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Thursday, April 10, 2008 "Law Firms Help Clinics Get Students to Supreme Court; Budding lawyers don't have to wait for a shot at the high court": The National Law Journal provides this report. And the University of Texas at Austin today issued a news release headlined "Supreme Court Clinic at The University of Texas School of Law to Represent Members of South Dakota Tribe at U.S. Supreme Court." "FBI Spent Years Looking for Threat Maker": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "Authorities searched for years for the source of racially hateful letters, including one threatening to blow up the U.S. Supreme Court, before charging a suburban Cleveland man this week." My earlier coverage appears at this link. "Time running out in fight for embryos; Would-be mom asks U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider and hear her arguments": This article appears today in The Houston Chronicle. Posted at 11:07 PM by Howard Bashman "Senate approves Texan for appeals court": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "The Senate has given Dallas lawyer Catharina Haynes its approval to serve on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Haynes won confirmation on a voice vote Thursday to the appellate court that takes cases from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. She was nominated by President Bush on July 17." CQ Today reports that "Senate Tiff Over Judges Gets Personal." And The Hill reports that "Fight over judges could stall patent bill." "Jim Ho Replaces Ted Cruz as Texas SG": David Lat has this post at "Above the Law." And you can view the official press release from the Attorney General of Texas at this link. Posted at 08:37 PM by Howard Bashman "Chief Judge Sues for Boost in Judicial Pay": Joseph Goldstein of The New York Sun has a news update that begins, "Chief Judge Judith Kaye is filing a lawsuit today seeking a pay raise for all state judges, a court official told The New York Sun." And The Associated Press reports that "NY's chief judge is suing state over NY judges' pay." Via Eric Turkewitz's "New York Personal Injury Law Blog," you can access the summons and complaint at this link. By a vote of 4-3, the Supreme Court of New Jersey rules against the claim of a woman who sued for damages after being injured by a hockey puck that entered the stands during the warm-up preceding a professional hockey game: You can access today's ruling at this link. Posted at 10:15 AM by Howard Bashman "Starcher cancels hearing on recusal; Court denies Massey petition to bar action": The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette today contains an article that begins, "State Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher canceled a public hearing scheduled for today on whether he should recuse himself from a multimillion-dollar appeal involving Massey Energy. Wednesday's cancellation came after the court voted 5-0 to deny a petition by Massey to prevent Starcher from holding the hearing. The two actions - the denial of the Massey petition and Starcher's cancellation of the hearing - were announced in the same order from the court." Posted at 08:54 AM by Howard Bashman "High court won't reconsider electrocution ruling": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "The Nebraska Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to reconsider its decision that electrocution is unconstitutional." According to the article, the Attorney General of Nebraska now plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that using the electric chair to conduct executions is not cruel and unusual punishment. Posted at 08:50 AM by Howard Bashman "Ohio Supreme Court justices weigh gun ordinances for cities": Jim Provance has this article today in The Toledo Blade. And The Columbus Dispatch reports today that "Limits on guns in parks argued." "Judge's surprise retirement leaves 'serious void'; Mr. Justice Michel Bastarache, 59, to step down June 30; replacement from Atlantic provinces is likely": The Toronto Globe and Mail today contains an article that begins, "One of the Supreme Court of Canada's most senior and prolific judges, Mr. Justice Michel Bastarache, shocked the legal world yesterday by announcing his impending retirement at the end of the court's spring session in June." The Toronto Star reports today that "Supreme Court loses its expert on languages; After Bastarache retires, Harper has second opportunity to name a judge to top court following new nomination procedure." The Daily Gleaner of Fredericton, New Brunswick reports that "N.B. man to step down from Supreme Court." And Bloomberg News reports that "Canadian Supreme Court Justice Bastarache to Retire This Year." "With a Book Coming Out, Scalia Is All Talk -- Even With the Media": Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post. Yesterday, as I previously noted in this post, Justice Antonin Scalia appeared live on C-SPAN to answer the questions of a group of high school students. You can view the appearance by clicking here (RealPlayer required). "Afghans Hold Secret Trials for Men That U.S. Detained": This article appears today in The New York Times. Posted at 08:12 AM by Howard Bashman "Man indicted for making threats to Justice Clarence Thomas": CNN.com provides this report. And The Associated Press provides a report headlined "Feds: Man Threatens Black Celebrities." The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio issued this news release and has posted online the indictment.  
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