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Thursday, September 22, 2016

“Anonymous online critics can’t be easily unmasked, Kentucky Supreme Court rules”: John Cheves of The Lexington Herald-Leader has an article that begins, “Anonymous critics on the internet can’t be unmasked by a defamation lawsuit unless the plaintiff proves with evidence that what they said was false, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in a significant First Amendment decision released Thursday.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Kentucky at this link.

Posted at 7:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Can insider trading case at SCOTUS help Leon Cooperman?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post today.

Posted at 7:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Incorrigible’ public masturbator shouldn’t be locked up for life, Supreme Court says”: Aimee Green of The Oregonian has an article that begins, “The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday for the first time reversed a life prison sentence for an unstoppable public masturbator — saying Oregon’s three-strikes-you’re-out law for repeat sex offenders isn’t always constitutional.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Oregon at this link.

Posted at 7:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“When Second Amendment Rights Need Defending: Liberals are failing immigrants, medical marijuana users, and the disabled on gun rights.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.

Posted at 4:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“The OSG and More Potential Cases for 2016”: Adam Feldman has this post today at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

Posted at 4:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Parking While Black: The courts are about to decide if police have another legal method for harassing black citizens.” Law professor Bennett L. Gershman has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 2:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Constitution Check: Might the Supreme Court overrule its own gun rights ruling?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 2:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Widow’s appeal of Atlantic Coast Pipeline survey to test property rights amendment before state’s highest court”: In today’s edition of The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Michael Martz has a front page article that begins, “An 83-year-old widow’s appeal of Virginia’s controversial pipeline survey law will come before the state’s highest court to test a constitutional amendment that voters approved almost four years ago to protect private property rights.”

And in today’s edition of The News Leader of Staunton, Virginia, Gabe Cavallaro has a front page article headlined “County resident’s pipeline appeal in Va. Supreme Court.”

Posted at 11:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“Virginia Supreme Court to hear Daily Press appeal over court database”: In today’s edition of The Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia, Reema Amin has a front page article that begins, “The Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal requested by the Daily Press in a yearlong dispute over whether the state’s Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court must release a database of court case information.”

And Frank Green of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that “Virginia Supreme Court to hear newspaper appeal of records ruling.”

Posted at 11:24 AM by Howard Bashman



“University of Tennessee investigating law professor’s tweet on Charlotte demonstrators”: The Knoxville News Sentinel has this report.

And at “InstaPundit,” Glenn Reynolds has this post and this post about the matter.

Posted at 11:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“How Mexico Saves Its Citizens from the Death Penalty in the U.S.: A fund is designated to train, pay and advise American defense lawyers.” Maurice Chammah has this article online today at The Marshall Project.

Posted at 7:50 AM by Howard Bashman