Legal Tweets

Our next Supreme Court Justice--Judge Sotomayor

collinudell: Transcript of Pres. Obama's introduction of Judge Sotomayor, and her response http://tinyurl.com/ ht @legaltimes

• nickpurifoy: Sotomayor is a decent choice for SCOTUS, but I'll be glad when Obama gets to pick a nominee where he isn't hemmed in by race or sex.

• joemillerjd: VERY pleased about Sotomayor. "Si se puede," baby. Let's go. http://bit.ly/105BdX

• edadams: ABA Journal: The Four Likely Lines of Attack Against Sotomayor http://tinyurl.com/p9cmp7

• overlawyered: Sonia Sotomayor nomination: I've written a short piece on President Obama's nomination of the Second.. http://bit.ly/f5eoZ

• HuffPolitics: Sonia Sotomayor: 10 Things You Should Know http://bit.ly/177PPo

• phillyshortcite: Politico's @MikeAllen calls childless Sotomayor "a Latina single mother"- http://bit.ly/Hhl5L

• bnatechlaw Blogged Judge Sotomayor Is First Nominee With Cyberlaw Record http://bit.ly/ARfOZ

• dtoddsmith: Met Judge Sotomayor in mid-90s. She was keynote for Nat'l Conf of Law Reviews, which my school hosted (I was editor). Good impression.

• JeffreyFeldman President raised by single mom chooses SCOTUS nominee raised by single mom #sotomayor. Coincidence?

SCOTUS & Justice Souter's Retirement

dhowell: Breaking: Justice Souter retires (CNN)http://ff.im/-2un0H

• HuffPolitics: List of Justice Souter's decisions over the years: http://bit.ly/4rqq0 via @wtop

• Edward A. Adams Who will replace Justice David Souter? Four leading candidates, sources close to Obama told the ABA Journal: http://twurl.nl/rkecg7

• GrantGriffiths BHO pick will unlikely change the ideological makeup of the court. No big deal if he gets 2 pick one 2 replace Souter. It will be a clone

• buffalopundit you have no idea how fortunate it is for America that Souter's resignation was announced in May 2009 rather than May 2008.

• @jwindwer: Who will Obama choose to replace Souter? Some ideas from Tony Mauro via Law.com. http://bit.ly/QqeQe

• @nytimeskristof David Souter reportedly will retire from the Supreme Court. Who'll Obama appoint? I might bet on Elena Kagan.

• @Kymsmiles: Will Justice Souter's Retirement Revolutionize Punitive Damages Litigation? http://volokh.com/posts/1241187999.shtml

Arizona v. Gant-SCOTUS--especially Scalia--surprises us all.

ScottGreenfield: New Post: Did Gant Create a New Test? http://tinyurl.com/d6dscr

• jedsalawyer: S.Ct. decision in AZ v. Gant reverses NY v. Belton, holding that car search incident to arrest must be to preserve evidence or for safety.

• GoodSquire: Don't know most of you, but I argued a case before US Supreme Court in October. Check out AZ v. Gant @ www.supremecourtus.gov for the win!

• hburgcook: Just read Gant: Court finally finds a limit to police authority to search incident to arrest, did so by actually reading their prior cases.

• robmckinney: Read the opinion in Az v Gant. It's great stuff for search and seizure law. My faith has been restored in the SCOTUS for now.

• Wesroot: In ref to Az v. Gant, http://tinyurl.com/czfzvv (expand), shouldn't cops now just impound and then inventory search?

• PaulBKennedy: SWEET! RT @another_pd: two dismissals relying on AZ v. Gant at preliminary hearings.