State Legislation on Sentencing and Corrections: At Sentencing Law and Policy on Sunday, Doug Berman posted a link to the National Conference of State Legislatures' report on Significant State Sentencing and Corrections Legislation in 2009. Berman writes that the report contains "a terrific (and seemingly comprehensive) state-by-state review of new sentencing and corrections legislation." Overall, the report found that in 2009, "state legislatures addressed sentencing and corrections policies that better manage correctional populations and budgets."
Third Circuit Approves Delaware's Execution Protocols: Howard Bashman posts a report on the Third Circuit's decision to uphold Delaware's execution protocol. According to the News Journal's Sean O'Sullivan, the court's decision also "lifted a stay on all executions in the state." In the opinion, Circuit Judge D. Michael Fisher wrote, "[t]he record before us reflects an occasional blitheness on Delaware's part that, while perhaps not unconstitutional, gives us great pause. We remind Delaware not only of its constitutional obligation ... but also of its moral obligation to carry out executions with the degree of seriousness and respect that the state-administered termination of human life demands."
Another California Law School? Wall Street Journal's Law Blog, says maybe. Today, Ashby Jones reports that the University of California San Diego is reviving its "decades-old" plan to establish a law school through a partnership with San Diego-based California Western School of Law. Jones reports that the schools are engaged in a preliminary discussion, and it is unclear what exactly UCSD plans to do. An editorial in San Diego's Union-Tribune writes that while a law school "would enable UCSD to develop specialized legal research for its sciences-oriented curriculum[,]" it remains unclear whether the law school would be self-sustaining.
Interviews with Justices: SCOTUSblog's Monday round-up contained links to interviews with two members of the U.S. Supreme Court. One, Jess Bravin's Wall Street Journal piece on Justice Stevens, discusses how former-Illinois Senator Charles Percy helped the 90-year-old Justice get his seat on the Court. The other, from MEDIAite's Panel Nerds, reviews Nina Totenberg's January 28 interview with Justice Ginsburg. Both pieces offer a rare glimpse into the personal lives of the Justices. Bravin reports that although Justice Stevens and Charles Percy knew each other in college, when they first met to discuss Justice Stevens' appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, the former Senator "had not realized that attorney J.P. Stevens was the same John Stevens he had known in college." Similarly, Panel Nerds' post points to Justice Ginsburg's comment, that Justice Breyer gave her "a solid pinch[,]" so she would not nod off during the State of the Union.
Third Circuit Approves Delaware's Execution Protocols: Howard Bashman posts a report on the Third Circuit's decision to uphold Delaware's execution protocol. According to the News Journal's Sean O'Sullivan, the court's decision also "lifted a stay on all executions in the state." In the opinion, Circuit Judge D. Michael Fisher wrote, "[t]he record before us reflects an occasional blitheness on Delaware's part that, while perhaps not unconstitutional, gives us great pause. We remind Delaware not only of its constitutional obligation ... but also of its moral obligation to carry out executions with the degree of seriousness and respect that the state-administered termination of human life demands."
Another California Law School? Wall Street Journal's Law Blog, says maybe. Today, Ashby Jones reports that the University of California San Diego is reviving its "decades-old" plan to establish a law school through a partnership with San Diego-based California Western School of Law. Jones reports that the schools are engaged in a preliminary discussion, and it is unclear what exactly UCSD plans to do. An editorial in San Diego's Union-Tribune writes that while a law school "would enable UCSD to develop specialized legal research for its sciences-oriented curriculum[,]" it remains unclear whether the law school would be self-sustaining.
Interviews with Justices: SCOTUSblog's Monday round-up contained links to interviews with two members of the U.S. Supreme Court. One, Jess Bravin's Wall Street Journal piece on Justice Stevens, discusses how former-Illinois Senator Charles Percy helped the 90-year-old Justice get his seat on the Court. The other, from MEDIAite's Panel Nerds, reviews Nina Totenberg's January 28 interview with Justice Ginsburg. Both pieces offer a rare glimpse into the personal lives of the Justices. Bravin reports that although Justice Stevens and Charles Percy knew each other in college, when they first met to discuss Justice Stevens' appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, the former Senator "had not realized that attorney J.P. Stevens was the same John Stevens he had known in college." Similarly, Panel Nerds' post points to Justice Ginsburg's comment, that Justice Breyer gave her "a solid pinch[,]" so she would not nod off during the State of the Union.
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