“Appeals court hears challenge to constitutionality of Minnesota Sex Offender Program; Minnesota alleges bias by U.S. district court judge, seeks reversal of his ruling”: Chris Serres of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.
And The Associated Press reports that “Federal court hears appeal of Minnesota sex offender ruling.”
You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit via this link (18.9 MB mp3 audio file).
“Dueling responses to the Court’s ACA birth-control idea”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Religious non-profits fully endorse Court’s birth-control access idea”: Lyle Denniston of “SCOTUSblog” has this post about the petitioners’ supplemental brief filed this evening in the U.S. Supreme Court.
“U.S. would accept modest change on birth-control mandate — warily”: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has this post about the federal government’s supplemental brief filed this evening in the U.S. Supreme Court in Zubik v. Burwell.
“Pfizer must face revived Celebrex, Bextra safety lawsuit”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.
Gregory P Joseph argued the appeal for plaintiffs-appellants, and Miguel A. Estrada argued the appeal for defendants-appellees.
“Argument preview: A big, or not so big, ruling due on immigration.” Lyle Denniston had this post yesterday at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Even Conservatives Agree on Obama’s Immigration Powers. Will the Supreme Court?” Simon Lazarus has this essay online today at The New Republic.
And at ThinkProgress, Ian Millhiser has a post titled “Everything You Need To Know About The Supreme Court Challenge To Obama’s Immigration Policies.”
“Constitution Check: Could Obama bypass the Senate on Garland nomination?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.
“After Scalia: The Future of United States Election Law.” Law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — has posted this paper online at SSRN.
“Appeals court allows suit over 2011 State Police shooting in Glorieta to continue”: The Associated Press had this report back in February 2016.
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued an order denying rehearing en banc, accompanied by a concurrence and two dissents, by an evenly divided vote.
“Appeals court rules against ‘Sister Wives’ in Utah polygamy law case”: Dennis Romboy of The Deseret News has this report.
In today’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune, Jennifer Dobner has a front page article headlined “Appeals court strikes down ruling that decriminalized polygamy in Utah.”
The Associated Press reports that “Court upholds Utah’s polygamy ban in ‘Sister Wives’ case.”
Reuters reports that “Appeals court restores Utah’s polygamy law in ‘Sister Wives’ case.”
And Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post titled “Appeals court tosses ‘Sister Wives’ suit over Utah polygamy ban.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.
Law professor Jonathan Turley, who represents the challengers to Utah’s ban, yesterday had this blog post about the ruling.
“Senate Judiciary chairman Grassley tells Garland no hearings”: Richard Cowan of Reuters has this report.
“Garland’s Scorecard: 90 Percent against Business, 77 Percent for Regulators, EPA and Unions Undefeated.” The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) issued this news release and accompanying 108-page comprehensive judicial scorecard today.
In early news coverage, Dave Boyer of The Washington Times reports that “Merrick Garland is no moderate, small-business group says.”
And Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Obama court pick favors labor, says business group.”
