“GOP: Challenge to ballot question on judges’ retirement age ‘flawed.'” Kathy Boccella of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.
And this past Sunday’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contained an editorial titled “The misleading Pa. ballot question that shouldn’t be asked” that begins, “The underhanded lengths taken to extend the tenure of Pennsylvania judges nearing mandatory retirement are yet another example of why distrust in government looms large in American politics today.”
“FIU loses appeal in trademark lawsuit against Florida National University”: The Miami Herald has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.
“State outlines evidence, witnesses in Markel case”: Sean Rossman has this front page article in today’s edition of The Tallahassee Democrat.
“New York State Makes It Legal to Cry in Your Funeral Pie”: Sarah Maslin Nir will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“‘Rosetta Stone’ Needed to Decode California’s Supreme Court”: Online today at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay that begins, “It isn’t often that Stephen Reinhardt, arguably the most liberal member of the federal bench, agrees with Jay Bybee, the judge who was head of former President George W. Bush’s Office of Legal Counsel when the torture memos were produced.”
“The Ghosts of Shelby County: Despite some recent wins, voting rights are still under siege.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.
“How to Libel a Porn Star”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.
“What Law Firms Can Learn From SCOTUSblog”: Andrew Longstreth has this article online at Bloomberg Law.
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“Chevron Deference and the Proposed ‘Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016’: A Sign of the Times.” Law professor Vikram David Amar has this essay today at Justia.com’s “Verdict.”
“Scott Walker Just Put An Insane Person On His State’s Supreme Court”: Ian Millhiser has this post online at ThinkProgress.
“Court says Obamacare birth control option may violate Catholics’ rights, even if they don’t use it”: Columnist Michael Hiltzik has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.
“Federal judge from Palmer Township has died”: Rudy Miller of The Express-Times of Easton, Pennsylvania has this report.
“Government’s Privacy Rights Don’t Exceed the Public’s”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
“Alameda County defends restrictions on gun-shop locations”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.
