“7th Circuit: Birth certificates should list both mothers in same-sex marriages.” Marilyn Odendahl of The Indiana Lawyer has this report.
Peter Hayes of Bloomberg Law reports that “Indiana Must Recognize Children Born Into Same-Sex Marriages” (subscription required for full access).
And online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “After 32 Month Delay, 7th Circuit Affirms Equal Rights for Same-Sex Parents; The long-awaited decision requires Indiana to list married same-sex parents on their child’s birth certificate.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.
“U.S. chief justice faces unfamiliar glare of spotlight at Trump trial”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“Tear-Gas Grenades and ‘Qualified Immunity’; A rule meant to shield officials from frivolous lawsuits now protects unconstitutional conduct”: Robert McNamara had this op-ed in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
And at the “Cato at Liberty” blog, Jay Schweikert and Clark Neily have a post titled “As Supreme Court Considers Several Qualified Immunity Cases, A New Ally Joins The Fight.”
Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in six cases, which will produce a total of three hours of oral argument.
“Trump Judges Are Playing Keep-Away With His Tax Returns and Other Financial Records”: Ashwin Phatak has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Trump judge lashes out at a transgender litigant in a surprisingly cruel opinion; Judge Kyle Duncan was a prominent anti-LGBTQ lawyer before joining the bench”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
“Alabama Supreme Court denies Birmingham’s request to reconsider Confederate monument case”: Mike Cason of Alabama Media Group has this report.
“Two Jurors Voted to Acquit. He Was Convicted of Murder Anyway. Michael Shannon was wrongly convicted — a result of a Louisiana law rooted in discrimination. Why are split-jury verdicts still allowed in America?” Emily Bazelon has this article online at The New York Times Magazine.
“Trump Impeachment Team for Trial to Include Ken Starr, Alan Dershowitz; White House counsel Pat Cipollone will lead the president’s defense”: Rebecca Ballhaus and Michael C. Bender of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“Trump will name Alan Dershowitz to legal team in impeachment trial”: John R. Ellement and Christina Prignano of The Boston Globe have this report.
