“U.S. Appeals Court Blocks EPA Water Rule Nationwide; Rule seeks to expand federal protection of water and wetlands”: Brent Kendall and Amy Harder of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
Ben Wolfgang and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times have an article headlined “Another setback for Obama: Court halts EPA’s controversial water rule.”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that “Court stays controversial EPA water regulation.”
Reuters reports that “U.S. court places hold on clean water rule nationwide.”
The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court puts hold on regulation protecting waterways.”
And The Texas Tribune reports that “To Paxton’s Cheers, Court Blocks EPA Clean Water Rule.”
You can access yesterday’s order of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.
“Mass. General Hospital wins gender discrimination lawsuit”: This article appeared in The Boston Globe in May 2014.
Yesterday, in a 66-page(!) unanimous opinion whose length cannot entirely be attributed to the use of inscrutable language, Senior Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya on behalf of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit concluded that the judgment should be affirmed.
“Ninth Circuit Strikes a Blow Against Civil Forfeiture Abuse”: Evan Bernick has this blog entry online at The Huffington Post.
“Scott Walker names Rebecca Bradley to Supreme Court”: Patrick Marley And Jason Stein of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have an article that begins, “Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Friday appointed state Appeals Judge Rebecca Bradley to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, strengthening conservative control of the high court and giving Bradley a boost in her bid for a full term in the spring.”
“Gun laws across U.S. in balance as Supreme Court considers Chicago case”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
“Judicial panel indicates Kane withheld Eakin emails”: Craig R. McCoy and Angela Couloumbis have this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Wallace McKelvey of The Harrisburg Patriot-News has an article headlined “Supreme Court justice shared offensive emails with law enforcement officials: Report.”
Terrie Morgan-Besecker of The Scranton Times-Tribune has an article headlined “Judicial Conduct Board confirms new investigation of Supreme Court justice.”
And The Associated Press reports that “PA conduct board opens email probe of Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin amid new disclosures.”
“Argument preview: Defining the jury’s role on death penalty.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”
And yesterday, Denniston had a post titled “Argument preview: A new look — maybe — at life sentences for youths.”
“The Justices Are Irked With One Another Over the Death Penalty: Two cases from Kansas bring out their irritation.” Mark Joseph Stern recently had this Supreme Court dispatch online at Slate.
