“Spanking a child isn’t abuse unless there’s proof of harm, Utah Supreme Court says”: Tiffany Frandsen of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.
And Wendy Leonard of The Deseret News reports that “Spanking only abusive if there is proof of harm, Utah Supreme Court says.”
You can access Wednesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Utah at this link.
“Loud Voices From Below”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.
“Court Lets Stand $40 Million Award To Student Sickened After A Tick Bite While On School Trip”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report.
Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Connecticut consists of the opinion of the court and two concurring opinions (here and here).
The case was before Connecticut’s highest court on certified question of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. My coverage of the Second Circuit’s earlier ruling in this case can be accessed here.
“Justice Dept. Doesn’t Want AmEx Case to Go to Supreme Court”: Liz Crampton of Bloomberg BNA has this report.
“Senator Grassley not expecting imminent Supreme Court vacancy”: Richard Cowan of Reuters has this report.