“Court denies white supremacist Matthew Hale appeal”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Another appeal by a white supremacist convicted in 2004 for soliciting the murder of a federal judge in Chicago has been rejected.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.
Seventh Circuit pens latest chapter of the Prenda Law saga: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.
According to the opinion, “Hansmeier, Steele, and Duffy were the members of a shifting and overlapping set of law firms and business entities that a district court dubbed a ‘porno-trolling collective.'”
“Arkansas execution case could lead court to revisit Oklahoma”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Obama administration wants immigration case back at Supreme Court”: Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.
And online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “Immigration Case Deserves Another Day in the Supreme Court.”
“Virginia high court considers whether McAuliffe erred in restoring felons’ voting rights”: Fenit Nirappil of The Washington Post has this report.
And Michael Martz of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that “Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s refusal to release rights restoration list dismays Supreme Court.”
“White House Asks Supreme Court for New Review of Immigration Policy With 9 Justices; High court deadlocked 4-4 over appeal of lower court ruling that blocked president’s plan for four million illegal immigrants”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
“Voting challenges head toward the Supreme Court: 4 cases to watch.” Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report.
“The Real Reason Why Judges Should Keep Quiet About Elections: The restrictions remind judges to aspire to be apolitical.” Law professor Richard L. Hasen and Dahlia Lithwick have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Court: Feds need not release post-Ted Stevens evidence guide.” Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post that begins, “A federal appeals court has declared that the Justice Department need not make public a guide to when prosecutors should disclose evidence to defendants in criminal cases, but two of the three judges deciding the case took the unusual step of indicating that they believe the manual should be public.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.
“Justices, Like Any Other Judges, Should Not Be Partisans: a Response to Eric Segall.” Steve Sanders had this post Sunday at “Dorf on Law.”
“Letting Prosecutors Write the Law: It’s more common than you think.” Andrew Cohen has this article online at The Marshall Project.
“Supreme Court nominee out in cold as election heats up”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.