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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 "Teacher fired over pregnancy can sue religious school": Terry Baynes of Reuters has a report that begins, "A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a Florida teacher's lawsuit against the Christian school that fired her after she confessed to conceiving a child before her marriage." Circuit Judge Ed Carnes wrote today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel. "Unleash the Hounds: Why Justice Souter should publish his secret dissent in Citizens United." Law professor Richard L. Hasen, author of the "Election Law Blog," has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. Posted at 02:41 PM by Howard Bashman Splintered en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issues habeas decision involving Michigan's Rape Shield Law: You can access today's en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link. Posted at 10:42 AM by Howard Bashman "Dream Act supporters target filibuster": In today's edition of The Washington Times, Stephen Dinan has an article that begins, "Illegal-immigrant students and some House Democrats sued the Senate this week to try to overturn the upper chamber's filibuster rule, arguing that the 60-vote threshold applied to most major legislation violates the Constitution and is blocking important legislation, such as legalization for illegal immigrants." Posted at 08:52 AM by Howard Bashman "Admitted file-swapper begs Supreme Court for help; Says RIAA sought huge damages to create an 'urban legend'": Nate Anderson has this report online at Ars Technica. Posted at 08:50 AM by Howard Bashman "Obama implementing same Bush policies on terror he once reviled; Guantanamo trials highlight what he's kept": This article appears today in The Washington Times. Posted at 08:46 AM by Howard Bashman "Scalia Turns Advocate Against Obama as Queries Criticized": Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report. Posted at 08:44 AM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Court ruling prompts calls for change": Today's edition of The Citizens' Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania contains an article that begins, "A state Supreme Court ruling last month denying tax-exempt status to a religious camp in Pike County is spurring an effort in the Senate to amend the state Constitution." And earlier this month, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that "Ruling 'game-changer' for nonprofit tax status." My most recent earlier coverage of this case can be accessed here. "Gay prosecutor's rejection for judgeship lands Virginia back in spotlight": This article appears today in The Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Washington Post reports today that "Virginia General Assembly rejects openly gay prosecutor for Richmond judgeship." And The New York Times reports that "Gay Prosecutor Is Denied Virginia Judgeship Despite Bipartisan Support." Tuesday, May 15, 2012 "Ex-DOJ Official Spars with Agency over Ethics Question": Brent Kendall has this post today at WSJ.com's "Law Blog." Posted at 10:40 PM by Howard Bashman "Lives in the Law: Justice John Paul Stevens." Duke Law News has this report. Posted at 10:36 PM by Howard Bashman "N.Y. Senate passes bill to make viewing child porn on Internet a crime": Reuters has a report that begins, "The New York State Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to make it a crime to view child pornography on the Internet, as lawmakers rushed to close a loophole opened by a state appeals court just a week earlier." Posted at 10:32 PM by Howard Bashman "Wells Fargo Seeks Reversal of $203 Million Overdraft Damages": Bloomberg News has this report. Posted at 10:30 PM by Howard Bashman Monday, May 14, 2012 Programming note: On Tuesday, I will be arguing an appeal before a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Additional posts will appear here on Tuesday afternoon. Posted at 10:09 PM by Howard Bashman "A Ticket, 3 Taser Jolts and, Perhaps, a Trip to the Supreme Court": Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his "Sidebar" column in Tuesday's edition of The New York Times. Posted at 10:08 PM by Howard Bashman "Influential judge has cramped view of First Amendment": Online at the First Amendment Center, Douglas E. Lee has an essay that begins, "Those fond of the First Amendment should be glad that Richard Posner isn't in charge of interpreting it." Posted at 02:33 PM by Howard Bashman Now that's an expensive postage stamp, part two: How much will the U.S. Postal Service need to pay to the artist who made the soldier sculptures located at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC for depicting the sculptures in a postage stamp? Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued this ruling instructing the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to revisit that issue. The Federal Circuit's earlier ruling in this case issued in February 2010. My coverage of that ruling can be accessed here. In coverage of today's ruling, Bloomberg News reports that "Korean Memorial Sculptor Should Be Paid More, Court Says." Update: In other coverage, Terry Baynes of Reuters has an article headlined "Sculptor can recover copyright royalties from USPS -- Fed Cir." "Apple Wins Review of Tablet Patent in Samsung Dispute": Bloomberg News has this report. And Reuters reports that "Court revives Apple claim on Samsung tablets." You can access today's ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at this link. Access online today's Order List and opinion in an argued case of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted today's Order List at this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases. Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court in Hall v. United States, No. 10-875. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan joined. You can access the oral argument via this link. Update: In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined "Court says farmers must pay bankruptcy tax"; "Court won't hear appeals from Bulger victim family"; "Court turns away PR congressional vote lawsuit"; "High court nixes appeals over shipwreck treasure"; and "Court won't consider giving man new trial." "Four ways to improve Michigan Supreme Court elections": In yesterday's edition of The Detroit Free Press, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kelly and Senior Sixth Circuit Judge James L. Ryan had this essay. Posted at 07:20 AM by Howard Bashman "Sen. Lee, son of top Reagan official, learned early lessons from Harry Reid": The Hill has this profile of U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). Posted at 07:14 AM by Howard Bashman "Money Unlimited: The Chief Justice and Citizens United." Jeffrey Toobin has this "Annals of Law" article in the May 21, 2012 issue of The New Yorker. Posted at 07:12 AM by Howard Bashman Sunday, May 13, 2012 "Supreme Court challengers say court is too pro-business": In Monday's edition of The Austin American-Statesman, Chuck Lindell will have an article that begins, "Three members of the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court face re-election this year, but two will have to survive primary opponents who accuse the court of becoming too pro-business." Posted at 09:42 PM by Howard Bashman "LCD Case Takes a New Twist; Ethics Battle Erupts Over Lawyer Chosen by Executive Convicted of Price Fixing": In Monday's edition of The Wall Street Journal, Brent Kendall will have an article that begins, "In an unusual showdown over government ethics, the Justice Department is challenging former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal over his bid to represent an electronics executive convicted of price fixing." You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News. "Obama Pitches Equal Pay to Win Women Even as Charges Drop": Bloomberg News has a report that begins, "Some days, it may seem that President Barack Obama's running mate is Lilly Ledbetter." Posted at 09:33 PM by Howard Bashman "Top judge: ditching software patents a 'bad solution'; Former Federal Circuit Judge Paul Michel sees no 'magic bullets' for patent reform." Timothy B. Lee has this post today at the "Ars Technica" blog. Posted at 09:25 PM by Howard Bashman "Back home in Toronto, Conrad Black plans to keep low profile": This article will appear Monday in The Toronto Globe and Mail. Posted at 09:20 PM by Howard Bashman "Employment lawyer fights regulations": Monday's edition of The Washington Post will contain an article that begins, "Eugene Scalia is a well-known name in Washington -- his father is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The younger Scalia is a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher who has carved out a niche representing business groups against regulatory agencies over corporate rules they consider unnecessary." Posted at 09:14 PM by Howard Bashman "Gay-Marriage Cases Pose Legal Tests for Administration": Jess Bravin will have this article Monday in The Wall Street Journal. Posted at 09:12 PM by Howard Bashman "Justice says he'll defend same-sex marriage vote in campaign; 'I'm not going to let them bully me,' says David Wiggins, who joined 2009 same-sex marriage ruling": Today's edition of The Des Moines Register contains an article that begins, "Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins vows he won't stand quietly by if opponents of same-sex marriage launch a potent campaign to oust him from the bench." Posted at 10:14 AM by Howard Bashman "Louis H. Pollak, Civil Rights Advocate and Federal Judge, Dies at 89": This obituary appears today in The New York Times. Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard Bashman "Under the U.S. Supreme Court: 2012 election drowning in secret money." Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report. Posted at 08:45 AM by Howard Bashman Saturday, May 12, 2012 "Chafee, R.I. inmate ask appeals court to delay order": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "Governor Lincoln Chafee and defense attorneys asked an appeals court in Boston Friday to delay issuing an order in a tug-of-war over a Rhode Island inmate facing a possible death-penalty prosecution so that the Supreme Court can decide whether to review the case." And yesterday, The Providence Journal had news updates headlined "RI Gov. Chafee asks appeals court not to act in Pleau case, to allow Supreme Court appeal" and "Federal prosecutors urge appeals court to move ahead with Pleau case." The newspaper has posted online the motion for stay of mandate and the federal government's answer in opposition. "Healthcare case capped a rough year for solicitor general; Arguing for the Obama administration, Donald Verrilli Jr. took on his highest-stakes case yet in the Supreme Court, and seemed repeatedly caught off guard": David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times. Posted at 01:20 PM by Howard Bashman "Bill aimed at stopping sharia law passes Senate": Today's edition of The Topeka Capital-Journal contains an article that begins, "The Senate passed a bill dubbed 'American law for American courts' Friday that would prevent any court in the state from making a ruling based on foreign or religious laws that run counter to the U.S. or Kansas Constitutions." The Wichita Eagle reports today that "Senate OKs bill to ban foreign laws." And The Associated Press reports that "Kansas lawmakers pass anti-Islamic law measure." Friday, May 11, 2012 "Supreme Court votes not to reappoint chairman in Prosser discipline case": The Wisconsin State Journal has this news update. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a news update headlined "Three justices miffed over Judicial Commission appointment." And Bloomberg News reports that "Wisconsin Top Court Fires Judicial Oversight Panel Chief." "Appeals court revives Iraq contractor torture cases": Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report. The Associated Press reports that "Va. appeals court revives Abu Ghraib lawsuits." And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "Setback for Abu Ghraib contractors." My earlier coverage of today's en banc Fourth Circuit ruling appears at this link. "Gay marriage moves closer to Supreme Court": David Ingram of Reuters has this report. Posted at 08:20 PM by Howard Bashman "Attorneys argue for no-fly lawsuit to be reinstated in U.S. District Court in Portland": The Oregonian has this news update. And The Associated Press reports that "Federal appeals court in Ore. takes up no-fly case." The AP's report, in its current uncorrected form, refers to "9th Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinsky." See also The AP reporter's tweet about his article. "Victim can be compelled to testify": The Lincoln Journal Star has a news update that begins, "The Nebraska Supreme Court has affirmed a Lincoln judge's order, finding an alleged sexual assault victim in contempt for refusing to testify." And The Associated Press has a report headlined "Nebraska court: Woman must testify in rape case." You can access today's ruling of the Supreme Court of Nebraska at this link. Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook issues opinion examining a provision of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act that curtails the use of automated dialers and prerecorded messages to cell phones: You can access Chief Judge Easterbrook's quite interesting opinion, on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, at this link. Posted at 03:10 PM by Howard Bashman "Louis Pollak, a 'Powerful Heart'": Lincoln Caplan has this essay today in The New York Times. Posted at 01:45 PM by Howard Bashman "En Banc Fourth Circuit Dismisses Contractors' Appeals in Abu Ghraib Torture Suit": Steve Vladeck has this post at the "Lawfare" blog about an en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today. Posted at 01:33 PM by Howard Bashman "Federal Judge Richard Posner takes on science and law; Technical advances outpace, outsmart many in court, he says": In today's edition of The Chicago Tribune, Ameet Sachdev's "Chicago Law" column begins, "Richard Posner, a distinguished federal judge in Chicago, paints an unsettling picture of how judges deal with the intersection of science and the law, an increasingly busy and complex juncture." Posted at 12:58 PM by Howard Bashman "Court won't order Google-NSA interactions released": The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today. Posted at 11:36 AM by Howard Bashman "Chemical Weapons Act Upheld by 3rd Circuit on Remand From High Court": In today's edition of The Legal Intelligencer -- Philadelphia's daily newspaper for lawyers -- Saranac Hale Spencer has this article, in which I am quoted. Posted at 11:30 AM by Howard Bashman "Federal appeals court in Ore. takes up no-fly case": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "A federal appeals court in Oregon will hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by 15 men who say their rights were violated because they are on the U.S. government's no-fly list." In 2010, The Oregonian reported on the case in an article headlined "Lawsuit filed in Portland is first national challenge to government's no-fly list." Thursday, May 10, 2012 "Obama on gay marriage: The fine print." Lyle Denniston has this post at "SCOTUSblog." Posted at 10:48 PM by Howard Bashman "Howard Bashman's 'How Appealing' Turns 10": Nicholas J. Wagoner has this post today at the "Circuit Splits" blog. Posted at 10:44 PM by Howard Bashman "Three states, one drug, and a Supreme Court ruling": At Alison Frankel's "On the Case" from Thomson Reuters News & Insight, Nate Raymond has a report that begins, "In the 11 months since the U.S. Supreme Court limited consumers' ability to sue generic drug companies for personal injuries in Pliva v. Mensing, the acid reflux drug Reglan has been front and center as lower courts interpret the decision." Posted at 05:02 PM by Howard Bashman "New York Kosher Label Act Is Constitutional, Court Says": Bloomberg News has a report that begins, "A New York law regulating the marketing and labeling of kosher food doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled, rejecting a First Amendment challenge." You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link. "Ben-Gal case can proceed; Appeals court rules on website lawsuit": Today's edition of The Cincinnati Enquirer contains an article that begins, "The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that 2011 Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleader Sarah Jones can proceed with her defamation lawsuit against the online gossip website TheDirty.com." Posted at 02:17 PM by Howard Bashman Programming note: In connection with an appeal that I'm scheduled to argue on Tuesday of next week, I will be meeting with co-counsel this morning for an oral argument prep session. Additional posts will appear here this afternoon. Posted at 08:30 AM by Howard Bashman "Facebook bullying case heads to Supreme Court": The Canadian Press has a report that begins, "Canada's top court is scheduled to hear a case today involving a teenage Nova Scotia girl who was allegedly defamed on a bogus Facebook page." Postmedia News reports that "Supreme Court to hear Facebook cyberbullying case." And The Vancouver Sun reports that "Vancouver lawyer acts as 'friend of court' in first Facebook privacy case." The Supreme Court of Canada's web site offers a summary of the case and provides access to the redacted brief for appellant. "Plaistow woman's lawsuit could end up before Supreme Court": Today's edition of The Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader contains an article that begins, "A lawsuit that netted a Plaistow woman the largest jury award in state history could potentially be argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, according to her attorney and a legal expert. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently affirmed a trial court ruling that awarded Karen Bartlett of Plaistow more than $21 million in damages after an anti-inflammatory drug left her with extreme burns and permanent near-blindness." My earlier coverage of last Wednesday's First Circuit ruling appears here and here. "Did a Michigan Supreme Court Justice play a shell game to get out from her underwater home?" WXYZ-TV's Action News in Detroit has this investigative report. Posted at 08:17 AM by Howard Bashman "Oregon veteran seeks Supreme Court review of divorce court allocation of his disability pay": Today's edition of The Oregonian contains an article that begins, "It's an argument that has raged in some veterans' circles for years: Do family courts have the right to consider income from veterans' benefits when calculating spousal or child support? A disabled Air Force reservist from Albany is seeking to bring the question before the U.S. Supreme Court -- again." Posted at 08:15 AM by Howard Bashman "Galveston beach homeowners prepare to exert rights; Battle may be looming after high court ruling": Harvey Rice has this article today in The Houston Chronicle. Posted at 08:14 AM by Howard Bashman Wednesday, May 9, 2012 "Fla. Supreme Court hears class action argument": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "A pay day loan company's lawyer argued Wednesday that the Florida Supreme Court must uphold a contract provision prohibiting customers from banding together in class action arbitration cases against the firm because of a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court decision." Posted at 08:50 PM by Howard Bashman "Google Says Supreme Court Law Rubbishes Android Verdict": The "Wired Enterprise" blog has a post that begins, "Google has officially filed for a mistrial in its legal battle with Oracle over the Android mobile operating system, arguing that under settled Supreme Court law, the partial verdict returned by a jury on Monday cannot stand." Posted at 08:42 PM by Howard Bashman "Louis Pollak, federal judge, dies at 89": The Philadelphia Inquirer has this news update. And The Philadelphia Daily News has an update headlined "U.S. District Judge Lewis H. Pollack dies at 89." "Supreme Court decision on religion upends campus religious groups": Religion News Service has this report. Posted at 08:15 PM by Howard Bashman "R.I. Gov. Chafee to appeal Pleau case to U.S. Supreme Court": The Providence Journal has a news update that begins, "Citing Rhode Island's longstanding ban on the death penalty, Governor Chafee announced Wednesday the state will appeal a decision demanding its surrender of a murder suspect to federal custody to the U.S. Supreme Court." My earlier coverage of Monday's en banc First Circuit ruling appears here and here. David Kravets of Wired.com's "Threat Level" blog is reporting: He has posts titled "Illinois Barred From Enforcing Police Eavesdropping Law" (my earlier coverage appears here) and "New York High Court OKs Child-Porn Web Surfing" (my earlier coverage appears here). Posted at 06:12 PM by Howard Bashman "For Bashman, influential blog and appellate work still appealing": Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report (free registration required). For those who cannot access the complete article using the link provided above, you can view the text of the article by clicking here. "Report: Appeals court chokes off Gitmo reviews." Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has an article that begins, "A new report finds that the federal appeals court in Washington has effectively blunted a 2008 Supreme Court decision giving detainees at the Guantanamo Bay naval brig the right to contest their ongoing confinement." And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "Documenting detainees' legal woes." "Pollak, Federal Judge Who Became Key Third Circuit Voice, Dies at 89": The Legal Intelligencer has this news update (registration required). Posted at 01:46 PM by Howard Bashman "Judicial independence: The new threat from within." At MinnPost.com, Judge Steve Leben and Judge Kevin S. Burke have an essay that begins, "In election years, judges frequently come under attack for a specific decision. And since judges generally can't comment publicly about pending cases beyond what was said in the decision itself, judges can be an easy target." Posted at 01:20 PM by Howard Bashman "Client dies in prison, but lawyer still seeks to prove innocence; Attorney asks the California Supreme Court to decide the case of Dennis Lawley, who was convicted and sentenced to death in a 1989 murder for hire; The bid for freedom was filed in 2008 and had languished": Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times. Posted at 01:17 PM by Howard Bashman "Fla. Court To Rule: Can A Lawyer Be Undocumented?" This audio segment appeared on today's broadcast of NPR's "Morning Edition." Posted at 01:14 PM by Howard Bashman "Wellington man's deportation hinges on Fla. Supreme Court ruling": The Palm Beach Post contains this article today. And The Associated Press reports that "Florida Supreme Court hears 3 immigration cases." "Supreme Court to rule on random alcohol testing": This article appears today in The Toronto Globe and Mail. Posted at 01:03 PM by Howard Bashman "Health Law Repeal to Cost Seniors $20,000, Fidelity Says": Bloomberg News has a report that begins, "Retirees may pay about $20,000 more for medical care if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the 2010 health care overhaul, Fidelity Investments said." Posted at 12:57 PM by Howard Bashman "Appeals court grants wax seal to Maker's Mark": The Associated Press has this early report on an interesting ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today. Kentucky's own Boyce F. Martin, Jr. wrote the opinion, which bourbon aficionados will enjoy reading. "New judge vacancy could further strain Atlanta courts": It appears that adding a second Judge Pryor to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit may not be much easier than adding the first, according to an article that Bill Rankin and Daniel Malloy have in today's edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Posted at 10:22 AM by Howard Bashman Tuesday, May 8, 2012 "Will Court confess error on immigrants' rights?" Lyle Denniston has this post today at "SCOTUSblog." Posted at 07:46 PM by Howard Bashman "James R. Browning dies at 93; led 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; James R. Browning, appointed by President Kennedy, was a force on the federal appeals court for more than half a century, including 12 years as chief judge; His powers of persuasion helped defeat an effort in Congress to split up the 9th Circuit": Carol J. Williams will have this article Wednesday in The Los Angeles Times. Posted at 06:15 PM by Howard Bashman "Nation's longest-serving appeals judge dies in CA": The Associated Press has this report. Posted at 05:13 PM by Howard Bashman "Viewing child pornography is not necessarily possession - NY top court": Reuters has a report that begins, "Viewing child pornography on the Internet without taking further action such as printing or saving files does not necessarily constitute possession, New York's top court ruled on Tuesday." You can access today's ruling of the New York State Court of Appeals at this link. "Health Care Case In Fantasy Court: What Would Honored Justices Say?" Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report. Posted at 03:26 PM by Howard Bashman "The question here is whether the First Amendment prevents Illinois prosecutors from enforcing the eavesdropping statute against people who openly record police officers performing their official duties in public." The majority on a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the eavesdropping statute and directed the entry of a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the eavesdropping statute as applied to audio recording of the sort at issue in the case in a ruling issued today. Circuit Judge Diane S. Sykes wrote the majority opinion, in which Circuit Judge David F. Hamilton joined. Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner (non-kidney edition) issued a dissenting opinion. Update: In early coverage, The Chicago Tribune has a news update headlined "Federal appeals court bans enforcement of Illinois eavesdropping law." The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a blog post titled "Federal appeals court blocks Illinois law against recording police doing their jobs." At "The Volokh Conspiracy," Eugene Volokh has a post titled "Seventh Circuit: Ban on Audio Recording of Police Officers Likely Unconstitutional." And the ACLU of Illinois has issued a news release headlined "Victory for First Amendment Right to Audio Record Police." "NH Supreme Court offers compromise on rule-making constitutional amendment plan": Last Friday's edition of The Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader contained an article that begins, "Faced with the possibility of losing the exclusive rule-making authority it has had for three decades, the state Supreme Court on Wednesday offered a compromise plan that would give lawmakers 'concurrent' power to regulate court administrative and procedural matters by statute." Posted at 09:37 AM by Howard Bashman "Three candidates vie for open Oregon Supreme Court position": The Oregonian contains this article today. Posted at 09:32 AM by Howard Bashman "Ex-justices defend decision at ceremony; The three get the Profile in Courage award for the gay marriage ruling": This article appears today in The Des Moines Register. And The Associated Press has an article headlined "JFK awards for ousted Iowa justices, US diplomat." "New Indiana Supreme Court Justice Mark Massa dons robes of office; 'This is where he belongs,' former prosecutor says of Mark Massa after Supreme Court ceremony": The Indianapolis Star contains this article today. Posted at 08:32 AM by Howard Bashman "Louisiana Supreme Court returns to Cabildo to celebrate bicentennial": This article appears today in The Times-Picayune of New Orleans. Posted at 08:30 AM by Howard Bashman "Judge who led the Ninth circuit in expansive time dies": In today's edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "James Browning, who was chief judge of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during the years of its greatest expansion, and whose name now adorns its San Francisco courthouse, died Saturday at age 93." And late yesterday, the Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a news release headlined "Ninth Circuit Mourns Loss of Legendary Chief Judge Emeritus James R. Browning." "Jacqueline H. Nguyen of L.A. confirmed to U.S. 9th Circuit Court; She becomes the first Asian American woman to sit on a federal appellate court": This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times. And in today's edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that "Jacqueline Nguyen confirmed for 9th Circuit court." "R.I. murder suspect to be tried in federal court": Today's edition of The Boston Globe contains an article that begins, "An appeals court ruled Monday that a man being held in Rhode Island on a murder charge is to face federal charges, and a possible death sentence, despite efforts by Rhode Island's governor to keep the case under state jurisdiction, according to court documents." My earlier coverage of yesterday's en banc First Circuit ruling appears in the post immediately below. Monday, May 7, 2012 "Appeals court rules RI must surrender murder suspect who could face death penalty": The Providence Journal has this news update reporting on an en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today. The en banc court ruled in favor of the federal government, which seeks to prosecute the defendant on charges that could bring the death penalty, by a vote of 3-to-2. And The Associated Press reports that "Federal appeals court rules against RI inmate." My earlier coverage of the original three-judge panel's divided ruling in the case can be accessed here. "Senate confirms last three of 14 judicial nominees": The Hill has a blog post that begins, "The Senate confirmed three of President Obama's judicial nominees, completing a deal made the chamber's leadership to confirm 14 nominees in two months." And the Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a news release headlined "Senate Confirms Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals." You can access the U.S. Senate's official roll call vote tally at this link. "After Supreme Court Declines To Hear Case, Harmons Now Considering Selling Townhouse": The New York Observer has this report. Posted at 08:44 PM by Howard Bashman "Ousted Iowa justices honored by Kennedy presidential library for their 'Profiles in Courage'": The Des Moines Register has this blog post. Posted at 08:42 PM by Howard Bashman "Company asks court to reinstate $459 million judgment": Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this news update. And The Associated Press reports that "Georgia Supreme Court reviews $459 million judgment against firm that sent junk faxes." Thanks to the members of the SCOTUS press corps for the signed photograph commemorating the 10th anniversary of the "How Appealing" blog: As I noted in this post, yesterday marked this blog's tenth birthday. Today's mail contained something amazing to mark the event. And thanks so very much to all of the other readers who have written or called to offer their congratulations. "No Accountability for Torture": Law professor David Cole has this post today at the blog of The New York Review of Books. Posted at 06:20 PM by Howard Bashman "9th Circuit's James Browning Dies": At her "Trial Insider" blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post that begins, "Judge James R. Browning, often considered the face of the nation's largest federal appellate court died on Saturday, the court confirmed. He was 93." Posted at 05:42 PM by Howard Bashman "Lawyers in D.C. to Lobby White House, Hill on Judicial Vacancies": Todd Ruger has this post at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times." Posted at 02:24 PM by Howard Bashman "Solicitor General Verrilli to Speak at Iowa Law School Graduation": "On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog" has this post. Posted at 02:22 PM by Howard Bashman "Fed court reverses order for VA system overhaul": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "A federal appeals court reversed its demand that the Veterans Affairs Department dramatically overhaul its mental health care system." You can access today's ruling of an 11-judge en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. "Vacant court benches draw strategy session; Fingers pointed at Obama, GOP": This article appears today in The Washington Times. And at Politico.com, Andrew Blotky has an essay entitled "Progressives must take back courts." "Justice Breyer Unable To Look At Anything Without Deliberating Constitutionality Of It": The Onion has this newsbrief. Posted at 10:18 AM by Howard Bashman Sunday, May 6, 2012 "9/11 defense attorneys call Guantanamo detention, trial rules 'unjust'; Long list of complaints, frustrations is aired the morning after Saturday's 13-hour hearing; Chief prosecutor says circumstances of torture don't mitigate central issue of holding those who planned attacks accountable": Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this news update. Posted at 08:50 PM by Howard Bashman "Stun gun cases could electrify the Supreme Court": Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report. Posted at 08:27 PM by Howard Bashman "Maryland, Virginia and the court that divides them": Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post. Posted at 08:24 PM by Howard Bashman "Are Oral Arguments Worth Arguing About?" In the Sunday Review section of today's edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak has a news analysis that begins, "Supreme Court advocacy is not usually a spectator sport, so it may have surprised Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. when the reviews of his defense of President Obama's health care law started to roll in." Posted at 08:20 PM by Howard Bashman "Long fight predicted in Guantanamo Sept. 11 case": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "The U.S. has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, but the trial won't be starting anytime soon, and both sides said Sunday that the case could continue for years." Posted at 08:12 PM by Howard Bashman  
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