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Saturday, February 20, 2016

“Did the Supreme Court Kill the ‘Purcell Principle’ for Election Litigation? Maybe, Maybe Not.” Rick Hasen has this post today at his “Election Law Blog.”

Posted at 9:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Antonin Scalia’s funeral reflects the justice’s life of faith”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Mourners Remember Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia; Funeral at the National Shrine was celebrated by his son, Rev. Paul Scalia.”

Richard Wolf and Gregory Korte of USA Today report that “At funeral Mass, Justice Scalia eulogized as a man of faith as well as law.”

Mark Sherman an Sam Hananel of The Associated Press report that “Scalia remembered as man of faith, family and the law.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Scalia Mourned as Late U.S. Justice’s Funeral Draws Crowds.”

Reuters has a report headlined “At Scalia funeral, led by son, U.S. court battle in recess.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico.com reports that “Scalia’s funeral Mass draws Washington elite; Prominent politicians and judges paid their respects to the late conservative justice.”

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Funeral Services Held on Saturday For Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Mark Walsh has a post titled “‘A simple parish funeral Mass.’

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Scalia’s uncompromising style at times limited his impact on the Supreme Court”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Antonin Scalia’s Funeral Lets Washington Pause in Praise”: Peter Baker of The New York Times has an article that begins, “Justice Antonin Scalia used to say he was better at responding to criticism than to praise. But praise will be the order of the day at a funeral Mass for him here on Saturday as the nation’s capital pauses to mourn the passing of a jurist who left an indelible mark on the laws of his country.”

C-SPAN will provide live coverage of the funeral Mass beginning at 11 a.m. eastern time today.

Posted at 8:36 AM by Howard Bashman



“Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox released Friday after decades in solitary”: Emily Lane has this front page article in today’s edition of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.

In today’s edition of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Maya Lau has a front page article headlined “Angola 3 member Albert Woodfox out of jail.”

And in today’s edition of The New York Times, Campbell Robertson has an article headlined “Last ‘Angola 3’ Inmate Freed After Decades in Solitary.”

Posted at 8:33 AM by Howard Bashman