“Al-Marri pleads not guilty to terror charges”: This article appears today in The Peoria Journal Star.
The Chicago Tribune reports today that “Peoria man pleads not guilty in terror case.”
In The New York Times, John Schwartz reports that “Accused Qaeda Sleeper Agent in Court.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Former ‘enemy combatant’ pleads not guilty in Ill.”
The web site of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois provides access to the docket entries in the case at this link.
“Was ‘Hillary: The Movie’ wrongly censored?; The Supreme Court hears a case Tuesday about rules governing campaign advocacy and finance.” Warren Richey will have this article Tuesday in The Christian Science Monitor.
“Rep. Frank calls Scalia a ‘homophobe’ in interview”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Strip-Search of a Girl Is to Test Limit of School Policy”: Adam Liptak will have this article Tuesday in The New York Times.
In the March 2009 issue of The Georgetown Law Journal: Jamal Greene has an article titled “Selling Originalism.”
Pierre Schlag has a provocative essay titled “Spam Jurisprudence, Air Law, and the Rank Anxiety of Nothing Happening (A Report on the State of the Art).” In the essay’s very first footnote — long before the essay’s footnotes become entirely schizophrenic — Schlag cites to Adam Liptak’s pre-law school, 1985 “About Men” essay published in The New York Times under the headline “Playing Air Guitar.”
And among the several responses to Schlag’s essay is one by Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner titled “The State of Legal Scholarship Today: A Comment on Schlag.”
“Lawyer: Chemical-weapon law misapplied in Pa. case.” The Associated Press has this report on an appeal argued today before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
“Dean Koh to be Nominated as Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State”: Yale Law School has today issued this news release.
The New Haven Register has a news update headlined “Yale law dean headed for State Department.”
And The Yale Daily News has an update headlined “Koh named for State post.”
“SG Kagan Presented to Supreme Court”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”
“No new grants; U.S. views sought”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog” about the Order List that the U.S. Supreme Court issued today.
And The Associated Press reports that “Court won’t hear appeal by former Border Patrol.”
Rulings of note that the Supreme Court of Georgia issued today: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a news update headlined “Court revives Atlanta tax suit against online travel firms.” And The Associated Press reports that “Ga. court revives Web hotel price scheme challenge.” You can access the ruling at this link.
Rankin also has a news update headlined “Court tosses out $5M verdict against DeKalb in student death; Family of Emory student had sued after he was killed doing community service.” You can access the ruling at this link.
Law professor blogger to marry commenter at aforementioned law professor blog: Congratulations to Ann Althouse! Only time will tell whether this will allow her husband-to-be to be jealous if she’s spending too much time blogging once they are married.
“High court justices skeptical in case against Enron exec”: The Houston Chronicle has this news update.
And Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Court weighs double jeopardy for ex-Enron exec.”
You can access the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Yeager v. United States, No. 08-67, at this link.
“Original Sin: Scalia Unplugged — Supreme Court Justice Uses The Language Of Sin To Describe His Ideological Opponents.” CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen has this new installment of his “CourtWatch” column.
Programming note: This morning, I’ll be traveling to and from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania to meet with two appellate clients who reside there. Additional posts will appear here later this afternoon.
At 10 a.m. eastern time today, the Supreme Court of the United States will issue an Order List (link won’t function until Order List posted online). “SCOTUSblog” will provide coverage of today’s orders.
“Ex-Enron exec taking his case to high court today; Yeager says he shouldn’t be retried after acquittal on related charges”: The Houston Chronicle today contains an article that begins, “The first Enron defendant to bring an argument before the U.S. Supreme Court isn’t among the best-known.”
“Wal-Mart Ruling Has Wide Reach on Discrimination Cases”: Today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an article that begins, “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heads back to a federal appeals court on Tuesday to argue that a sex-discrimination lawsuit against it shouldn’t proceed as a class-action case covering more than a million women.”
“Putting Guantanamo to good use”: Nathaniel T. Wheelwright has this op-ed today in The Boston Globe.
“Justice may face GOP ire on tenure; Albin drawing fire over his ‘activism'”: The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger today contains an article that begins, “Slim, slight and studious, Barry Albin can walk down just about any street in New Jersey without being recognized. That may soon change. Albin, one of seven justices on the New Jersey Supreme Court, is about to become a lightning rod in what promises to be a tough gubernatorial campaign.”
“Hellhole: The United States holds tens of thousands of inmates in long-term solitary confinement; Is this torture?” Atul Gawande has this “Annals of Human Rights” article in the March 30, 2009 issue of The New Yorker.
“Make merit matter by adopting new system of selecting judges; We can achieve accountability by retention voting”: Wallace B. Jefferson, the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, has this op-ed today in The Houston Chronicle.
“Panel tackles all things Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Charlottesville Daily Progress, reporting on this event.
“4nino” has four U.S. Supreme Court Justice bobblehead dolls (only one of which depicts Nino) up for auction at eBay: You can view the items by clicking here. The auctions will end approximately four days from now.
“Obama policies fresh air for medical marijuana advocates”: McClatchy Newspapers have this report.
“Exxon Valdez: Can it happen again?” In advance of the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster on Tuesday, this article appears today in The Anchorage Daily News, along with an article headlined “Guarding against another Exxon Valdez.”
“Indian feud, 21 counties, a big lawsuit: Demand for $1 trillion in gold spotlights little-known group.” This article appears today in The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger.
“The Guard Who Found Islam: Terry Holdbrooks stood watch over prisoners at Gitmo; What he saw made him adopt their faith.” The March 30, 2009 issue of Newsweek will contain this article.
“Judges face problems when their cases involve donors”: This article appears today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
“Tribe holds city rally to demand trust status”: Today’s edition of The Providence (R.I.) Journal contains an article that begins, “Members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe and supporters paraded more than three miles through the city and held a rally downtown yesterday to call on Congress to pass legislation that would allow the government to place land in trust for the tribe in Charlestown. Legislation would be necessary for the tribe to work around a decision last month by the U.S. Supreme Court that the U.S. Department of the Interior could not place land in trust for the tribe because the Narragansetts were not under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act became law in 1934.”
“Coming Soon: Declassified Bush-Era Torture Memos.” Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball will have this article in the March 30, 2009 issue of Newsweek.
“Lawyers’ late filings can be deadly for inmates; Tardy paperwork takes away final appeals for nine men, six of whom have been executed”: This article appears today in The Houston Chronicle.
“Preview: Movies as political messages.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Mr. Obama and the Rule of Law”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.
OMG — Linda Greenhouse is a liberal !!?! In response to this news, Mark Obbie has a post titled “Did Greenhouse overstep an imaginary line?” at his “LawBeat” blog. Obbie’s post now also features a response that Greenhouse emailed to him.
For what it’s worth, I have no problem with the fact that a former news reporter has joined an organization with a political point of view. Whether Greenhouse’s own political point of view was, or should have been, imperceptable while she was covering the U.S. Supreme Court presents the more interesting question insofar as I’m concerned.
“Court settles lawsuit over 1997 death of Fort Knox worker”: This article appears today in The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reporting on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Alaska issued yesterday.
“U.S. high court deals blow to tribe’s Amador casino plans”: The Sacramento Bee today contains an article that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court may have done something that Amador County couldn’t manage in two years of legal battles. It may have indirectly stopped another Indian casino from locating in the rural county.”
