Arizona's Governor Doug Ducey has appointed Clint Bolick to the state's supreme court. Bolick had served as the vice president of litigation for the Goldwater Institute until the appointment; he previously worked in government posts and as a litigator and co-founder of the Institute for Justice. Read more at The Arizona Daily Star.
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore issued an administrative order barring probate judges from issuing same-sex marriage licenses, saying that these licenses contradict a still-operative state constitutional ban on such unions. Read more at AL.com.
The Washington Times published an overview of the state of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as three new justices are sworn in this week.
