“Yes, the Justices Read the Headlines”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015
“Yes, the Justices Read the Headlines”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View. Posted at 11:10 PM by Howard Bashman“The Perfect Puppy argues against E. Providence puppy sale ban before federal appeals court”: Katie Mulvaney of The Providence (R.I.) Journal had this article in October 2015. Today, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued this decision affirming the district court’s rejection of a challenge to the ban. Posted at 10:48 PM by Howard Bashman“U.S. appeals court overturns SEC commissioners in State Street case”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today. Posted at 10:42 PM by Howard Bashman“Constitution Check: Can guns used in mass shootings be banned?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center. Posted at 10:36 PM by Howard Bashman“What Exactly Does ‘One Person, One Vote’ Mean, Anyway? The Supreme Court justices turn a simple question into something more complicated.” Dahlia Lithwick has this Supreme Court dispatch online at Slate. And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument analysis: The choice — be bold or practical.” Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman“Pennsylvania high court justice hit with ethics charges”: The Associated Press has this report. Posted at 9:34 PM by Howard Bashman“Judicial misconduct charges filed against Eakin in porn email scandal”: Craig R. McCoy and Angela Couloumbis of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this news update. Charles Thompson of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reports that “Pa. Supreme Court justice charged in email scandal.” Steve Esack of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania reports that “PA Supreme Court justice charged with using taxpayer-funded computer to receive porn.” And Brad Bumsted of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Pennsylvania high court justice hit with ethics charges.” The complaint of Pennsylvania’s Judicial Conduct Board, preceded by a related news release, can be accessed here. Posted at 5:55 PM by Howard Bashman“John Roberts Delivers Finishing Blow To Stephen Breyer To Defend Title Of Chief Justice”: The Onion has this “News in Brief” item today. Posted at 5:07 PM by Howard Bashman“U of Michigan offers self as test case for considering race in admissions”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report. Posted at 3:56 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court Hears Arguments on ‘One Person One Vote'”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update. David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court appears poised to order a big shakeup in how election districts are drawn.” And Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Justices split on ‘one person, one vote’ case.” Posted at 3:52 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court Landmark Case Baker v. Carr“: C-SPAN has posted the video of last night’s broadcast, featuring Theodore Olson and Douglas Smith, at this link. Posted at 3:33 PM by Howard Bashman“How Will the Supreme Court Rule on Affirmative Action?” Emily Bazelon and Adam Liptak have this back-and-forth online at The New York Times Magazine. Posted at 2:38 PM by Howard Bashman“A ‘view’ from the Courtroom: Committee of the Whole.” Mark Walsh has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.” Posted at 1:38 PM by Howard Bashman“High court considers Arizona redistricting challenge”: Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has this report. You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm’n, No. 14-232. Posted at 1:08 PM by Howard Bashman“Justices weigh meaning of ‘one person, one vote'”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report. And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. justices question Texas ‘one person, one vote’ challenge.” You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Evenwel v. Abbott, No. 14-940. Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court Revives Challenge to Maryland Congressional Map; Challengers get chance to argue extreme partisan redistricting is unconstitutional”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report. Posted at 12:24 PM by Howard Bashman“Art Authenticator Loses Defamation Suit Against the New Yorker”: The Village Voice had this report back in August 2013. Also at that time, the “SDNY Blog” had a post titled “Judge Oetken Dismisses Claims in Biro Defamation Lawsuit Relating to New Yorker Article” linking to the district court’s decision. Today, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued this ruling affirming the lawsuit’s dismissal. Posted at 12:22 PM by Howard Bashman“Arab Bank wins U.S. appeal over thousands of terror-finance claims”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today. Posted at 12:14 PM by Howard Bashman“UT-Austin’s Race-Conscious Policies”: David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew Grossman have this essay online today at National Review. Posted at 11:53 AM by Howard Bashman“Recusal Required in Pennsylvania Death Penalty Case, Judges Say”: The Constitution Project today issued a news release that begins, “Seven distinguished former appellate judges say the U.S. Supreme Court should determine that it is inappropriate for a district attorney who sought and obtained a death sentence against a convicted murderer to subsequently hear an appeal of the inmate’s case as a judge.” You can access the two amicus briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday to which the news release links here and here. Posted at 11:46 AM by Howard Bashman“Former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement Challenges Florida’s Censorship of Prison Legal News”: The Human Rights Defense Center issued this news release today. Attached to the news release is the brief that Clement filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the case. Posted at 11:33 AM by Howard Bashman“Student-Rapper Appeals to high court, as a matter of last resort”: David L. Hudson Jr. has this post online today at the Newseum Institute First Amendment Center. Posted at 10:50 AM by Howard Bashman“Is an immigration ban on Muslims unconstitutional?” “Probably not,” concludes Eric Posner in this blog post today. Update: For other viewpoints, Jerry Markon of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Experts: Trump’s Muslim entry ban idea ‘ridiculous,’ ‘unconstitutional.’” Posted at 10:46 AM by Howard Bashman“Former Jefferies trader Litvak’s conviction overturned”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this early report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today. Update: In other coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Federal appeals court orders new trial for former trader.” And Bloomberg News reports that “Former Jefferies Trader Wins Reversal of Fraud Conviction.” Posted at 10:21 AM by Howard Bashman“Justice Thomas: Second Amendment Is Not a ‘Second-Class Right.'” Josh Blackman has this essay online today at National Review. Posted at 10:14 AM by Howard BashmanAccess online the contents of the Autumn 2015 issue of The Green Bag: Via this link (certificates to be redeemed for U.S. Supreme Court justice bobblehead dolls not included). Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard BashmanAccess online today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Shapiro v. McManus, No. 14-990. You can access the oral argument via this link. In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Justices revive Maryland redistricting challenge.” Posted at 10:04 AM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on ‘One Person, One Vote'”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update. Posted at 9:50 AM by Howard Bashman“How A Long-Lost Footnote Could Save The Supreme Court From Itself; The biggest voting rights case of the year may depend on a few sentences that never saw the light of day — until now”: Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post has this report. Posted at 9:48 AM by Howard Bashman“Court mulls FBI mosque surveillance”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post today. You can view the video of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit via this link. Posted at 9:44 AM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court to Hear Two Disputes Over How to Draw Political Maps; ‘One person, one vote’ case from Texas could upend politics”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report. Posted at 8:35 AM by Howard Bashman“Argument analysis: Seeking two-century-old guidance.” At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, “Except for the fact that no one was wearing buckled shoes, knee breeches, and lace cuffs, an argument in the Supreme Court Monday might have been a reenactment of a day at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia 228 years ago.” Posted at 8:32 AM by Howard Bashman“Ruling on pretrial publicity could aid Tsarnaev defense”: In today’s edition of The Boston Globe, Milton J. Valencia has a front page article that begins, “In a decision that could provide a framework when it considers the case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a federal appeals court in Boston on Monday ordered a new trial for a Puerto Rico man who had asked that his trial be moved because the jury pool had been tainted by pretrial publicity.” Valencia’s article also makes clear why — as I noted in my post last night about yesterday’s First Circuit ruling — the appeal was decided by three judges sitting by designation from other circuits. According to the article, the defendant in the case — Pablo Casellas-Toro — is “the son of a US district judge on the island” of Puerto Rico. And in other coverage of yesterday’s ruling, El Nuevo Dia.com reports that “Casellas enfrentaria nuevo juicio a nivel federal; Defensa habia pedido que el caso se viera en otra jurisdiccion.” Posted at 8:26 AM by Howard Bashman“Justice Eakin should resign”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer. And today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer — Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers — contains this month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column titled “Eakin Email Scandal Could Torpedo Judicial Retirement Age Increase.” You can freely access the full text of the column via Google. Posted at 8:12 AM by Howard Bashman |
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