Tid Bits

Interesting Sovereign Immunity Case from Ninth Circuit. In an era privatizing government function, this Ninth Circuit California case is both interesting and thoughtful. There's an article here.

Don't Cry for me Habeas Corpus. The First Circuit has upheld the limitations placed on habeas by statute against constitutional challenge in a case you can read here. The opinion states: "Petitioner's arguments are based not so much on the statutory text of § 2254(d) as on the Supreme Court's binding interpretation of that text in Williams v. Taylor as to the meaning of three key terms in the statute: "clearly established," "contrary to," and "unreasonable application.""