“Va. Supreme Court rules same-sex couples equal in divorce law”: Graham Moomaw of The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this report.
Tom Jackman of The Washington Post reports that “Va. Supreme Court recognizes unmarried same-sex couples are legal too.”
And Bradford Richardson of The Washington Times reports that “Va. man gets out of paying spousal support after ex-wife enters into a lesbian relationship.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Virginia at this link.
“A Kickback Is a Conspiracy to Extort Yourself. Wait, What?” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
“On Judging Judges”: Mark Herrmann has this post today at “Above the Law.”
“Supreme Court rejects appeal by O.C. murderer who claimed ‘inhumane stress’ caused by death row wait”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
In Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak will have an article headlined “In California Case, Justice Breyer Assails Capital Punishment.”
Michael Doyle of McClatchyDC reports that “Supreme Court justice blasts California’s death penalty as flawed.”
And Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Justice Breyer Insists Death Penalty Is Cruel, Even When Supreme Court Won’t; The latest case comes from California, where 743 people wait on death row.”
“Did the Supreme Court Make the Right Decision in the Citizens United Case After All?” Michael Kinsley has this article in the May 2016 issue of Vanity Fair.
“Congress Shouldn’t Let Justices Make the Rules”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.
“Useful or creative: A look at design protection.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Supreme Court, without Scalia, leaning liberal for second year”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.
“Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to Seattle Minimum Wage Law; Lawsuit argued the minimum wage law was applied unevenly”: Brent Kendall and Eric Morath of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
And Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Supreme Court Delivers A Victory For Supporters Of Seattle’s Minimum Wage Law; The justices won’t hear a constitutional challenge brought by franchise owners.”
“U.S. top court upholds cop’s conviction in auto repair scheme”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“NYU prof is 0-for-3 at SCOTUS this term — which is just what clients want”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.
“Supreme Court Could Weigh In on Redskins Trademark Case”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
In today’s mail: I received a copy of law professor John D. Inazu‘s new book, “Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference.”
“Justices uphold extortion conspiracy conviction”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Poll: Supreme Court blockade eroding support for Grassley.” Seung Min Kim of Politico.com has this report.
“Departing Judge Offers Blunt Defense of Ruling That Ended Stop-and-Frisk”: Benjamin Weiser has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
“The Showman: How U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara struck fear into Wall Street and Albany.” Jeffrey Toobin has this profile in the May 9, 2016 issue of The New Yorker.
Access online today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in Ocasio v. United States. No. 14-361. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a concurring opinion. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissenting opinion. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.
Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court today granted review in two new cases.
And in Boyer v. Davis, No. 15-8119, Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari.
In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Justices to hear copyright fight over cheerleaders’ uniforms“; “High court to hear patent fight over adult diapers“; “Justices reject franchises’ appeal over $15 Seattle wage“; “High court rejects appeal over long hair in Alabama prisons“; and “Supreme Court won’t review appeal from POM juices.”
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Cheerleading Uniform Copyright Clash Gets U.S. High Court Review” and “Adult-Diaper Dispute Gets U.S. Supreme Court Review in Patent Test.”
And Reuters reports that “Supreme Court rejects challenge to Seattle minimum wage law“; “U.S. top court rejects POM Wonderful appeal over advertising“; and “Supreme Court rejects appeal in shareholder suit against BP.”
