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Sunday, August 16, 2015

“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.

Posted at 11:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 10:07 PM by Howard Bashman



“Exclusion of Blacks From Juries Raises Renewed Scrutiny”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 2:56 PM by Howard Bashman