“New justice debuts in case on fatal crash”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a blog post that begins, “A city that plants a tree in a potentially dangerous place in the median of a heavily traveled street can’t avoid responsibility for a fatal crash just because the crash was caused by another driver. That was the conclusion of the California Supreme Court this week in the first majority opinion by Gov. Jerry Brown’s most recent appointee, Justice Leondra Kruger.”
You can access yesterday’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.
“Death penalty ruling may pave way for national abolitionists”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A sweeping decision this week by the Connecticut Supreme Court that found the death penalty no longer meets society’s evolving standards of decency could be influential across a nation that is increasingly questioning the practice, legal experts said.”
“Judge Quotes Samuel Alito In Ruling Against Alabama Abortion Restriction”: Tierney Sneed of TPM DC has this report today.
In other coverage, Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser has a news update headlined “Federal judge: Ala. abortion regulation harms women.”
And AL.com reports that “Federal judge temporarily blocks rule that had halted abortions at Tuscaloosa clinic.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama at this link.
“Pa. man loses court bid to keep the Obamacare plan he liked; Says White House carve-outs picked winners and losers”: Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.
“Appeals court backs dismissal of Lauren Spierer lawsuit”: Fox59 News via The Indianapolis Star has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued today.
“Prenda-linked copyright trolling lawyer Paul Duffy dead at age 55; The Cook County Medical Examiner has not yet declared a cause of death”: Megan Geuss of Ars Technica has this report today.
“Man says ruling will bring his preaching to screeching halt at Iowa State Fair”: CNN.com had this report back in August 2014.
Today, a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued this ruling on the man’s appeal from the denial in part of his request for a preliminary injunction.
“Appeals court tosses Arpaio’s challenge to ‘dreamer’ laws”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this news update.
Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has a news update headlined “Federal Appeals Court Rejects Sheriff Arpaio’s Lawsuit on Obama Immigration Policies; U.S. government still facing a more prominent case out of Texas, which involves 26 states.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.
Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has a news update headlined “Appeals court rejects Arpaio challenge to Obama deportation amnesty; Judge says amnesty ‘arguably crosses the line.’”
Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Court throws out Arizona sheriff’s immigration policy challenge.”
Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Appeals court drops Joe Arpaio immigration case.”
And Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post titled “Court rejects suit over Obama immigration moves.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.
“Blue Ash mini horse lawsuit dismissed”: This article appeared in The Cincinnati Enquirer back in July 2014.
Today, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision reinstating part of the lawsuit.
“Couple in gay marriage court case now licensed to wed; Lesbian couple who took their fight for marriage equality to the United States Supreme Court and won will wed Aug. 22”: The Detroit Free Press has this news update.
“Kwame Kilpatrick loses appeals bid”: The Detroit News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.
“Appeals court orders life sentences for 5 Somali pirates”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued yesterday.
