“La. Not Immune From Flonase Class Settlement, Says GSK”: Jeannie O’Sullivan of Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access) on an oral argument that occurred today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Lisa Blatt argued the appeal for appellant GSK. You can access the oral argument audio via this link (16.8 MB mp3 audio file).
“Fed appeals court quashes bids to unravel Colorado marijuana laws, but door still open for RICO suits; Appeals court panel sends racketeering claim by southern Colorado horse ranchers back to district court; shuts down complaints by Oklahoma and Nebraska”: Alicia Wallace of The Cannabist, a publication of The Denver Post, has this report.
Sara Randazzo of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Court Allows Colorado Couple to Sue Marijuana Growers; Ruling based on federal law that considers pot production and sales illegal, even though the state law allows it; could expose recreational marijuana industry to more private litigation.”
And Kristen Wyatt of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Neighbors can sue pot grower for stinky smells.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.
Not to be outdone, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today issued a ruling upholding the First Amendment rights of an organization seeking to hold a rally supporting the legalization of marijuana on the steps of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in Lafayette, Indiana.
My first Twitter poll ever: At this link, concerning a visit to Northern California later this month.
“Nakamura is new chief justice of NM Supreme Court”: Katy Barnitz of The Albuquerque Journal has this report.
“Constitution Can’t Stop Trump From Blocking Tweets: Twitter as a private company can set the rules, even for a public figure like the president.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
“Beef expert says controversial label for BPI product is false”: Nick Hytrek of The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal has this report.
“President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Candidate Nominations”: The White House issued this news release (in two parts) today.
And at “Above the Law,” David Lat has a post titled “The Latest Legal Luminaries Nominated For Federal Judgeships By President Trump; Prominent conservatives are hailing this latest slate as ‘a fantastic list.’”
“White House Announces Slate of 11 Judicial Nominees”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
“In defense of Trump’s DOJ lawyers: a guest post.” Andrew Pincus has this guest post at Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight.
“#AppellateTwitter Becomes Internet Hotspot For Legal Nerds”: Jess Krochtengel of Law360.com has this report.
“Who Is Dangerous, and Who Dies? An appalling and racialized standard of ‘future dangerousness’ has been used to condemn defendants. This lawyer fought it.” Errol Morris has this essay/interview online at The New York Times.
“Privacy in the Cellphone Age”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The New York Times.
“Answers, and new questions, on partisan gerrymandering”: Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.
“Trump nominates new slate of federal judges”: Dave Boyer of The Washington Times has an article that begins, “President Trump announced a new round of 11 judicial nominations Wednesday, including three nominees for high-profile federal appeals courts.”
“Trump’s Terrible Judicial Trifecta: Passing on alt-right conspiracies. Railing about ‘teaching gayness.’ Arguing for leniency to sentence minors to death. And these three nominees are expected to be confirmed easily.” Eleanor Clift has this essay online at The Daily Beast.
“State Supreme Court skeptical about key death penalty provision”: Bob Egelko has this front page article in today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.
Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports that “California’s top court appears divided on ballot measure to speed up executions.”
Brian Melley of The Associated Press reports that “Justices skeptical about death sentence appeal deadlines.”
Randol White and Ben Adler of Capital Public Radio report that “California Supreme Court Weighs Proposition 66 Lawsuit.”
And Maria Dinzeo of Courthouse News Service reports that “California Justices Leery of Bid to Speed Executions.”
Once it becomes available online, you will be able to view the video of yesterday’s oral argument in the Supreme Court of California via this link.
“White House lawyers face a Clinton-era legal trap in Russia probe; In Whitewater, communications with government attorneys were subject to review by special counsel — something Trump may avoid now by relying on his own lawyer”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.
“Former Pa. governors: Time for merit selection of judges.” Dick Thornburgh, Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker, Ed Rendell, and Tom Corbett had this op-ed in yesterday’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.