As we trek through finals and toward the end of the year, take a break with and check out some of last week’s legal news and items of interest:
- Justice Ginsburg had a stent placed in her heart last Tuesday, and she’s back at the Court today for oral arguments. (NPR, Washington Post)
- Federal courts struck down gay marriage bans in Mississippi and Arkansas, though the rulings are on hold to give the states time to appeal (SCOTUSblog)
- Satanists are fighting to have a holiday display at the Florida capitol building along with Christians, atheists, and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Slate)
- The Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar will accommodate a breastfeeding mother after all. The board had initially decided that she would get no extra time (WSJ Law Blog)
- A court in India has blocked Comedy Central for being “vulgar” and “obscene.” Bummer (Legal Juice)
