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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

“What Are the Limits of ‘Religious Liberty’?” Emily Bazelon will have this essay in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.

Posted at 8:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Scalia disses California, and we heartily disagree”: Editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman has this essay online at The Sacramento Bee.

Posted at 11:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“Constitution Check: Is the end of the death penalty in sight?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 11:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Coming Next: The Revenge Of The Supreme Court’s Conservatives.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at ThinkProgress.

Posted at 8:25 AM by Howard Bashman



“State lawmakers, workers rebel against Supreme Court gay marriage ruling”: Cheryl Wetzstein of The Washington Times has this report.

Posted at 8:23 AM by Howard Bashman



Monday, July 6, 2015

“Lawyers, activists call chief judge’s protest ban on Jacksonville courthouse unconstitutional; A new ban against some protests outside the Duval County courthouse has attracted some national attention and criticism”: The Florida Times-Union has this report.

Posted at 10:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court upholds EPA in putting Chesapeake Bay on ‘pollution diet'”: The Baltimore Sun has this report.

DelmarvaNow reports that “Appeals court upholds Chesapeake Bay cleanup.”

The Washington Post reports that “US appeals court upholds Chesapeake Bay clean-up plan.”

The Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia reports that “Court upholds EPA’s Chesapeake Bay cleanup authority.”

The Associated Press reports that “US appeals court upholds EPA plan to clean up Chesapeake Bay.”

And Annie Snider of Greenwire reports that “Appeals court backs landmark cleanup plan in big win for EPA.”

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

Posted at 10:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Republican Christie criticizes high court’s gay marriage ruling”: Reuters has a report that begins, “U.S. Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said on Sunday Supreme Court justices of his liking would not have legalized same-sex marriage and would have struck down a key provision of a national health care law.”

Posted at 7:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justices Send Signals to Request Cases They Want to Hear”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 7:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“We Armed a Zoo: Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to bear arms; It took Jeffry Smith to test the law’s limits.” Danny Wicentowski has this cover story in the current issue of Riverfront Times.

Posted at 9:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“Chief Justice John Roberts may be beyond reconciliation with conservatives”: Ben Wolfgang of The Washington Times has this report.

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“Liberal Minority Won Over Conservatives In Historic Supreme Court Term”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

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Sunday, July 5, 2015

“The wrinkle in the Affordable Care Act decision”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Gay Couple’s Love, in Life and Death, Goes to the Supreme Court”: Samantha Stark has this post (with video) today at the “Lens” blog of The New York Times.

Posted at 12:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Texas leaders’ underhanded tactics may face U.S. Supreme Court scrutiny”: Columnist Steve Blow has this essay in today’s edition of The Dallas Morning News.

Posted at 12:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Colorado ballot measure seeks to limit gay marriages as civil unions”: The Denver Post has an article that begins, “A proposed ballot initiative filed Thursday would redefine same-sex marriages in Colorado as civil unions. A second initiative would allow wedding-related businesses opposed to gay marriage to hire a contractor to serve the couples.”

Posted at 11:14 AM by Howard Bashman