“Loughry out, Workman in as WV Supreme Court chief justice”: Today’s edition of The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette-Mail contains a front page article that begins, “Allen Loughry was abruptly replaced by Margaret Workman as chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday, following weeks of controversy over spending at the court and at least two state legislators calling for impeachment proceedings against Loughry.”
The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg, West Virginia reports that “Workman selected to replace Loughry as chief justice, says it’s time to restore public respect to court.”
And Brad McElhinny of MetroNews reports that “Loughry is out as chief justice, referencing federal investigation.”
“‘Little Pink House’ Movie Tackling ‘Kelo’ Supreme Court Decision Gets Release Date; The feature film explores the downside of eminent domain, putting it at odds with President Trump”: Paul Bond of The Hollywood Reporter has this article.
You can view the movie’s trailer on YouTube at this link.
“California public sector unions are about to be gutted by Supreme Court conservatives”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Sacramento Bee.
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg: the Supreme Court’s outspoken justice.” Steve Kurtz has this essay at FoxNews.com.
“A Prisoner Got a Book Deal. Now the State Wants Him to Pay for His Imprisonment.” Alexandra Alter of The New York Times has this report.
“Frustrated Military Tribunal Judge Indefinitely Halts Cole Bombing Case”: Charlie Savage has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
“Is It ‘Natural’? Consumers, and Lawyers, Want to Know; When products are labeled natural, the court challenges begin, raising questions about whether labeling is really misleading or simply fodder for a lawsuit.” Julie Creswell has this article in today’s edition off The New York Times.
“A Preview of a Union-Busting Case, and RBG’s Greatest Hits Tour: Details on the case that could gut public sector unions, and Justice Ginsburg speaks to #MeToo and due process.” Slate has posted online this new installment of its “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick.
