Litigation

SCotUS Says Jury Not Required for Deportation in Felonies Exceeding $10k

Posted on June 15, 2009
The Supreme Court ruled today that a jury is not required to determine the victim’s financial losses in cases involving the deportation of aliens convicted of fraud.  Federal law mandates that a victim must suffer losses in excess of $10,000 in order for an alien convicted of fraud to be deportable...

links for 2009-06-13

Posted on June 13, 2009
Wisconsin Law Journal - Bias ruling could bring recusals judgesonmerit.org » Pennsylvanians Are Talking About Merit Selection judgesonmerit.org » Patriot News: It?s Time For Merit Selection Editorial: Ruling should push Texas to reform judiciary | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Opinion: Editorials Legal Reform Groups Hail Supremes? Decision « Minnesotans for Impartial Courts Effect of Supreme [...

links for 2009-06-12

Posted on June 12, 2009
Editorial: Court's ruling gives support to plan to change judicial elections | www.rgj.com | Reno Gazette-Journal When $3 Million Is Too Much | The FactCheck Wire SCOTUS' Caperton ruling could impact judges in Kansas ? Kansas Liberty Texans should heed Supreme Court ruling by reforming tainted selection system | Editorial | Chron...

links for 2009-06-11

Posted on June 11, 2009
Dorf on Law: A Wise Latina Supreme Court ruling could help clean up our judicial system - BizTimes Judges and 'Bias' - WSJ.com Court: Judges Must Avoid Appearance Of Bias : NPR judgesonmerit.org » Thinking About Caperton in PA Missouri Judicial Selections get a Boost from Supreme Court : Personal Injury News and Developments Supreme Court won't clean up judicial races [...

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More Caperton Media

Posted on June 11, 2009
Leading off new articles on Caperton v. Massey is a very interesting Q&A of former Texas Chief Justice Tom Phillips, conducted by Tony Mauro, Supreme Court reporter for the Washington Legal Times. Phillips predicts that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Monday, which said that a West Virginia justice should have removed himself from a case involving [...

links for 2009-06-10

Posted on June 10, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Important Recusal Decision : Alabama Appellate Watch The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times : Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Judicial Recusal Caperton and The Supreme Court?s Boundary-Enforcing Role — Balkinization Massey Coal Ruling Getting Thumbs Up in Judicial Circles - Law Blog - WSJ The Supreme Court talks about judicial bias...

links for 2009-06-09

Posted on June 09, 2009
Court says judges must avoid appearance of bias - San Jose Mercury News The Indiana Law Blog: Ind. Courts - "Veto of done deal could yet be undone" South Bend Tribune: Veto of done deal could yet be undone Lawmakers pave way for vote on appointing judges - Las Vegas Sun State needs more Hispanic judges | ajc...

Great Editorial in New York Times

Posted on June 09, 2009
A New York Times editorial, “Honest Justice,” weighed in on the Caperton v. Massey ruling, and had this to say: The majority?s recognition of the threat posed by outsize contributions amounts to a crucial statement that judges and justice are not for sale...

Caperton Media Review

Posted on June 09, 2009
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in Caperton v. Massey has caused an outpouring of national media. Here is a summary: New York Times: Justices Tell Judges Not to Rule on Major Backers By ADAM LIPTAK WASHINGTON ? Elected judges must disqualify themselves from cases involving people who spent exceptionally large sums to put them on the bench, the Supreme [...

In Memory of Judge Sandra Otaka

Posted on June 09, 2009
Justice at Stake is saddened to lose one of its board members, Cook County Circuit Judge Sandra Otaka, who passed away June 6.   She was a third-generation Japanese-American whose mother and grandparents were held in U.S. internment camps during World War II...

Key Quotes From Caperton Opinion

Posted on June 09, 2009
Below are some key quotes and topics from yesterday’s opinion in Caperton v. Massey. The 5-4 opinion, written by Justice Kennedy, ruled that a West Virginia Supreme Court justice could not rule on a case involving a litigant who spent $3 million to elect him...

Caperton: First Reflections

Posted on June 08, 2009
“This is a tremendous victory.” That statement, by Justice at Stake Executive Director Bert Brandenburg, captures the essence of today’s landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Caperton v. Massey. (To see Justice at Stake’s full press release, click here...

links for 2009-06-06

Posted on June 06, 2009
Saint Louis Beacon - Opponents of Missouri court plan are gearing up for battle again Fayette's Judge Edwards nominated for state Supreme Court post | The Citizen Online Daily Herald | Reform advocates left disappointed after Blagojevich ouster Hamilton, Davis Get Thumbs-Up from Senate Judicary Committee - Law Blog - WSJ

links for 2009-06-05

Posted on June 05, 2009
Challenges to NSA wiretapping shut down | SCOTUSblog Gingrich Takes Back Claim That Sotomayor Is ?Racist? (Update1) - Bloomberg.com Judge Tosses Suits Claiming Illegal Wiretaps by Telecoms | ABA Journal - Law News Now All judges will come with their baggage | News-Leader...

links for 2009-06-04

Posted on June 04, 2009
At the Capitol, Judge Sotomayor Makes the Rounds - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com Reid Heaps Praise On Sotomayor | Political Hotsheet - CBS News Sonia Sotomayor Makes the Rounds on Capitol Hill - ABC News Legal Pad: A (Literal) Shakeup at the Supreme Court Building The Associated Press: Redemption from scandal? Ill...

Conservative Groups Pen Letter Calling for Filibuster

Posted on June 04, 2009
A letter signed by dozens of conservative organizations has been distributed to Republican senators in hopes of lengthening the debate over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. The New York Times reports that the letter calls for a filibuster of President Obama’s nominee...

Washington Post Examines Interest Group Influence in Sotomayor Nomination

Posted on June 04, 2009
An article in yesterday’s Washington Post examines the current state of interest group influence, highlighted by the differences between conservative and liberal interest group’s efforts with regard to President Obama’s Supreme Court pick...

links for 2009-06-03

Posted on June 03, 2009
Burnam drops Keller impeachment resolution, for now | Postcards UnionLeader.com - New Hampshire news, business and sports - Lynch nominates long-time judge for state Supreme Court - Monday, Jun. 1, 2009

links for 2009-06-02

Posted on June 02, 2009
judgesonmerit.org » Tennessee Sticking with Merit Selection The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times : Sotomayor to Begin Visits With Senators Tuesday Schumer: Sotomayor nearly 'filibuster-proof' — Newsday.com Sotomayor meets aides shepherding nomination Concurring Opinions » Defining Judicial Activism by Federal Appellate Judges Judge election turns into a horse race - Richard L...

Some GOP Leaders Urge More Respectful Tone

Posted on June 01, 2009
While some conservative organizations and figures clamor to be the next to attack President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, senior GOP leaders are calling for a less disrespectful tone.  The LA Times reports that Republican lawmakers like Texas Sen...

Nomination Puts Diversity Issues to Fore

Posted on June 01, 2009
President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, has found herself in the middle of a national conversation regarding the role of race on the bench. Judge Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic to serve on the nation’s highest court...

Impeachment Starts Against Convicted Judge

Posted on June 01, 2009
A House panel will formally begin impeachment proceedings against a  disgraced federal judge who has pleaded guilty in a case involving his  sexual assault of two staff members. Samuel B. Kent, a federal judge based in Houston, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison on obstruction of justice...

links for 2009-05-30

Posted on May 30, 2009
Hatch says high court pick Sotomayor not racist, but may be judicial activist - Salt Lake Tribune judgesonmerit.org » Talking About Merit Selection in the Blogosphere EDITORIAL: Doubts about state Supreme Court - Coulee News Gay rights advocates rip suit to undo Prop...

links for 2009-05-29

Posted on May 29, 2009
judgesonmerit.org » ?Merit Selection is the Right Choice? The Good News in Today?s California Marriage Decision — Balkinization Group Seeks to Block D.C. Bill Recognizing Same-Sex Marriages - washingtonpost.com Senate Rejects Referendum On Same-Sex Marriage - New Hampshire News Story - WMUR Manchester Added money will keep Iowa courts open in June | DesMoinesRegister...

links for 2009-05-28

Posted on May 28, 2009
Ted Olson goes to court on behalf of gay marriage | Washington Examiner judgesonmerit.org » Look Who?s Talking About Reform City Brights: Zennie Abraham : The California Supreme Court's Illogical Prop 8 Decision New poll says New Yorkers want gay marriage brought to vote, even if passage not a sure thing Crowd outside state Supreme Court debates Prop...

No Shortage of Opinions on Sotomayor

Posted on May 28, 2009
Just days after President Obama’s decision to nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, one doesn’t have to look too hard to find an opinion on the subject.  Advertisements supporting and opposing the nomination can already be found on television, and statements from dozens of organizations have already been released...

links for 2009-05-27

Posted on May 27, 2009
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times : Liberal Groups Unanimous in Praise of Sotomayor The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times : Conservative Groups Skeptical of Sotomayor Hill Leaders, Lobby Groups React To Sotomayor : NPR The Battle Ahead: What will Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation process look like Interest groups gird for high court pick - Washington Times The Associated [...

Blasting Out of the Blocks

Posted on May 27, 2009
Much like the 2005-06 confirmation hearings for Samuel Alito, competing groups have wasted no time in framing the debate over appellate judge Sonia Sotomayer. Ads by the conservative Judicial Confirmation Network and liberal Coalition for Constitutional Values, as well as a barrage of competing talking points, have occupied parallel intellectual universes...

Wisconsin Journal Calls for Judicial Appointments

Posted on May 27, 2009
On a day when Wisconsin legislators are considering bills to publicly finance appellate court elections, and to require all sponsors of election-related communications to reveal their financial sources, the Wisconsin State Journal has called for merit selection of judges, saying that modern-day judicial elections have created irreconcilable conflicts...

Fun Supreme Court Read of the Day

Posted on May 27, 2009
Who was the first president to have a Supreme Court nomination slapped down by the Senate? (Hint: think “Father of Our Country.” In one of the most enjoyable reads inspired by the new Supreme Court vacancy, Time magazine has a pictorial survey of its top 10 “bench battles...

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