“When Public Servants Refuse to Serve the Public: Government employees have an obligation to follow the letter of the law despite their religious convictions — or else resign the offices they hold.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The Atlantic.
“The Trials of Ed Graf: In 1988, he was convicted of killing his stepsons — based on arson science we now know is bunk; A quarter of a century later, Texas granted him a new trial, one that pitted modern forensics against old-fashioned Texas justice.” Jeremy Stahl has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Exclusion of Blacks From Juries Raises Renewed Scrutiny”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Who needs en banc? Not 2nd Circ. panel in London Whale derivative case.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight had this report on Friday.
“How Do You Solve a Problem Like Scalia?” Kenneth Jost has this post today at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”