“Celebrity injunction: PJS cannot be named, says Supreme Court; An injunction banning the naming of a celebrity involved in an alleged extra-marital relationship should stay in place, the Supreme Court has ruled.” BBC News has this report.
You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom at this link.
“Trump’s list snubs top legal conservatives; Some of the GOP’s A-list candidates for the Supreme Court don’t make the cut”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.
“Trump’s Supreme Court wish-list is designed to reassure conservatives”: Steven Mazie has this post tonight at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.
“In a battle between Texas tort reform and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Rules win”: Benjamin Gould has this post at his “Appellate Briefs” blog about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.
“The Real Reason Why All The People Trump Wants To Put On The Supreme Court Are White”: Ian Millhiser has this post today at ThinkProgress.
“Oklahoma’s Quixotic Abortion Bill: Sooner State lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that would send doctors who perform the procedure to prison.” Matt Ford of The Atlantic has this report.
“Federal Judge in Texas Demands Justice Dept. Lawyers Take Ethics Class”: Michael D. Shear will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Trump’s Supreme Court picks have close ties to GOP senators; A brother, a former law professor and several acquaintances of lawmakers make his list”: Seung Min Kim of Politico.com has this report.
“Oklahoma Passes Bill That Would Subject Abortion Doctors to Felony Charges”: Erik Eckholm will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Trump’s Supreme Court list: all conservative, some provocative.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“Oklahoma bill likely unconstitutional: Experts.” Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.
“2nd Circuit’s repose opinion vindicates banks’ billion-dollar MBS settlements”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.
“Trump’s shortlist rankles greens”: Robin Bravender of Greenwire has this report.
“The poll also found decreased [public] support for a vote on Judge Merrick B. Garland.” So reports The New York Times in an article you can access online here.
“Supreme Court Rules Right to Speedy Trial Ends at Guilty Verdict”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
“Oklahoma Legislature passes bill making it a felony to perform an abortion”: Rick Green of The Oklahoman has this report.
Barbara Hoberock of The Tulsa World reports that “Oklahoma Senate passes bill to make it a felony to perform abortions.”
The Associated Press reports that “Oklahoma lawmakers OK bill criminalizing performing abortion.”
And Reuters reports that “Oklahoma bill to jail abortion doctors heads to governor.”
“One of Trump’s SCOTUS Picks Supported a Revolutionary Pro-Trans Constitutional Ruling”: Mark Joseph Stern has this essay online today at Slate.
“Clock did not run out on FDIC lawsuit versus big banks: U.S. court.” Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.
“SCOTUSblog is looking for a new editor, to start work in September 2016.” Andrew Hamm has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”
Amy Howe currently serves as that blog’s editor. I had heard rumors that this could be Lyle Denniston‘s final Term at the U.S. Supreme Court for “SCOTUSblog.” Denniston, in terms of longevity and quality, is the Vin Scully of U.S. Supreme Court coverage. The hiring of a new editor would allow Howe to replace Denniston as that blog’s representative at the Supreme Court going forward.
On a related note, Denniston delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of the University of Nebraska College of Law earlier this month, and you can view the text of his remarks at this link.
“High court rules against NY man denied re-entry to US”: Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has this report. The AP also reports that “Justices say no constitutional right to speedy sentencing” and “Justices back company seeking legal fees from government.”
“Computers and warrants: Some senators oppose Justice plan.” The Associated Press has this report.
“Cautiously Optimistic about Trump’s SCOTUS Shortlist”: Law professor Josh Blackman has this essay online today at National Review.
“New poll finds 9 in 10 Native Americans aren’t offended by Redskins name”: John Woodrow Cox, Scott Clement, and Theresa Vargas of The Washington Post have this report.
“Constitution Check: Is plea bargaining a step toward closing Guantanamo?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.
“The Supreme Court Is Not Doing Its Job: Don’t let the elegant posturing of the eight justices fool you.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.
“Appellate nominee gets hearing, confirmation still in doubt”: Craig Gilbert of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “The Senate took a modest step Wednesday toward filling the oldest vacancy of its kind in the country by holding a hearing on the nomination of Wisconsin lawyer Donald Schott for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.”
You can view online the video of yesterday’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on judicial nominations via this link.
“Trump’s Supreme Court List Might Reassure Conservatives, But Leaves Off Big Names”: Nina Totenberg of NPR has this report.
“Democrats hold mock confirmation hearing for Judge Garland”: Dave Boyer of The Washington Times has this report.
C-SPAN has posted the video of the event at this link.
“Diane Sykes on Trump list for U.S. Supreme Court”: Craig Gilbert and Bill Glauber of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.
Access online today’s rulings in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court today issued rulings in three argued cases.
1. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Luna Torres v. Lynch, No. 14-1096. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Clarence Thomas and Stephen G. Breyer joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.
2. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Betterman v. Montana, No. 14-1457. Justice Thomas issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. And Justice Sotomayor also issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.
3. And Justice Anthony M. Kennedy delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, No. 14-1375. Justice Thomas issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.