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• RT @FSSPlaw: FSSP Blog: SCOTUS blocks YouTube coverage of Prop 8 trial http://bit.ly/5wEK1s
• RT @moyalynne: According to SCOTUS blog,not outright blocking, but a delay: http://bit.ly/6Nlfuv
• According to SCOTUS blog, it's not outright blocking, but a delay: http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/delay-in-broadcast-of-prop-8-trial/
• Supreme Court to reconsider 6th Amendment rights: NY Times – http://bit.ly/7Phzo9 ; SCOTUS Blog – http://bit.ly/6lheHT
• @USMCNamVet1968 BLOG on Obama & SCOTUS is an out of date article recycled from beginning of last year.
• @chrisgeidner Did you see the SCOTUS Blog post on it? http://bit.ly/7Hqtfp
• RT @BloggerCentral SCOTUS Blog: A limit on Confrontation rights? http://bit.ly/6xzqBd #BC
• @modifiedrapture Yeah, just a little nerd/blog project to kill time. There's a ton of cool photos of old SCOTUS justices on the web.
• WSJ Law Blog on my SCOTUS clerks story: http://tinyurl.com/y88pykr #scotus
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News Media

Prop 8 Trial on Scotus Blog -What’s Happening? – Gather.com
The Prop 8 Trial airs live on the Scotus blog all day. The Prop 8 trial begins in California on Monday, January 11, 2010, to make a federal determination …

Appeals Court Extends President’s Wartime Powers, Limits Guantanamo Prisoners … – The Public Record
… meaning that it will be heard en banc (by a full panel of judges), it is worrying that, as Lyle Denniston explained at SCOTUSblog, “Conceivably, …

NFL Gives the Ball to Gregg Levy for Supreme Court Antitrust Test – Am Law Litigation Daily
(All of the briefing is here, courtesy of the good folks at Scotusblog.) Some sports lawyers say the pro sports establishment sees American Needle as its …

Court rules Obama’s detention powers not limited by laws of war – Raw Story
Bush creating a constitutional right for Guantanamo Bay detainees to challenge their captivity," according to the SCOTUS blog. …

Elena Kagan: Solicitous of Shareholders – Above the Law
I've got to agree with the WSJ Law Blog's Ashby Jones that the most interesting SCOTUS related piece comes via Bloomberg and talks about Solicitor General …

What Does It Take to Get Out of Obama’s Guantanamo? – Prison Planet.com
The stumbling progress in this case, involving a cross-appeal and an appeal to the Supreme Court, was reported by SCOTUSblog six weeks ago. …

SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor Has Star Power – Above the Law
As WSJ Law Blog notes, Sotomayor comes across as “eminently personable” and as a “stickler for preparation.” Brown says the justice comes across as an …

Judge: Subway system can’t ban violent-game ads – CNET
Apparently there is a case coming up at the SCOTUS that will review this, and it looks possible for the first time in years that they may cut back on those …

The Eyes of the Law: Harriet Miers Gets Sworn In – Above the Law
She may not have succeeded in getting on to the SCOTUS, but apparently she has joined another DC institution. We received this tip from a reader yesterday: …

LWIB: MLB’s Anti-Trust Exemption and Franchise Relocation – The Biz of Baseball
Last month, Nathaniel Grow wrote about Mr. Herrera's threats at the Sports Law Blog. Mr. Grow points out that should the city of SF attempt to force MLB to …

Top Links

SCOTUS “WTF?” Quote of the Week
From Justice Kennedy (regarding campaign finance restrictions): “Corporations know a lot about the environment…and you are trying to silence them.”

SCOTUS To Release Audio of Arguments today
The Supreme Court will release audio from today’s argument in Citizens United v. FEC, an important campaign finance case, shortly after arguments have concluded. The audio will be offered to broadcasters via the network pool and to press at the House and Senate Radio & TV Gallaries. Public can get through Nat. Archives.

Up Next for SCOTUS: A Wise Transgenda – The Immoderate Blog
I fear that the transgendered community is receiving unfair neglect in the identity politics lottery that is the Obama nominating policy. I believe a wise transgenda with the richness of… his and her experiences would make better judgments than someone (particularly a white person without gender confusion) who has not had those experiences. Who w

Sonia Sotamayor Remarks At SCOTUS Nomination Full Text
“Mr. President, I greatly appreciate the honor you are giving me, and I look forward to working with the Senate in the confirmation process. I hope that as the Senate and the American people learn more about me they will see that I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences.”

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