“After a year, still few clues in Dan Markel killing; Death of father, law scholar remains ‘so shocking'”: Jennifer Portman of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. In addition, Sean Rossman has articles headlined “Markel the academic still missed” and “5 key questions emerge in case.” And the newspaper recently published an editorial titled “Dan Markel deserves justice.”
“Judge Scheindlin: Appellate Judges Know Nothing About Tech.” Bloomberg BNA has this report and has posted this related video online at YouTube.
“SEC stands by ad hoc rulemaking in State Street appeals brief”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.
In today’s mail: I received my copy of the Spring 2015 issue of The Green Bag. You can view the table of contents and access online the entire contents of the issue via this link.
“As devout Roman Catholics, they believe that they cannot pay for or participate in a healthcare plan that includes coverage for contraceptives or provide such coverage to their daughters without violating their sincerely held religious beliefs.” Missouri House of Representatives member Paul Wieland today won his appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit from a district court’s dismissal for lack of standing of his and his wife’s lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate.
Earlier news coverage of the lawsuit can be accessed here and here. And the Thomas More Society has this web page devoted to news coverage of the case.
“Supreme Court’s Unsigned Rulings Show a Narrow View of Rights”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Americans favor Supreme Court term limits — Reuters/Ipsos poll.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report. You can access the survey results via this link.
“Giving Thomas His Due: The justice who stands alone.” Dan McLaughlin had this article in the July 20, 2015 issue of The Weekly Standard.
“Glossip’s Case a Study in Death Penalty’s Flaws”: Kenneth Jost had this post yesterday at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”
“Kozinski Revisited — 10 ways to become a Federal Judge by 35 . . . and more!” Ronald K.L. Collins has this post today at “Concurring Opinions.”