“US appeals court revives SC solitary confinement challenge”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.
Posted at 11:24 PM by Howard Bashman
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
“US appeals court revives SC solitary confinement challenge”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today. Posted at 11:24 PM by Howard Bashman“Polygamous Montana trio applies for wedding license”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A Montana man said Wednesday that he was inspired by last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage to apply for a marriage license so that he can legally wed his second wife.” Posted at 11:22 PM by Howard Bashman“Highlights from Ted Cruz’s New Book About Harvard Law School, #SCOTUS, and the Texas SG”: Josh Blackman has this post today at his blog. Posted at 10:28 PM by Howard Bashman“5th Circuit tells courts to issue same-sex marriage rulings”: The Associated Press has this report on three rulings (access here, here, and here) that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today. Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard BashmanSeventh Circuit affirms denial of preliminary injunction, to avoid complicity in Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate, to Wheaton College: Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issued today’s lengthy ruling on behalf of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The district court’s decision denying Wheaton College’s request for a preliminary injunction, which today’s Seventh Circuit ruling affirms, can be accessed here. Posted at 10:08 PM by Howard Bashman“Megaupload Takes U.S. Government’s Asset Seizures to Appeals Court; A brief to the 4th Circuit argues the judge erred in asserting jurisdiction and interpreting whether Kim Dotcom was a fugitive”: Eriq Gardner has this post today at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter. Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman“En banc 2nd Circuit to clarify when computer seizures are unconstitutional”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today. Posted at 9:06 PM by Howard Bashman“Why the late-career conversions at the Supreme Court on the death penalty?” Orin Kerr has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman“Liberal unity, conservative disarray led Supreme Court to the left”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report. Posted at 8:54 PM by Howard Bashman“A Liberal But Restrained Supreme Court Term; Supreme Court passed up opportunities to upend existing laws, including Affordable Care Act”: Jess Bravin has this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman“In Supreme Court loss, death penalty foes see an opening”: The Associated Press has this report. Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman“The court’s liberals prevailed in most important cases, but it may not last”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report. Posted at 12:50 PM by Howard BashmanIn news coverage of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List: Adam Liptak has an article headlined “Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Union Fees” in today’s edition of The New York Times. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Justices agree to hear dispute over union fees, reapportionment.” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court to hear California teacher’s suit — a ‘life or death’ case for unions.” Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court to Weigh Public-Sector Union Fees; Court to decide whether Constitution forbids mandatory collective-bargaining contributions.” Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau reports that “Supreme Court to hear California case challenging union dues.” Mary Jo Pitzl of The Arizona Republic reports that “Supreme Court to hear case challenging Arizona legislative map.” Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star reports that “Supreme Court to hear challenge to Arizona legislative maps.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Public-Sector Union Fees Draw U.S. Supreme Court Review” and “New Arizona Redistricting Case Gets U.S. High Court Review.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court takes up major case on public sector union fees” and “U.S. justices take up new Arizona redistricting panel challenge.” And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has posts titled “New threat to public employee unionism” and “A new look at race and politics in redistricting.” Posted at 12:48 PM by Howard Bashman“Federal judge: Same-sex marriage ruling binds Alabama.” Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser has this news update. And at AL.com, Kyle Whitmire has an essay titled “Alabama gay marriage fight: Who’s going to pay for this?” You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama at this link. Posted at 12:40 PM by Howard Bashman“Easy AA: The Supreme Court might destroy affirmative action because this white woman’s grades weren’t good enough.” Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at Slate. Posted at 9:02 AM by Howard Bashman“Colleges Brace for Supreme Court Review of Race-Based Admissions”: Tamar Lewin and Richard Perez-Pena have this article in today’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 8:50 AM by Howard Bashman“Surveillance Court Rules That N.S.A. Can Resume Bulk Data Collection”: Charlie Savage has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times. According to the article, “the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday that it would ask the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which had ruled that the surveillance program was illegal, to issue an injunction to halt the program, setting up a potential conflict between the two courts.” Posted at 8:47 AM by Howard Bashman“States Snub Execution Drug Approved by Supreme Court”: In today’s edition of The New York Times, Manny Fernandez has an article that begins, “Several death-penalty states that continue to scramble for limited supplies of execution drugs showed no signs of adopting the drug that was upheld by the Supreme Court on Monday and that had a role in three apparently painful executions last year, lawyers and opponents of capital punishment said Tuesday.” Posted at 8:46 AM by Howard Bashman“The Supreme Court’s Lonely Hearts Club”: Online at The New York Times, Michael Cobb has an op-ed that begins, “Now all of us single people are pathetic, not just the straight ones.” Posted at 8:40 AM by Howard Bashman |
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