“Rebecca Bradley in 1992: ‘Queers’ with AIDS, addicts merit no sympathy.” Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “Newly appointed state Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote in a student newspaper 24 years ago that she had no sympathy for AIDS patients because they had effectively chosen to kill themselves, called gays ‘queers’ and said Americans were ‘either totally stupid or entirely evil’ for electing President Bill Clinton.” You can access the student newspaper items via this link.
Molly Beck of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Rebecca Bradley apologizes for student columns calling AIDS patients ‘degenerates’ and gays ‘queers.’”
And columnist Christian Schneider of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an essay titled “I care more about what Rebecca Bradley thinks now.”
“Frustrated GOP lawmakers weigh move to impeach top judges”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Republican lawmakers in Kansas, weary of conflicts with a judiciary that has been pushing for more school spending, are beginning to act on a measure to expand the legal grounds for impeaching judges.”
“Here are judges the White House is considering for the Supreme Court”: Amy Goldstein, Jerry Markon, and Sari Horwitz of The Washington Post have this report.
“Erin Andrews awarded $55 million in civil case over nude video”: The Tennessean has this news update.
“Study Shows How Much Work It Takes to Be Supreme Court’s Friend”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
Law professors Allison Orr Larsen and Neal E. Devins have posted online at SSRN their article titled “The Amicus Machine.”
“Secrecy rules for Supreme Court nominees: ‘I felt like a spy.'” Kevin Liptak of CNN.com has this report.
“The List: When juveniles are found guilty of sexual misconduct, the sex-offender registry can be a life sentence.” Sarah Stillman has this “Annals of Justice” article in the March 14, 2016 issue of The New Yorker.
“Application to Be a Supreme Court Justice”: Paul Rudnick has this “Shouts & Murmurs” item in the March 14, 2016 issue of The New Yorker.
Access online today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., No. 14-1382. You can access the oral argument via this link.
“Potential Supreme Court nominee Watford cited as a moderate”: Sudhin Thanawala of The Associated Press has this report.
And Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “Possible Supreme Court pick championed black history museum.”
Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.
In addition, the Court issued a per curiam reversal in Wearry v. Cain, No. 14-10008. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Clarence Thomas joined.
The Court issued a per curiam reversal in V.L. v. E.L., No. 15-648.
And in American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County, No. 15-584, Justice Thomas issued a dissent, in which Justice Alito joined, from the denial of certiorari.
