In the May 25, 2015 issue of The New Yorker, Jill Lepore has an article that begins, “When Louise Trubek and her husband, Dave, drove from New Haven to Washington to listen to oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Trubek v. Ullman, she was pregnant.”

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“9/11 Ruling by Supreme Court Has Transformed Civil Lawsuits”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 8:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“Judges Dialing for Dollars? Supreme Court Says No.” Kenneth Jost had this post yesterday at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

Posted at 8:07 AM by Howard Bashman



“Presiding at Same-Sex Wedding, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Emphasizes a Key Word”: Maureen Dowd has this post today at the “FirstDraft” blog of The New York Times.

Posted at 8:05 AM by Howard Bashman