“‘Over My Dead Body’: The No. 1 Apple iTunes podcast focuses on Dan Markel murder case.” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
“‘Over My Dead Body’: The No. 1 Apple iTunes podcast focuses on Dan Markel murder case.” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court ruling means more information on mystery Mueller grand jury case may become public”: Ariane de Vogue and Katelyn Polantz of CNN have this report. Posted at 10:05 PM by Howard Bashman“As Ruth Bader Ginsburg Returns, Supreme Court Acts on Death Penalty and Pollution Cases”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court to decide if Clean Water Act limits Hawaii’s underground wastewater dumping.” Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court, With Ginsburg Back, Agrees to Hear Clean-Water Case, Blocks Texas Execution; Hawaii environmental case will give the justices a chance to clarify the extent to which the federal Clean Water Act applies to localized pollution.” Ledyard King and Richard Wolf of USA Today report that “Supreme Court will consider letting groundwater pollution escape regulation under Clean Water Act.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court takes case that could limit water pollution law.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Will Consider Limiting Scope of Clean Water Act.” And Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “SCOTUS will hear clean water case next term.” Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman“Roberts again sides with liberal Supreme Court justices in disagreeing with lower court interpretations”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report. Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Divided Supreme Court blocks Texas from executing intellectually disabled man, citing ‘lay stereotypes.’” Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court prevents Texas from executing intellectually disabled man.” Keri Blakinger of The Houston Chronicle reports that “Supreme Court sides with intellectually disabled Harris County death row inmate for second time.” Juan A. Lozano of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court rules out death penalty for Texas inmate.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court bars Texas from executing death row inmate.” And Jolie McCullough of The Texas Tribune reports that “For the second time, U.S. Supreme Court reverses death sentence decision for Texas inmate Bobby Moore; This time, the majority of the justices said Moore has shown he is intellectually disabled.” Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman“California’s Lawsuit Against Trump’s Emergency Wall Is Written to Appeal to Neil Gorsuch”: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. Posted at 7:24 PM by Howard Bashman“Clarence Thomas Just Joined Donald Trump’s Crusade to ‘Open Up’ Libel Laws”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. Posted at 7:20 PM by Howard Bashman“When Police Use Too Much Force: In cases where there is a question, courts should be asking for more facts, not fewer.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued earlier this month. Posted at 3:42 PM by Howard Bashman“Clarence Thomas Attacks the Press, Contradicting . . . Clarence Thomas; His opinion calling to roll back a key libel law isn’t really about originalism; Just read his earlier rulings”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion. Posted at 3:35 PM by Howard Bashman“Ruth Bader Ginsburg back on bench as Supreme Court resumes hearings”: Robert Barnes and Mark Berman of The Washington Post have this report. Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court bench two months after surgery for lung cancer.” Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press report that “Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court bench in public session.” Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung of Reuters report that “Ginsburg gets back to business in return to U.S. Supreme Court.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Ginsburg Is Active Questioner in First Argument Since Surgery.” Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Justice Ginsburg returns to the Supreme Court after surgery; The 85-year-old justice, who had a portion of one of her lungs removed after cancer was found, asked the first question in a case.” Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court for oral arguments.” And Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Ginsburg smiles, speaks in clear voice in return to Supreme Court bench.” You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service, No. 17-1594. Posted at 1:58 PM by Howard Bashman“Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Ruling”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Justice Thomas calls for reexamining landmark libel decision in case involving Cosby accuser.” Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court refuses to hear defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby by one of his accusers.” Laura McCrystal of The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article headlined “How Clarence Thomas used Bill Cosby to call for a reexamination of libel laws.” Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs defamation suit against Cosby.” Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Justice Clarence Thomas criticizes landmark Supreme Court press freedom ruling; The conservative jurist targeted the 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan case that set a standard for libel suits by public figures.” Tammy Kupperman and Sophie Tatum of CNN report that “Justice Clarence Thomas calls for reconsideration of landmark libel case.” And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner had a post titled “Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsidering Libel Standards As Supreme Court Rejects Cosby Case.” Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman“Chief Justice Roberts tells right-wing judges to slow their roll; The conservative Chief isn’t going to let Trumpy judges tear everything up at once”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at ThinkProgress. Posted at 1:15 PM by Howard Bashman“Tato and Tuto”: The fourth installment of the “Over My Dead Body” podcast focusing on the murder of law professor Dan Markel was posted online today, and you can access it via this link. Posted at 10:15 AM by Howard Bashman“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Back At The Supreme Court; The justice is attending Tuesday’s arguments — the first time since having surgery for lung cancer in December”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report. Posted at 9:48 AM by Howard BashmanAccess today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in one new case. The Court issued a per curiam decision in Moore v. Texas, No. 18-443. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued a concurring opinion. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil M. Gorsuch joined. In Schock v. United States, No. 18-406, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a statement respecting the denial of certiorari. And in McKee v. Cosby, No. No. 17-1542, Justice Thomas issued a concurrence in the denial of certiorari. Posted at 9:31 AM by Howard Bashman |
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