“Kansas Court of Appeals splits on constitutionality of ‘dismemberment’ abortion ban; Shawnee County District Court ruling stopping the ban stands”: Justin Wingerter of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report.
Edward M. Eveld of The Kansas City Star reports that “Evenly divided Kansas Appeals Court says ‘no’ to state abortion law.”
In Saturday’s edition of The New York Times, Erik Eckholm will have an article headlined “Kansas Court of Appeals Voids Restrictive 2015 Abortion Law.”
And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Appeals court: Kansas Constitution protects abortion rights.”
You can access today’s evenly divided ruling of the en banc Court of Appeals of Kansas at this link.
“Will the Supreme Court strike back at Obama’s overreach?” Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.
And online at The Atlantic, law professor Garrett Epps has an essay titled “Will the U.S. Supreme Court Tell Obama to ‘Take Care’? An extra question posed by the justices weighing a challenge to Obama’s immigration program could turn the case into a constitutional showdown.”
“California lethal injection plan spurs capital punishment fight”: Reuters has this report.
“Whitesboro, N.Y., in Reversal, Will Change a Logo Called Racist”: Marc Santora will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Supreme Court Asked to Review Batmobile Copyright Dispute; A mechanic warns the justices about the danger of letting a legal decision in favor of Warner Bros. stand”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.
“Justice Breyer Is Dying For A Case That Will Kill The Death Penalty For Good: He’s ready.” Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post has this report.
“Are You a Drunken Driver After You Stop Driving?” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.
“Presidential Candidates, Silent on Presidential Power”: Charlie Savage will have this news analysis in the Sunday Review section of this upcoming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Scalia clerk shares softer side of justice known for fiery opinions”: Jeff Bell has this article online today at Columbus (Ohio) Business First.
“Want to get your case to the Supreme Court? New study tells you which lawyers to hire.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.
I previously linked to the study in a post you can access here.
Programming note: This morning, I am meeting with trial counsel for plaintiffs to prepare for an upcoming Pa. Superior Court oral argument in a case that has previously been in the news. As a result, additional posts will appear here this afternoon.
