“Adnan Syed case: Maryland high court reinstates ‘Serial’ subject’s conviction.” Tim Prudente of The Baltimore Sun has this report.
Andrea Mandell of USA Today reports that “Appeals court denies Adnan Syed a new trial after ‘Serial’ podcast made him famous.”
Brian Witte of The Associated Press reports that “Court denies new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast murder case.”
Gabriella Borter of Reuters reports that “Maryland top court upholds ‘Serial’ murder conviction.”
My earlier coverage of today’s ruling of Maryland’s highest court can be accessed here.
“President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees”: The White House today issued this news release, which includes the nomination of Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Brown to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Presumably the Camry of Justice will also be making the trip.
And another of the nominees for a Texas federal district judgeship is a former law clerk to Fifth Circuit Judge Don R. Willett from when Willett served on the Texas Supreme Court.
“Maryland Court of Appeals reinstates Adnan Syed’s conviction”: NBC affiliate WBAL-TV 11 has this breaking news report.
You can access today’s 4-to-3 ruling of the Court of Appeals of Maryland — that state’s highest court — at this link.
“Washington lawyer expects Supreme Court will take Pittsburgh rapper’s case”: Scott Mervis of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.
Coincidentally, the “Washington lawyer” to whom this article’s headline refers just happens to currently serve as the petitioner’s counsel of record in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Update: The contents of the March 2018 issue of the Harvard Law Review were posted online today, and the issue includes this Recent Cases note about the Pa. Supreme Court‘s ruling (consisting of a majority opinion and a concurring and dissenting opinion) in Commonwealth v. Knox.
“Could a Philly killer’s appeal lead Pa. Supreme Court to abolish the death penalty?” Liz Navratil and Angela Couloumbis of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.
“Medical mystery: Could Supreme Court justice’s death have been prevented?” Allan B. Schwartz, M.D. has this essay online at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“Taking Laughter Seriously at the Supreme Court”: Law professors Tonja Jacobi and Matthew Sag — who together operate the “SCOTUS OA” blog — have posted this article online at SSRN.
Update: Online at The National Law Journal, Marcia Coyle discusses this piece in an article headlined “‘Laughter Is a Blood Sport’ at the Supreme Court, Scholars Say in New Study” (registration or subscription may be required for access).
“Transgender Iowans can use Medicaid for transition-related care, Iowa Supreme Court rules”: Courtney Crowder of The Des Moines Register has this report.
And Margery A. Beck of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Iowa court: Medicaid can cover sex reassignment surgery.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Iowa at this link.
