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Wednesday, August 4, 2010 "A Brilliant Ruling: Judge Walker's decision to overturn Prop 8 is factual, well-reasoned, and powerful." Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. Posted at 10:28 PM by Howard Bashman "Impeachment Lawyers Battle Over Evidence": At "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times," David Ingram has a post that begins, "Lawyers for impeached U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. asked a special U.S. Senate committee today not to allow certain evidence in the judge's upcoming trial." Ingram also has a post titled "Judge Won't Step in to Impeachment Process" reporting on a ruling that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued earlier this week. "A Labor Market Punishing to Mothers": Today's edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, "The last three men nominated to the Supreme Court have all been married and, among them, have seven children. The last three women -- Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Harriet Miers (who withdrew) -- have all been single and without children." Posted at 08:20 PM by Howard Bashman "Judge strikes down ban on same-sex marriage": Bob Egelko and Demian Bulwa of The San Francisco Chronicle has this news update. The newspaper also has an update headlined "Cheering, cautious optimism over Prop. 8 ruling." Maura Dolan and Carol Williams of The Los Angeles Times have a news update headlined "Judge strikes down Prop. 8, allows gay marriage in California; In a long-awaited ruling, Judge Vaughn Walker says the ban on same-sex marriage violates constitutional rights to equal protection and due process; The decision is expected to reach the Supreme Court." Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has an update headlined "Federal judge strikes down California's ban on same-sex marriage." And The New York Times has a news update headlined "Court Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Ban in California." "Judge overturns Calif. gay marriage ban" The Associated Press has this report. You can access the district court's ruling at this link. The decision concludes: Because Proposition 8 is unconstitutional under both the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses, the court orders entry of judgment permanently enjoining its enforcement; prohibiting the official defendants from applying or enforcing Proposition 8 and directing the official defendants that all persons under their control or supervision shall not apply or enforce Proposition 8. The clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment without bond in favor of plaintiffs and plaintiff-intervenors and against defendants and defendant-intervenors pursuant to FRCP 58.I have posted a back-up copy of the ruling at this link. The district court also issued an order granting a temporary stay of its ruling until the recently filed motion for a stay pending appeal can be fully briefed and decided. "Majority of senators back Kagan on eve of vote": The Associated Press has this report. Posted at 03:40 PM by Howard Bashman "Gay marriage ruling due; Decision later today": Lyle Denniston has this post at "SCOTUSblog." The post links to the stay motion that supporters of Proposition 8 have already filed with the district judge. Posted at 11:46 AM by Howard Bashman "Superior Court Recognizes New Pharma Cause of Action; Panel Affirms Scope of Failure-to-Warn Theory In Diet Drug Lawsuits": Amaris Elliott-Engel has this article, in which I am quoted, in today's edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia's daily newspaper for lawyers. Posted at 11:20 AM by Howard Bashman "Federal judge to issue Proposition 8 decision today": This article appears today in The Sacramento Bee. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has this web page devoted to the case. "N.J. Supreme Court rules officer's groping conviction does not bar him from public work": Today's edition of The Newark Star-Ledger contains an article that begins, "A state Supreme Court ruling that allows a former Hunterdon County Sheriff's Officer convicted of a sex crime to return to the public sector -- including police work -- could have far-reaching implications on law enforcement and other public workers, experts say." You can access yesterday's 3-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link. "Guantanamo Trial Set to Go Ahead": Evan Perez has this article today in The Wall Street Journal. Posted at 08:20 AM by Howard Bashman "New policy clears way for Pledge of Allegiance in Arlington schools; School Committee reverses June vote": The Boston Globe contains this article today. Posted at 08:17 AM by Howard Bashman "In Senate, Vote Nears on Kagan Nomination": This article appears today in The New York Times. The Washington Post reports today that "Senate moves toward a final vote on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan." James Oliphant of The Los Angeles Times reports that "Senate begins debate over Supreme Court nominee Kagan; Republicans question her experience, ideology and temperament, but Democrats appear to have enough votes to confirm her this week." The Washington Times reports that "Senate debate on Kagan unlikely to change minds; Critics question qualifications." Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined "Elena Kagan: Despite partisan splits, confirmation appears likely; Elena Kagan debate began in the Senate Tuesday; The start of several days of discussion over her nomination to the Supreme Court was marked by partisan divides, but Elena Kagan is expected to easily win confirmation." The Omaha World-Herald reports that "Nelson sticks to his guns on Kagan." The Deseret News reports that "Hatch makes his case against Kagan, confirmation expected Thursday." The Salt Lake Tribune contains an article headlined "Hatch: 'I hope I'm wrong' about Kagan." And Politico.com reports that "Kagan avoids drama on way to court."  
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