UPDATE 5:51 p.m. The Supreme Court will now issue opinions next week on Wednesday at 10 a.m., as well as on Tuesday. ———— Coming back on Monday from a four-week recess, the Supreme Court will issue orders on new cases — perhaps including some grants of review — at 9:30 a.m. On Tuesday at 10… Read More
Feb 19 2015
Same-sex marriage reaches Texas — for one couple (FURTHER UPDATED)
UPDATE 5:12 p.m. The Texas Supreme Court has blocked both of the orders issued by state judges in Travis County — both declaring the state’s ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional. Details to come. FURTHER UPDATE 6:11 p.m. The state court’s orders do not mention the one marriage performed Thursday, but state Attorney General… Read More
Jan 29 2015
Court allows Texas execution (UPDATED)
This post appeared originally on scotusblog.com The Supreme Court on Thursday evening cleared the way for Texas to execute death-row inmate Robert Charles Ladd, a new indication that the Justices will leave states with wide leeway to carry out the death penalty. With no noted dissents, the Court turned down two pleas for delay of… Read More
Jan 14 2015
Launching today — Welcome to lyldenlawnews!
The slow, sometimes halting progress toward life in the digital age picks up a bit today, with this launch of a new website. Some of what you will see here will look the same — close coverage of the Supreme Court, keeping up with lower courts, and watching the law as an always fascinating human… Read More
