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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

“Does Lincoln Caplan Know Up from Down on Judicial Ethics?” Ed Whelan has this post today at the Bench Memos blog of National Review.

Posted at 12:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawrence resident stepping down as chief judge of 10th Circuit Court of Appeals”: The Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World has this report.

Posted at 10:34 AM by Howard Bashman



“A Sikh, a Jew, a Muslim and a Catholic: Funniest Moments from the Supreme Court’s 2014 Term.” Kimberly Robinson has this post at U.S. Law Week’s “On the Merits” blog.

Posted at 10:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“Et Tu, Tribe? Laurence Tribe, the president’s longtime confidant, is fighting the White House climate plan on behalf of Big Coal; His friends are furious at him, which breaks his heart.” Andrew Rice has this article in the current issue of New York magazine.

Posted at 9:58 AM by Howard Bashman



“Are Voters Ready to Cast a Vote Against the Supreme Court? With an unprecedented four justices turning 78 or older by Election Day, the next president will be in prime position to reshape the court.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

Posted at 9:57 AM by Howard Bashman



“Gay Rights May Come at the Cost of Religious Freedom; Anti-discrimination statutes are coming into conflict with laws designed to preserve freedom of conscience, especially in the private sector”: Emma Green has this article online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 8:45 AM by Howard Bashman



“Federal appeals court upholds California’s shark fin ban”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

And in other coverage, Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “U.S. court upholds California ban on shark fins.”

Coming less than a week after the television debut of “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!,” the decision kicks off the long-awaited shark week in the federal appellate courts.

Posted at 8:25 AM by Howard Bashman



Monday, July 27, 2015

“Clock Is Ticking for Decision on Landmark Insider-Trading Ruling”: Bob Van Voris and Patricia Hurtado of Bloomberg News have a report that begins, “Time is running out for the U.S. to ask the Supreme Court to review a ruling that could lay the framework for how insider trading will be prosecuted for years to come.”

Posted at 8:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“The new look at ‘one person, one vote,’ made simple”: Lyle Denniston of “SCOTUSblog” has this post today.

Posted at 7:28 AM by Howard Bashman



Sunday, July 26, 2015

“State Of Georgia Sues Carl Malamud For Copyright Infringement For Publishing The State’s Own Laws”: Mike Masnick has this post at Techdirt.

Posted at 1:05 PM by Howard Bashman



Saturday, July 25, 2015

“Stephen Harper’s courts: For a decade, the Prime Minister has been on a quest to take back the judiciary from the Liberals; Sean Fine goes inside the opaque world of judicial appointments to reveal the making of a Conservative legacy.” Sean Fine has this front page article in today’s edition of The Toronto Globe and Mail.

Posted at 1:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“2nd Circuit’s Facebook IPO opinion is boon for corporate defendants”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



Friday, July 24, 2015

“Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor returns to New York for Fordham University’s ‘Dream Big Day'”: The New York Daily News has this report.

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. court revives challenge to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau”: Lawrence Hurley and Sarah N. Lynch of Reuters have this report.

And Sam Hananel of The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court revives challenge to consumer agency.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

Update: In other coverage, Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Challenging CFPB’s Constitutionality; D.C. Circuit judges say challenge of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be heard.”

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Government’s Dishonest Defense of Obamacare’s Contraceptive Mandate”: Noel J. Francisco and Paul M. Pohl have this essay online today at National Review.

Posted at 12:57 PM by Howard Bashman



Thursday, July 23, 2015