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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 "Did Precedent Make Sotomayor Rule Against Ricci?" Stuart Taylor Jr. has this lengthy post today at National Journal's "The Ninth Justice" blog. Posted at 08:11 PM by Howard Bashman "State ordered to shrink prison population by 44,000 inmates": Denny Walsh and Sam Stanton of The Sacramento Bee have this news update. Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update headlined "State must craft plan to reduce prison population in 45 days." The New York Times has a news update headlined "California Prisons Must Cut Inmate Population." And The Associated Press reports that "Fed judges order Calif. to cut inmate population." You can access today's ruling of a three-judge court for the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California at this link. "Re-reading Iqbal (a new take on the 12(b)(6) wars)": At the "Concurring Opinions" blog, law professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales has published this post written by law professor Adam N. Steinman. Yesterday, Judge Richard A. Posner -- writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit -- issued a decision in which he suggested in dicta that it remains possible (and, indeed, appropriate) to take a limited view of the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent rulings in Twombly and Iqbal. "Judge recommends $3.5 M defamation verdict be vacated": The Citizens' Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has a news update that begins, "A Lehigh County judge has recommended that a $3.5 million defamation verdict against The Citizens' Voice be vacated and a new trial held. Lehigh County President Judge William Platt, appointed by the state Supreme Court to hold a hearing on allegations of case-fixing, made the recommendation to the high court Monday." You can access the judge's recommendation at this link. "Battle lines set; Senate readies Sotomayor debate": The Associated Press has this report, along with an article headlined "Nevada Sen. Ensign will vote against Sotomayor." Posted at 02:50 PM by Howard Bashman En banc D.C. Circuit to reconsider dismissal of the claims of a Sudanese pharmaceutical plant that the United States destroyed via a missle strike because the plant was allegedly connected to the terrorist activities of Osama bin Laden: In March 2009, a three-judge panel affirmed the dismissal of the pharmaceutical plant's claims against the United States, holding that the claims presented a nonjusticiable political question. My earlier coverage of that ruling appears at this link. Yesterday, the D.C. Circuit entered this order granting rehearing en banc. At his "Suits & Sentences" blog, Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this post about yesterday's development. And at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times," Mike Scarcella has a post titled "Court Orders En Banc Hearing in Defamation Suit Against the U.S." "Review clears Miami Herald's military affairs writer; A Miami Herald review has exonerated reporter Carol Rosenberg of sexual-harassment and verbal-abuse allegations": This article appears today in The Miami Herald. Posted at 12:38 PM by Howard Bashman "White House Counsel's Job at Stake": Today in The Wall Street Journal, Evan Perez has an article that begins, "Obama administration officials are holding discussions that could result in White House counsel Gregory Craig leaving his post, following a rocky tenure, people familiar with the matter said." Posted at 10:35 AM by Howard Bashman "Senate opens debate on Sotomayor for Supreme Court": The Associated Press has this report. C-SPAN2 provides live coverage of the U.S. Senate, and you can view the proceedings online by clicking here. Monday, August 3, 2009 "3rd Circuit Upholds 10-Year Internet Ban in Child Porn Case": Shannon P. Duffy will have this article Tuesday in The Legal Intelligencer. You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link. "Senate set to begin Sotomayor debate; The NRA is urging senators to vote against the Supreme Court nominee; But her confirmation looks certain": David G. Savage and James Oliphant will have this article Tuesday in The Los Angeles Times. Tuesday's edition of USA Today will report that "Republican support for Sotomayor looks paltry." And at CQ Politics, Seth Stern reports that "Yesterday's Spats Shadow Today's Court Debates." "Va., N.Y. Districts Vie for 9/11 Case; U.S. Attorneys Seek Mohammed Trial": Tuesday's edition of The Washington Post will contain an article that begins, "The U.S. attorney's offices in Alexandria and Manhattan are embroiled in intense competition over the opportunity to prosecute Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and his co-conspirators, according to Justice Department and law enforcement sources." The newspaper will also contain an article headlined "Victims' Families United in Tragedy, Divided in Views; Politicized by Attacks, They Differ Widely on U.S. Anti-Terrorism Policies." And The Kansas City Star has a news update headlined "'We don't want them here,' Brownback says about Gitmo detainees." "Obama Brief on State Secrets Rankles the Left": Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his "Sidebar" column Tuesday in The New York Times. Posted at 10:42 PM by Howard Bashman "Off the Bench, Souter Leaves Farmhouse Behind": This article will appear Tuesday in The New York Times. And this past Saturday's edition of The Concord (N.H.) Monitor contained an article headlined "Souter moving to Hopkinton; Neighbor: He needed house to hold up library." "Court rules employer did not violate workers' privacy; The California Supreme Court left worker privacy rights intact but ruled against the plaintiffs because the camera installed by the Pasadena firm was turned on only when workers were not present": Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this news update. You can access today's ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link. The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined "McCain to oppose Sotomayor for Supreme Court" and "Nevada Supreme Court considers releasing Simpson." Posted at 03:40 PM by Howard Bashman National Journal columnist Stuart Taylor Jr. discussed the Sotomayor nomination on today's broadcast of C-SPAN's "Washington Journal": You can view the segment online by clicking here. Posted at 02:40 PM by Howard Bashman "Justice Souter, On the Move": Newly retired Justice David H. Souter will no longer be living at the legendary Souter farmhouse in Weare, New Hampshire,Tony Mauro reports in this post at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times." Posted at 12:10 PM by Howard Bashman "Keller to attack credibility of defense lawyers at her trial; Judge to dispute tale of computer problems causing delay": Yesterday in The Austin American-Statesman, Chuck Lindell had an article that begins, "Judge Sharon Keller, facing potentially career-ending charges that she improperly closed her court to a death row appeal, will argue that defense lawyers fabricated -- or at least exaggerated -- computer problems the day Texas executed Michael Richard." Posted at 12:02 PM by Howard Bashman The Associated Press is reporting: An article reports that "Lawyers emerge as the winner in Ford settlement." And in other news, "Nevada Supreme Court to weigh OJ release on appeal." The Supreme Court of Nevada notes at this link that the hearing can be viewed live via webcast by clicking here at 1 p.m. eastern time, 10 a.m. pacific time. Sunday, August 2, 2009 "New Detainee Site In U.S. Considered; Facility Would Contain Courtrooms, House Some Guantanamo Prisoners": This article will appear Monday in The Washington Post. And today in The Miami Herald, Carol Rosenberg has an article headlined "Emptying Guantanamo camps, one deal at a time; Despite the determination of U.S. officials and the goodwill of some foreign nations, President Barack Obama's plan to close the Guantanamo prison camps by January still has a long way to go." "Court: Mass. can deny jailed felons right to vote." The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued on Friday. At his "Election Law Blog," law professor Rick Hasen has a post titled "Felon Disenfranchisement Issue Heading to the Supreme Court?" "Sonia Sotomayor is latest cultural icon to come out of the Bronx": This article appears today in The New York Daily News. The Associated Press reports that "McCain undecided on vote for Sotomayor." And today in The Philadelphia Inquirer, law professor John Yoo has an op-ed entitled "Sotomayor vote based on ideology, not race." "An Activist Itch On Campaign Finance Law": Columnist Ruth Marcus has this op-ed today in The Washington Post. Posted at 06:40 PM by Howard Bashman "Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter worried about lack of civics knowledge; Bar Association hosts retired justice": This article appears today in The Chicago Tribune. Abdon M. Pallasch of The Chicago Sun-Times today has an article headlined "Many in dark about judiciary: Souter." The Associated Press reports that "Retired justice urges rebirth of civic education." And "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times" has a post titled "An independent judiciary if we can keep it: Souter issues warning." You can view the video of retired Justice David H. Souter's remarks by clicking here. "Lefkow addresses judge safety at Bar Association convention": Abdon M. Pallasch has this article today in The Chicago Sun-Times. The Associated Press reports that "Tragedy struck after judge put off security system." And "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times" has a post titled "The reality of threats: Lefkow urges her fellow judges to add security." Saturday, August 1, 2009 "Sotomayor, Gates And Race: Sotomayor and Gates share a habit of drawing dubious lessons about race from their own experiences." Stuart Taylor Jr. has this essay online at National Journal. And The Associated Press has reports headlined "NRA falls short in bid to block Sotomayor" and "Texas Sen. Hutchison explains no vote on Sotomayor." "Court gives Santeria priest OK to sacrifice goats": The Associated Press has this report about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday. Posted at 05:10 PM by Howard Bashman "Appeals Court Sets Rehearing on Ruling That Eased Gun Restrictions": John Schwartz had this article yesterday in The New York Times. Posted at 05:04 PM by Howard Bashman "Supreme Court Asked to Take Certified Question for Only Fifth Time in Six-Plus Decades": Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has this report. My earlier coverage of Thursday's en banc Fifth Circuit order appears at this link. Friday, July 31, 2009 "Obama Awards Medal of Freedom to O'Connor": Tony Mauro has this post at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times." Posted at 03:02 PM by Howard Bashman "Bias suit by black US Capitol officers revived": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "A federal appeals court on Friday revived a discrimination lawsuit brought by more than 200 black police officers who claim they were mistreated by white supervisors with the U.S. Capitol Police." You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link. "Appeals court orders resentencing for Nacchio": The Denver Post has this news update. Reuters has a report headlined "Qwest ex-CEO prison term incorrect - appeals court." And The Associated Press reports that "Court orders shorter sentence for ex-Qwest CEO." You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link. "Court Creates Waves in Criminal System; Right to Cross-Examine Expert Witnesses Means Big Changes In Presenting Lab Evidence": Lawrence Hurley had this article yesterday in The Daily Journal of California. Posted at 09:37 AM by Howard Bashman "6 GOP Senators To Vote In Favor Of Sotomayor": This audio segment (RealPlayer required) featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on today's broadcast of NPR's "Morning Edition." And earlier this week, Wednesday's broadcast of "All Things Considered" contained an audio segment entitled "Obama's Judicial Nominees Stalled In Senate" (RealPlayer required). "Porn prosecution fuels debate": Today at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has an article that begins, "President Barack Obama's Justice Department has quietly agreed to move a pornography prosecution out of socially conservative Montana to more urbane New Jersey -- fueling perceptions by some attorneys that the new administration is stepping back from the aggressive approach the Bush administration took to prosecuting obscenity." Posted at 09:15 AM by Howard Bashman "Judges won't hear appeal on Commandments sign; Haskell County lost lawsuit over monument on courthouse lawn": This article appears today in The Oklahoman. My earlier post on yesterday's Tenth Circuit order, accompanied by two dissenting opinions, denying rehearing en banc by an evenly divided vote can be accessed here. Thursday, July 30, 2009 "Past the Judicial Wars": Columnist David S. Broder has this op-ed today in The Washington Post. Posted at 11:32 PM by Howard Bashman "Selective Service Is Sued by Quaker; Draft Form Has No Way to Indicate Status as Conscientious Objector": The Washington Post contains this article today. Posted at 11:30 PM by Howard Bashman "Detention Challenges Are Far Off for Many; Guantanamo Cases Make Little Progress": This article will appear Friday in The Washington Post. Posted at 11:25 PM by Howard Bashman Available online from law.com: Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer reports that "3rd Circuit Upholds Bar to Litigation Over Litigation; Opinion backs lawyers' 'absolute privilege' in communication in course of lawsuit." You can access today's non-precedential ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link. In other news, an article reports that "Appeals Court Upholds Lopsided Award Against Ford Motor Co.; Panel found no reason to reverse based on a mismatch between compensatory and punitive damages." You can access yesterday's non-precedential ruling of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, at this link. And in commentary, Eric R. Haren has an essay entitled "The Real Battle for the Federal Judiciary." Evenly divided Tenth Circuit denies rehearing en banc of three-judge panel ruling which held that a Ten Commandments monument in Oklahoma represented an unconstitutional governmental endorsement of religion: Six judges voted in favor of en banc review, and six judges voted against it. You can access today's order denying rehearing en banc, and two opinions dissenting therefrom, at this link. The original three-judge Tenth Circuit panel's ruling can be accessed here, while my earlier coverage of that ruling appears at this link. Lastly, the federal district court's ruling in this case can be accessed here, while my earlier coverage of that ruling appears at this link. "No. 3 Republican to back Sotomayor for high court": The Associated Press has this report. Posted at 05:20 PM by Howard Bashman "Rove Had Heavier Hand in Prosecutor Firings Than Previously Known": Carrie Johnson of The Washington Post has a news update that begins, "Political adviser Karl Rove and other high-ranking figures in the Bush White House played a greater role than previously understood in the firing of federal prosecutors almost three years ago, according to e-mails obtained by The Washington Post, in a scandal that led to mass Justice Department resignations and an ongoing criminal probe." Posted at 03:12 PM by Howard Bashman The en banc Fifth Circuit has certified for U.S. Supreme Court review "whether the prosecution of Seale for a fatal kidnapping that occurred in 1964 but was not indicted under federal law until 2007 is barred by a federal limitations period": Today's order, from which six judges have noted their dissent, issued in the case captioned United States v. James Ford Seale. In her dissent from today's certification order, Chief Judge Edith H. Jones writes: Although the certification falls within the permissible scope of Sup. Ct. Rule 19, it is not worth this busy court's time or that of the also-busy Supreme Court to pursue that path. The likelihood of the Court's accepting certification, based on past usage, is virtually nil. The Court has accepted Rule 19 certifications only four times in more than sixty years.This blog's earlier coverage of the case can be accessed here and here. Update: The "Fifth Circuit Blog" offers this coverage of today's order. The Associated Press reports that "High court asked to review civil rights-era case." And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "A question for the Court." "Appeals court will reconsider challenge to county fair gun ban; Long-running lawsuit filed in 1999 by gun show promoters": Bay City News Service has this report. And law.com reports that "9th Circuit Giving Alameda Gun Case Another Look." Additional coverage of yesterday's Ninth Circuit order granting rehearing en banc can be accessed via this earlier post. "Appeals court hears arguments in Ky. NASCAR suit": The Associated Press has this report about a case argued today before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Posted at 12:24 PM by Howard Bashman Wednesday, July 29, 2009 "Interesting Tenth Circuit Concurring Opinion on the Right To Bear Arms and Felons": Eugene Volokh has this post at "The Volokh Conspiracy." And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "Did Heller say too much?" My earlier coverage of yesterday's Tenth Circuit ruling appears at this link. "New hearing for fairgrounds gun ban": Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update that begins, "A federal appeals court in San Francisco set aside its ruling Wednesday - the only one of its kind in the nation - that allowed private citizens to claim a constitutional right to bear arms in challenging state and local gun laws." And at "The Volokh Conspiracy," Eugene Volokh has this post about today's order granting rehearing en banc of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. My earlier coverage of the original three-judge Ninth Circuit panel's ruling can be accessed here. "Senators poised to name Martin to federal appeals court": The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a news update that begins, "Senators grilled President Barack Obama's nominee for the federal appeals court in Atlanta over her controversial ruling in a recent child sex case, commended her for her overall record and appear poised to approve her nomination to the full Senate." Earlier this month, the newspaper published an article by Bill Rankin headlined "Appeals nominee set sentence rules aside; Ruling in Internet child-sex case outrages House Republicans." And at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times," David Ingram has a post titled "11th Circuit Nominee Questioned on Sentencing." "High Court Ruling Hits Plaintiffs' Attorneys; Term's 'Sleeper Case' Requires Plaintiffs to List Specific, Detailed Allegations to Reach Discovery": Yesterday in The Daily Journal of California, Lawrence Hurley had an article that begins, "Thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, plaintiffs' attorneys now have to think twice before filing civil lawsuits in federal court." Update: Coincidentally, yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a per curiam opinion remanding the Iqbal v. Ashcroft case back to the trial court to allow Iqbal to seek leave to amend his complaint. "Big Names Weigh In on Attorney-Client Privilege Issue; Elena Kagan, ABA on opposing sides of case that could change the way many appellate courts deal with issue": law.com has a report that begins, "The Obama administration and a group of law professors and former federal judges are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a Georgia company's plea for a change in the way many appellate courts deal with questions of attorney-client privilege." Posted at 10:17 AM by Howard Bashman Bashman news from here and there: The Journal News of Westchester, New York reports today that "Pair bash man with bottle, shoe in Haverstraw road-rage incident." Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard Bashman Tuesday, July 28, 2009 "Knowing the meaning of the Second Amendment right and having identified its individual nature, the issue becomes what limits the government may place on the right. Indeed, this is where the Second Amendment rubber meets the road." In an interesting concurring opinion issued today, Tenth Circuit Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich questions whether "the broad scope of 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g)(1)--which permanently disqualifies all felons from possessing firearms--would conflict with the 'core' self-defense right embodied in the Second Amendment." Judge Tymkovich's concurrence goes on to observe that "Non-violent felons, for example, certainly have the same right to self-defense in their homes as non-felons." Posted at 11:40 PM by Howard Bashman "Senate Panel Endorses Sotomayor": Neil A. Lewis will have this article Wednesday in The New York Times. And today's newspaper contains an article headlined "2 Republicans Announce Plans to Vote Against Sotomayor." In Wednesday's edition of The Washington Post, Amy Goldstein and Robert Barnes will have an article headlined "Senate Committee Endorses Sotomayor; Just One Republican Sides With Democrats in Backing the Supreme Court Nominee." In addition, Wednesday's installment of Dana Milbank's "Washington Sketch" column will carry the headline "Plenty of Static on the Party Line About Sotomayor." And today's newspaper contains an editorial entitled "Target: Sonia Sotomayor; The NRA's cheap shot against the Supreme Court nominee." Wednesday in The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage and Mark Silva will have an article headlined "Sonia Sotomayor wins backing of Senate committee; The Senate Judiciary Committee mostly sticks to party lines in a 13-6 vote; The full Senate is expected to confirm the appointment next week." And in today's newspaper, David G. Savage has an article headlined "Panel vote on Sotomayor likely to reflect divide; Obama's Supreme Court pick is expected be approved by a Senate committee on a near-party line vote; Lawmakers once showed deference to presidents' choices, but now 'it's a new ballgame,' says one." Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin will have an article headlined "Sotomayor Moves Closer to High Court." Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that "Sotomayor gets committee nod for Supreme Court seat; But the Senate panel vote is nearly party-line, with just one Republican approving her nomination." The Associated Press has reports headlined "Judiciary Committee OKs Sotomayor for high court"; "Texas' Hutchison voting against Sotomayor"; and "La. Sen. Vitter says he'll vote against Sotomayor." And The Houston Chronicle has a news update headlined "Hutchison will vote 'nay' on Sotomayor." Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting: In today's newspaper he has articles headlined "Nuclear plants adequately guarded, court rules" (access last Friday's Ninth Circuit ruling at this link) and "UC Santa Cruz defeats conservatives in court" (my earlier coverage of last Friday's D.C. Circuit ruling appears at this link). Posted at 11:00 PM by Howard Bashman "Pay to Sue on the Docket: The trial bar on trial in Pennsylvania." Wednesday's edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial that begins, "Good news: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an unusual but important legal challenge in a case involving Governor Ed Rendell's hiring of a contingency fee law firm to sue a drug manufacturer on behalf of the state." Posted at 10:23 PM by Howard Bashman "Obama will close Gitmo on time, officials say; The administration also tells Congress Tuesday that it will decide the status of all 229 detainees by Oct. 1": Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report. And Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has a news update headlined "Young Afghan in Camp Iguana, playing Wii." "Radio host denies threatening federal judges": The Chicago Tribune has a news update that begins, "An Internet radio host pleaded not guilty today to threatening to kill three federal appellate judges in Chicago and then sought his release from custody, saying he has been an informant for the FBI." And The Associated Press reports that "N.J. blogger pleads not guilty to threatening judges, claims to be past FBI informant." Today's bond hearing occurred before U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin C. Ashman of the Northern District of Illinois. "Federal Judge Evans will move to senior status": The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a news update that begins, "Federal Appeals Court Judge Terence Evans has notified President Barack Obama that he will move into semi-retirement Jan. 7 - the 30-year anniversary of when he first took the federal bench." Posted at 08:44 PM by Howard Bashman Programming note: For much of today, I'll be at the offices of trial counsel in a case that's likely soon to be headed for appeal involving a client of mine. Additional posts will appear here later today. Posted at 07:55 AM by Howard Bashman "Panel to vote on Sotomayor, confirmation likely": The Associated Press has this report. The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the nomination at a hearing scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. eastern time today. The committee's live video feed can be accessed via this link. Monday, July 27, 2009 "Conservatives think Sotomayor could give them political boost": David Lightman of McClatchy Newspapers has this report. And The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined "Sotomayor roundup: How Republicans will vote; Five GOP senators have announced their intentions ahead of Tuesday's Judiciary Committee vote on the Supreme Court nominee." "California Supreme Court says paralyzed grad can take bar exam": The Sacramento Bee has this news update. Posted at 08:17 PM by Howard Bashman "Grassley to vote against Sotomayor confirmation": The Des Moines Register has this news update. And The Associated Press reports that "Grassley to oppose Sotomayor." "Appeals court blocks FedEx class action": The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today. Posted at 03:37 PM by Howard Bashman "GOP Sen. Sessions to oppose Sotomayor": The Associated Press has this report. Update: Senator Sessions announced his intention to vote "no" in an op-ed entitled "A confirmation conversion: Nominee lacks deep convictions needed to resist judicial activism" published today in USA Today. The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled "Vapid Senate hearings aside, Sotomayor merits approval; Nominee's long record shows her to be qualified, impartial." Sunday, July 26, 2009 "Supreme Court ruling shakes up criminal trials; Cases have been thrown out and doubts linger after last month's decision giving defendants the right to question forensic technicians in court": David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times. Posted at 10:18 PM by Howard Bashman "Amid Scrutiny, Yoo Pushes Back; Quietly but Forcefully, Author of Detainee Memos Rebuts Critics": Carrie Johnson will have this article Monday in The Washington Post. Posted at 09:14 PM by Howard Bashman "Judicial Roulette": In the Sunday Book Review section of today's edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak has this review of the new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author James MacGregor Burns, "Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court." Posted at 09:10 PM by Howard Bashman "Ala. senator mum on his decision about Sotomayor": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "The senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he has made up his mind on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, but he's not ready to make his decision public." Posted at 09:08 PM by Howard Bashman "An Abortion Battle, Fought to the Death": This article appears today in The New York Times. And The Associated Press reports that "Suspect in Kan. abortion killing faces hearing." Bashman news from here and there: Monday's edition of The Cairns Post of Australia reports that "Party bash man dies in hospital." Posted at 08:50 PM by Howard Bashman  
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