Some of you aren’t getting email notifications of new posts. Sorry about that. Our IT folks are working to resolve the glitch, but it may take a little time. I’ll keep you informed. Meanwhile, the world keeps turning. Among the interesting news this week: In a development that is a surprise to exactly no one, the state has asked the state supreme court to review Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks’ ruling granting relief under the Racial Justice Act to Marcus Robinson. The state’s petition can be viewed here. Speaking of the state’s high court, Republican strategist Carter Wrenn argues here that behind the presidential race, “the second most watched race may not be the Governor’s race – it may be the race between Paul Newby and Sam Ervin for the lone Supreme Court seat [at issue in the election].” Why? Because the race could tip the ideological balance on the court, and, so the theory goes, the outcome of the Democrats’ redistricting lawsuit: “So, if Newby wins, Republicans in the House and Senate keep their districts and, the way they see it, control of the legislature for the next decade. The Democrats have figured out the same thing in reverse.” Sheesh. From our supreme court to the Supreme Court: the Justices are being asked to consider whether due process requires a state to provide an insanity defense to criminal charges. Four states -- Kansas, Montana, Idaho and Utah – don’t have the defense, and a group of law professors is asking [...]
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