“Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court.” Reuters has posted this photo essay online. The final photo in the series launches a 16-part slideshow.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016
“Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court.” Reuters has posted this photo essay online. The final photo in the series launches a 16-part slideshow. Posted at 11:52 AM by Howard Bashman“Public Affairs TV with Jeff Berkowitz”: Featuring Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner. You can view on YouTube in two parts, here and here. Posted at 11:42 AM by Howard Bashman“All’s Well That’s Orwell: Justices Ginsburg and Breyer Put ‘Big Brother’ on Trial.” Jess Bravin has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.” Posted at 11:38 AM by Howard Bashman“Report Reveals State Court Judges Disproportionately White and Male: American Constitution Society Presents First-of-its-kind Data That State Courts Do Not Reflect the Communities They Serve.” The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy today issued a report titled “The Gavel Gap: Who Sits in Judgement at State Courts?” Additional information can be accessed via this link. Posted at 11:35 AM by Howard Bashman“Statement by Chief Judge Garland Regarding Posting of D.C. Circuit Judgments”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit posted this notice online today. Posted at 11:33 AM by Howard Bashman“Making a Killing: The business and politics of selling guns.” Evan Osnos has this article in the June 27, 2016 issue of The New Yorker. And online today at The New Yorker, Osnos has a post titled “Forget Congress — The Gun Business Faces a Judge.” Posted at 11:32 AM by Howard Bashman“GPS tracker was attached to suspect’s leg. But leg wasn’t attached to the suspect.” Peter Hermann of The Washington Post has this report. Posted at 11:27 AM by Howard Bashman“Sonia Sotomayor’s devastating defense of civil liberties”: Scott Lemieux has this essay online at The Week. And at Salon.com, Daniel Denvir has an essay titled “If you loved Sotomayor’s dissent in the 4th Amendment case, you should be worried about a Justice Garland; Garland’s track record suggests he likely would’ve voted with the conservative majority in the stop-and-seizure case.” Posted at 11:22 AM by Howard Bashman“U.S. Circuit Court Vacancies: Overview and Comparative Analysis.” Barry J. McMillion of the Congressional Research Service has this report. Posted at 11:16 AM by Howard Bashman“Senate hearing friendly for appointment to replace Fargo-based appeals judge”: Patrick Springer of The Forum of Fargo, North Dakota has this report. Posted at 11:10 AM by Howard Bashman“American Bar Association Praises Obama Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland; Senate Republicans blocking appointment remain unmoved”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report. And Reuters reports that “U.S. legal group lavishes praise on Obama Supreme Court nominee.” The American Bar Association’s report can be accessed here. Posted at 11:06 AM by Howard Bashman“Can Ohio attorneys use medical marijuana? Supreme Court panel will weigh in.” Jackie Borchardt of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report. Posted at 9:14 AM by Howard Bashman“Jewish justice joining Argentina’s Supreme Court in landmark appointment”: The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has this report. Posted at 9:12 AM by Howard Bashman“Google Link in Supreme Court Case Shows Struggle on Citation”: Jeff John Roberts has this report today at Fortune.com. Posted at 9:06 AM by Howard Bashman“Obama’s health advisors reject ‘right of conscience’ challenge to California’s required abortion coverage”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report. Posted at 8:52 AM by Howard Bashman“Get Ready: The Next ‘Citizens United’ Is Coming; Jim Bopp, the lawyer who spearheaded the blockbuster decision, wants to open another floodgate for unrestricted campaign money.” Carrie Levine has this report today at Politico Magazine. Posted at 8:50 AM by Howard Bashman“Obama’s Supreme Court lawyer ends ‘intense’ tenure”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report. Posted at 8:42 AM by Howard Bashman“A Short-Handed Supreme Court Picks Its Path”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View. Posted at 8:40 AM by Howard Bashman“Constitution Check: Where do gun rights stand now?” Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center. Posted at 8:37 AM by Howard Bashman“Requiem for Scalia as Justices Let Feds Off the Hook”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View. Posted at 8:34 AM by Howard BashmanTuesday, June 21, 2016
“Suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore responds to judicial ethics complaint”: Kent Faulk of The Birmingham News has this report. And Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser has an article headlined “Roy Moore: Same-sex marriage order was meant as advice.” Posted at 11:20 PM by Howard Bashman“Clerk asks court to dismiss appeals in gay marriage lawsuit”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A Kentucky clerk who spent five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to dismiss her appeals of a judge’s ruling because of a new state law that will take effect next month.” Posted at 11:09 PM by Howard Bashman“North Carolina Faces Tough Questions From Appeals Court on Voting Law; At Issue Is Whether GOP-Backed Law Tightening Voting Rules Discriminates Against Minorities”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report. Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Appeals court considers North Carolina’s controversial voting rules.” And Reuters reports that “Federal judges question intent behind North Carolina voting law.” You can access via this link (60.4 MB mp3 audio file) the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Posted at 11:00 PM by Howard Bashman“Sealed Appellee” a/k/a United States of America, the prosecution in a federal criminal case: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today issued this decision in a case captioned Sealed Appellee v. Sealed Appellant. As noted in the title of this post, the identity of the “Sealed Appellee” in this case seems rather obvious. Posted at 10:40 PM by Howard Bashman“U.S. appeals court rejects gunmaker’s claim on silencer”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today. Posted at 10:28 PM by Howard Bashman“Court hears ‘Docs v. Glocks’ case: Is law unenforceable?” Rhonda Cook of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report. And The Associated Press reports that “Court mulls law limiting docs’ talk with patients about guns.” Posted at 10:00 PM by Howard Bashman“Abortion, race, immigration among last Supreme Court cases”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report. Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman“SCOTUS ruling on Utah drug case could affect police searches”: Pat Reavy of The Deseret News has this report. Posted at 9:32 AM by Howard BashmanMonday, June 20, 2016
“Judge erred in dismissing Darren Wilson grand juror lawsuit, appeals court says”: Robert Patrick of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today. Posted at 10:45 PM by Howard Bashman“Europe Can’t Pick and Choose When U.S. Law Applies”: Law professor Noah Feldman as this essay online at Bloomberg View. Posted at 10:00 PM by Howard Bashman“Police: Markel suspect changed his story.” Jennifer Portman of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. And Jose Lambiet of The Daily Mail (UK) reported last week that “Girlfriend defends the ex-brother-in-law of FSU professor shot dead in his driveway who cops say is connected to execution-style ‘murder-for-hire.’” Posted at 9:52 PM by Howard Bashman“Law allowing gun rights groups to sue municipalities ruled unconstitutional”: Wallace McKelvey of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report. Karen Langley of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article headlined “Pa. High court: NRA can’t challenge local gun laws.” And The Associated Press reports that “Pennsylvania law aiding NRA lawsuits nixed by high court.” You can access today’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at this link. Posted at 9:36 PM by Howard Bashman“Constitution Check: Are the Insular Cases still binding, after a century?” Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center. Posted at 4:58 PM by Howard Bashman“The Unabomber Claims Letters Written In His Name Are A Hoax; The notorious domestic terrorist says ‘some creep in Santa Barbara’ is impersonating him in letters to journalists”: Andrew Kaczynski (no relation) of BuzzFeed News has this report. Posted at 4:40 PM by Howard Bashman“U.S. Supreme Court rules for police in Utah search case”: Pamela Manson of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report. Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports that “Supreme Court Says Police May Use Evidence Found After Illegal Stops.” Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court rules 5 to 3 that mistakes by officer don’t undermine conviction.” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court gives police more power to stop and question people.” Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court allows searches based on outstanding arrest warrants.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court backs police in Utah drug search case.” And in commentary, online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “Invoking Racial Justice at the U.S. Supreme Court.” Posted at 4:35 PM by Howard Bashman |
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