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Monday, July 13, 2015

“For Court’s Conservatives, Worst Term Ever”: Kenneth Jost had this post yesterday at his blog, “Jost On Justice.”

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Ginsburg’s Spin on a Supreme Opera, ‘Scalia/Ginsburg'”: Jess Bravin has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Washington Wire” blog.

Mark Swed of The Los Angeles Times has a review headlined “‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ opera underscores how opposites can be in harmony.”

On last Friday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Judicial Differences Take Center Stage In ‘Scalia v. Ginsburg.’

And msnbc has posted online a video segment titled “Comedic opera based on SCOTUS debuts.”

Posted at 1:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Battles over religious freedom are sure to follow same-sex marriage ruling”: David G. Savage has this article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 1:05 PM by Howard Bashman



Sunday, July 12, 2015

“‘Scalia/Ginsburg’: An affectionate comic opera look at the high court.” Art and architecture critic Philip Kennicott has this review online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 11:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Courts Support Obama’s Contraceptive Policy, but Challenges Remain”: Robert Pear will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 11:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore: Same-sex marriage ruling ‘destroyed the institution of God.'” AL.com has an article that begins, “Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore told a church crowd on Sunday that the U.S. Supreme Court ‘destroyed the institution of God’ by legalizing same-sex marriage.”

Posted at 11:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama admin’s attempt to follow Supreme Court’s birth-control ruling pleases few”: Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times has this report.

Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman



Saturday, July 11, 2015

“The 110 year-old case that still inspires Supreme Court debates”: Online at The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will has an essay that begins, “Today’s most interesting debate about governance concerns a 110-year-old Supreme Court decision. Two participants in this debate are the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and a justice on the Supreme Court of Texas. The latter is trouncing the former.”

Posted at 2:53 PM by Howard Bashman



Friday, July 10, 2015

“Obama Plan for Immigration Action Gets a Cold Reception at Appeals Court”: Julia Preston will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 10:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judges appear skeptical of Obama immigration actions”: Reuters has this report.

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals panel hears arguments on Obama immigration action.”

And The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reports that “Outside court hearing on Obama immigration action, advocates rally.”

You can access here (118 MB mp3 audio file) and here (60.9 MB mp3 audio file) the audio of today’s oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Posted at 7:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judges Should Blog More But Learn From Judge Kopf’s Mistakes”: Steve Klepper has this post today at the “Maryland Appellate Blog.”

Posted at 4:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Scholars & Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court’s 2014-2015 Term.” The Heritage Foundation has posted this video online at YouTube.

Posted at 2:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Federal judge says he will stop blogging; Ted Cruz post isn’t the reason”: Debra Cassens Weiss has this blog post online today at ABA Journal.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Woman Makes Lace Collar for RBG, Gets Elegant Thank You Note in Return”: Anna Merlan has this post today at “Jezebel.”

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court says AT&T can ban workers from wearing prisoner shirts”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court says AT&T can ban unionized workers from wearing t-shirts that say ‘Inmate’ on the front and ‘Prisoner of AT$T’ on the back.”

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

Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“May It Displease the Court: Race and Justice Sotomayor; A book on Justice Sotomayor reveals the bruising backstory to the Texas affirmative action case set to be heard again this fall.” ProPublica has posted online this interview with Joan Biskupic.

Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawsuit in cross-border shooting of Mexican teen can proceed”: The Arizona Daily Star has an article that begins, “A civil lawsuit from the family of a Mexican teen killed by a Border Patrol agent in a cross-border shooting can proceed, a Tucson federal judge has ruled.”

And today at “Just Security,” Steve Vladeck has a post titled “Cross-Border Shootings as a Test Case for the Extraterritorial Fourth Amendment.”

You can view yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona at this link.

Posted at 12:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Stalled nominee Restrepo clears Senate committee”: Jonathan Tamari of The Philadelphia Inquirer has a blog post that begins, “Philadelphia Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo, whose nomination to a federal district court seat has become a flashpoint in a broader political battle over President Obama’s judicial picks, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday morning in a voice vote.”

Posted at 12:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals court upholds former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s convictions”: The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this news update.

The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Bob McDonnell loses appeal over public corruption convictions.”

The Virginian-Pilot reports that “Appeals court upholds Bob McDonnell conviction.”

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court upholds former Virginia governor’s convictions.”

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

Posted at 12:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial politics: Those ‘activist’ judges.” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

Posted at 9:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“Court orders Florida’s congressional districts redrawn”: The Miami Herald has this report, along with an article headlined “Democrats see hope in Florida Supreme Court ruling for new districts, but much remains unclear.’

Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article headlined “Florida Court Finds Politics Determined District Lines.”

The Tampa Bay Times reports that “State Supreme Court ruling shakes up Florida’s political landscape.”

The News Service of Florida reports that “State Supreme Court strikes down congressional districts.”

And The Tampa Bay Tribune reports that “Court adds Tampa area in ordering House districts redrawn.”

The Supreme Court of Florida yesterday issued an opinion and order in this matter.

Posted at 9:10 AM by Howard Bashman



Thursday, July 9, 2015

“Leon Houston to get new federal trial”: The Knoxville News Sentinel has an article that begins, “Leon Houston won another round in his decadeslong battle with authorities Wednesday when a federal appeals court threw out his conviction for threatening to kill his former lawyer and ordered a new trial.”

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

Posted at 11:23 PM by Howard Bashman