Tuesday round-up
On Monday, Chief Justice Roberts issued an order staying a decision of the Maryland Court of Appeals, allowing Maryland’s DNA testing law to remain in effect until the U.S. Supreme Court acts on a cert. petition in the case.
July 2012 Archive
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“Life-at-conception” issue reaches Court (FINAL UPDATE)
FINAL UPDATE at 3:14 p.m. (FURTHER UPDATE Wednesday 2:31 p.m.
“Proposition 8” defenders’ appeal filed (FINAL UPDATE)
(FINAL UPDATE, 2:41 p.m. The post has been expanded considerably in discussing the “Proposition 8” case. In addition, there is a brief new discussion at the end of the post of a new ruling Tuesday against the Defense of Marriage Act by a federal judge in Connecticut.
Academic highlight: Jay-Z and the Court’s Fourth Amendment jurisprudence
The Court just completed a blockbuster Term, and in a few short months the Justices will reconvene to tackle another set of significant and controversial cases. So we could all use some lighthearted distraction during this summer interlude.
Monday round-up
This weekend’s coverage of the Court focused on recent remarks by Justice Antonin Scalia. In an interview with Fox News, the Justice discussed gun control and the Court’s recent Second Amendment cases, responded to criticism of his dissent in United States v. Arizona, and spoke about the tension – or the lack thereof – at the Court following the health care decision.
DNA testing may go on
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., calling tests of the DNA of individuals arrested by police “a valuable tool for investigating unsolved crimes,” on Monday cleared the way for the state of Maryland to continue that practice until the Supreme Court can act on a challenge to its constitutionality.
Sorting out detainees’ legal rights
The chief judge of the federal District Court in Washington has assigned himself the task of sorting out the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay to meet with their lawyers.
Friday round-up
Yesterday’s coverage of the Court focused on a C-SPAN interview with Justice Scalia. The interview will air Sunday evening, but several preview clips are currently available on YouTube.
Judge bars birth control mandate
A federal judge in Colorado, acting on one of two dozen cases across the nation challenging the new health care law’s promise of free birth-control for women workers, on Friday temporarily barred the enforcement of that mandate against a Catholic family’s private business firm.
Thursday round-up
With coverage of the Court’s health care decisions continuing to wane, reporting largely focused on the Congressional Budget Office’s report on the effects of the Affordable Care Act, which Conor featured in yesterday’s round-up.