Monthly Archives: July 2010

Ninth Circuit sets appeal for AZ immigration law for November

Posted on 31 July 2010 by

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has refused to expedite an appeal of the preliminary injunction that applied to specific parts of Arizona’s immigration law, SB 1070, that a federal district judge granted earlier in the week. … Continue reading →

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Arizona’s appeal to the 9th Circuit

Posted on 29 July 2010 by

It’s short and sweet, see below. (H/t: NPR and frajam79).

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What I’m Reading — July 29

Posted on 29 July 2010 by

Why Some Republicans Want to ‘Restore’ the 13th Amendment — Some Iowa Republicans want to press for ratification of the original 13th Amendment, which would strip citizenship from anyone accepting a title of nobility or an honor from any foreign … Continue reading →

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Federal judge blocks enactment of some parts of AZ immigration law

Posted on 28 July 2010 by

Unfortunately I don’t have a lot of time to examine it in depth, but the federal judge presiding over U.S. v. Arizona that is examining the constitutionality of Arizona’s new immigration law blocked several provisions from going into effect. More … Continue reading →

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DREAM Act facing obstacles in Congress

Posted on 28 July 2010 by

A quick follow-up to a post from last week about the DREAM Act: it now appears that support for passing it on its own — and not as part of a broader comprehensive immigration reform bill — is not strong … Continue reading →

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Virginia corrections officials sued over censorship of pro se legal materials

Posted on 28 July 2010 by

Interesting and troubling news that Evan passed along to me a few days ago: a prison in Virginia has banned inmates from access to the Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook, a  publication authored by the National Lawyers Guild and the Center for … Continue reading →

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A sobering civil legal aid statistic

Posted on 27 July 2010 by

Nationally, there are more than ten times the number of private attorneys providing personal civil legal services to the general public as there are legal aid attorneys serving the poor. While there is only one legal aid lawyer (including all … Continue reading →

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The Supremes, Graphed

Posted on 26 July 2010 by

The New York Times had a fascinating article today, along with some good graphs, that depict the Supreme Court, as led by Chief Justice Roberts, as the most conservative Court in decades. The central finding, based on analysis of political … Continue reading →

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Lawyers and the middle class squeeze

Posted on 23 July 2010 by

The ABA Journal blog pointed out a pretty self-evident fact contained in a Wall Street Journal story on increasing numbers of pro se litigants: that it’s often hard for middle class people to pay for legal representation too. As the … Continue reading →

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Why not a standalone DREAM Act?

Posted on 22 July 2010 by

With out-of-status students publicly identifying themselves in the Washington Post to draw attention to the need to pass the DREAM Act, there is hopefully some renewed attention being paid to the proposal, which seeks to provide a path to legal … Continue reading →

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