New Pew Internet Survey Tracks Public Opinion on Rove, Bush, Terrorism, and Supreme Court
Republicans Uncertain on Rove Resignation Plurality — Favors Centrist Court Nominee, Released: July 19, 2005.
Category «Courts»
Washington Post Blog on Bush’s Choice of John G. Roberts Jr., as Supreme Court Nominee
See the Campaign for the Supreme Court postings, which include key early responses to the nomination, as well as links to some of his opinions.
Supreme Court Rules Against P2P File Sharing Services
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster, LTD., Argued March 29, 2005, Decided June 27, 200. Opinion author: Souter “Held: One who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement, going beyond mere distribution with knowledge of third-party action, is …
Civil Liberties Groups Submit Amicus Brief on Listserv Membership Protection Issue
“EPIC joined eight civil liberties organizations to submit a “friend of the court” brief (38 pages, PDF) in Forensic Advisors v. Matrixx Initiatives, a case before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in which a pharmaceutical company is attempting to force a newsletter publisher to disclose his subscriber list. The company wants to use the …
Article Reviews Authorship of Opinions By Federal Judges
Choi, Stephen J. and Gulati, Gaurang Mitu, “Which Judges Write Their Opinions (and Should We Care)?” (May 2005). NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 05-04; NYU, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 05-06; Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 715062. [Link] Abstract: “Common wisdom holds that many federal judges do not write their …
Administration Challenges Decision on Access to ISP Subscriber Info
On May 30, AP reported: The Bush Administration wants to compel ISPs to turn over information about subscribers as part of its fight against terrorism. Related reference from September 29, 2004: Patriot Act Provision Struck Down by Federal Judge
Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court
Encyclopedia Of The Supreme Court, by David Shultz. Publisher: Facts on File (May 31, 2005). For more details, see the press release.
Federal Judiciary Updates Map of Court Websites
From the Federal Judiciary: Each Judicial Circuit, District Defined in Newly Posted Map – “A new map delineates each of the 12 regional judicial circuits and 94 judicial districts within them. Clicking on the map will lead you to the web sites of the federal courts in a particular circuit or district.”
Document Disclosure Not Required by White House Energy Task Force
From FindLaw, In Re Cheney, May 10, 2005: “A federal appeals court rules that the Sierra Club and Judicial Watch “failed to establish any duty…owed to them by the federal government” to disclose any documents which may have shown what, if any, communications the White House Energy Task Force had with energy industry lobbyists and …
Sensenbrenner Advocates Watchdog for Judiciary
Speech delivered by US House Judiciary Committee Chairman Sensenbrenner at Stanford University, May 9, 2005: The Relationship Between the Legislative and Judicial Branches (text of the speech, 6 pages, PDF)
Victory For Groups Opposed to Broadcast Flag
From the EFF, Federal Appeals Court Scraps FCC’s Broadcast Flag Mandate Legal documents are here, background information is here. Court yanks down FCC’s broadcast flag
New Biography of Justice Blackmun
From the New York Times, a review of the new book on Justice Harry A. Blackmun by Linda Greenhouse. Related references: Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun’s Supreme Court Journey Also by Linda Greenhouse, from the New York Times Magazine, April 15, 2005 , The Evolution of a Justice. beSpacific postings on the Blackmun Papers
