Justice Kennedy spoke today before the Senate Judiciary Committee, primarily about judicial pay and cameras in the courtroom. Tony Mauro of the Legal Times has an article about his appearance here, and Mark Sherman of the AP reports here about it. Video of Justice Kennedy’s remarks can be found here (thanks to How Appealing).
At Sentencing Law and Policy, Doug Berman previews Rita and Claiborne, next week’s important sentencing cases, here.
Tim Townsend of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports here about a case before the Eighth Circuit featuring Justice O’Connor on the panel. Audio of the oral argument can be found here (both via How Appealing).
Finally, Don Thompson of the AP reports here that the California senate approved a bill that would change the state’s sentencing scheme in the wake of the Court’s ruling in Cunningham v. California (via Sentencing Law and Policy).
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