Programming note: On Friday, I will be traveling to Portland, Maine, where this weekend I will attend this season’s final two home games of the Portland Sea Dogs (the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox), hosting the Trenton Thunder (the AA Eastern League affiliate of the New York Yankees). At least one brewery tour and eating lobster are also on the agenda.
Tomorrow’s journey will also feature a stop for lunch (more info here) in Worcester, Massachusetts.
As a result, additional posts will appear here on Friday night. In the interim, while I am on the road, additional appellate-related retweets may appear on this blog’s now-verified Twitter feed.
“Court: Michigan sex offender rules cannot be retroactive.” The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.
“Appeal seeks to overturn ‘Blurred Lines’ copyright verdict”: The Associated Press has this report.
And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “‘Blurred Lines’ Creators Urge Appeals Court to Reverse Marvin Gaye Family’s Trial Victory.”
“Bringing a Chicken to the Immigration Fight”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.
“What The #@$% Is ‘Moral Turpitude’ (Or Why I Love Posner Opinions)”: Dan Klau has this post today at his “Appealingly Brief!” blog about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.
The opinion concurring in the judgment that Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issued in the case can be accessed here.
“Lawsuit opens new front in Obama immigration legal fight”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“Louisiana Floods: 2012 Supreme Court ruling may spur takings lawsuits.” Amanda Reilly of Greenwire has this report.
“In Quoting Profanity, Some Judges Give a F#%&. Others Don’t”: Zoe Tillman of The National Law Journal has this report.
“Ranking Law Professors by Judicial Impact”: Jacob Gershman has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog” about a paper titled “Judicial Impact of Law School Faculties” recently posted online at SSRN.
“It’s still Cady’s Court: Our statistical review of the Iowa Supreme Court’s 2015-16 term.” Ryan Koopmans has this post today at “On Brief: Iowa’s Appellate Blog.”
“Two Liberal Judges Take a Stand Against Tenure”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
“Supreme Court Opinion Readability 2015”: Adam Feldman has this post today at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.
“Border exception” to Fourth Amendment’s reasonable suspicion requirement for warrantless search stretched to the breaking point, Sixth Circuit judge asserts: A partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued this interesting decision today.
“Voter fraud is not a persistent problem”: Sami Edge and Sean Holstege of News21 have this report. News 21 recently launched its “Voting Wars” web site.
“Is court deference to federal agencies unconstitutional? 10th Circuit judge thinks so.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.
“Appeals court overturns jury verdict that cleared Anaheim police in shooting of unarmed man”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
Sean Emery of The Orange County Register reports that “New trial ordered in suit over man’s killing by Anaheim police.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Retrial ordered in suit over man’s killing by California cop.”
Circuit Judge John B. Owens wrote yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.
“Why it Matters: Supreme Court.” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.
“SCOTUS Short-Lister Watford Praised by Both Sides”: Patrick Gregory of Bloomberg BNA has this report.
“‘The Brain’ and ‘The Monster’: The Many Personas of Judge Richard Posner.” Jacob Gershman has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”
“Do Judicial Deference Doctrines Actually Matter?” Christopher J. Walker has this post today at the blog of the Library of Law and Liberty.
“Four Begin Supreme Court Fellowships”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued this news release today.
“Rendell’s role in Third Circuit en banc cases, and another look at whether the court uses en banc rehearing ideologically”: Matthew Stiegler has this post at his “CA3blog.”
“Clock running out on challenges to voting rights cases in key states”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report.
“Hillary Clinton will likely have a unique chance to remake the federal judiciary”: Matthew Yglesias has this post at Vox.com.
“The Tenth Circuit vs. Brand X”: Daniel Hemel has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.
