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Sunday, February 7, 2016

“AG Kane slams appointment of mediator in Porngate case”: Mark Fazlollah of The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article that begins, “Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane lambasted a judicial panel Sunday for naming a well-connected lawyer to mediate Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin’s Porngate case, calling it a step to ‘sweep his hate-filled emails under the rug.'”

Posted at 9:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“Laws written by men to protect women deserve scrutiny, Supreme Court told”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:19 PM by Howard Bashman



“Voter ID Laws Found to Lower Minority Turnout”: Kenneth Jost has this post today at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hoeven undecided on Obama’s ND judicial nominee”: Patrick Springer of The Forum of Fargo, North Dakota has an article that begins, “Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said he has an ‘open mind’ but is still reviewing President Obama’s nomination of Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.”

Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alito at 10: Justice Alito and the Future of the U.S. Supreme Court.” The Center for American Progress, the American Constitution Society, and the Constitutional Accountability Center hosted this program, which Dahlia Lithwick moderated, on Thursday. You can view the video via YouTube at this link.

Posted at 1:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Won’t Say If He’d Appoint Supreme Court Justices Who Disagree with Him on Eminent Domain”: John McCormack has this blog post online today at The Weekly Standard.

Posted at 10:15 AM by Howard Bashman



“NC State Bar dismisses complaints against prosecutors in racially divisive case”: Joseph Neff has this front page article in today’s edition of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Today’s edition of that newspaper also contains Anne Blythe’s article headlined “Former NC Supreme Court justice calls for review of state bar; Bob Orr says outside evaluation of the state agency is needed; Bar has grown large and divided into extreme camps, he says; Recent prosecution of defense attorneys, not prosecutors questioned.”

Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to render a verdict on Obama’s use of executive authority”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 9:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“An Uncertain Path Ahead For Juvenile Sentencing Cases Still Before The Supreme Court”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

And in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Amy S. Rosenberg has a front page article headlined “Teen killers, prison lifers, given a ray of hope; In 1987, two 15-year-olds committed a vicious murder and were sentenced to life without parole; A Supreme Court decision offers the possibility of a new future, of freedom; But after a life spent in prison, who have they become?

Posted at 9:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“As Porngate hits state high court, Sprague brought in as mediator”: Mark Fazlollah and Craig R. McCoy have this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to the article, “The disclosure of Sprague’s new role also prompted criticism Friday.”

Posted at 8:54 AM by Howard Bashman