Free Speech Victory: The Supreme Court's landmark 8-1 decision in Snyder v. Phelps, giving First Amendment protection to the controversial Westboro Baptist Church protests at military funerals, is garnering praise and outrage. Our story is here. A report on Albert Snyder's reaction from York, Pa. is here, and this is Time Magazine's take. At The Washington Post, more than 1,000 reader comments about the decision have piled up.
Liu Grilled Again: Ninth Circuit judicial nominee Goodwin Liu went before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a second time on Wednesday, and ran into unfriendly questioning from Republican members, as our David Ingram reported here. Questions focused on the criticisms Liu made of now-Justice Samuel Alito Jr. when he testified against Alito's nomination in 2006.
Wilmer Rewards Associates: It will be a good spring for associates at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, with significant bonuses reflecting the firm's very good year. Sibling publication The AmLaw Daily has the story.
Frack Attack: A New York Times report today sheds light on the political obstacles that can get in the way of regulating the natural gas industry and its hydrofracking techniques.
New Charges Against Manning: Bradley Manning, the Army private suspected of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks, was hit with more charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including the capital offense of aiding the enemy. More here from the Los Angeles Times.
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