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Art Lien

Being there, drawing directly, hoping for reality.

Interests: Drawing, Illustration, Bicycles and Mandolins

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Posted Nov 27, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Tsarnaev's Pals Arraigned

The two friends of Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who removed a backpack and laptop from his dorm room after seeing his picture broadcast were arraigned in federal court Tuesday. Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov are charged with obstruction... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Jesse Jackson Jr Sentenced

Jesse Jackson Jr plucked tissue after tissue from a box on the lectern as he wiped away tears while addressing the court at his sentencing yesterday. Jackson's wife Sandra was also sentenced for her part in the theft of $750,000.... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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No Sign of Remorse at Tsarnaev Arraignment

Boston Marathon bombing suspect slumped in his chair, smirked and generally seemed to display an attitude in court today. The only sign of the injuries he suffered during his capture was a cast or bandage on his hand. The hearing... Continue reading

Posted Jul 10, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Big Wins For Gay Marriage

On the last day of the its term the Supreme Court today handed twin victories to the cause of marriage equality. If there was an empty seat in the courtroom I couldn't see it. Justice Kennedy had the first opinion,... Continue reading

Posted Jun 26, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Supreme Court Waters Down Voting Rights Act

A 5-4 divided Court today struck down a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, effectively putting the burden on victims of voter descrimination to seek relief. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for a majority that included Justices Thomas, Scalia,... Continue reading

Posted Jun 25, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Fisher Fails to Finish 'Firmative Action

On the first day of what promises to be a steamy week in Washington, at least outside the Supreme Court building, the Court announced its opinion in a long awaited affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas. When the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 24, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Motor Voter, Right to Silence and More

For a day without a real blockbuster it turned out to be an unusually busy one for me. Among the Supreme Court decisions today was one that overturned an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship in order to register to... Continue reading

Posted Jun 17, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Opinion on Gene Patent

Camera crews set up by the Supreme Court plaza on a steamy morning with thunderstorms, and even a possible derecho, forecast. Also in the forecast was the possibility of a major decision in one of the remaining twenty-three cases argued... Continue reading

Posted Jun 13, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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California Raisins and Ex Post Facto

No opinions today on any of the big Supreme Court cases everyone has been watching and waiting for, but we did get : Horne v. Department of Agriculture, in which California raisin growers won the right to challenge the constitutionality... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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DNA Sampling No Different Than Fingerprinting

In an opinion delivered by Justice Kennedy today the Supreme Court said that taking a DNA sample from a suspect is the same as fingerprinting someone upon arrest, and that the purpose is indentification of the suspect. “When officers make... Continue reading

Posted Jun 3, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Coming Into The Backstretch ...

... only 28 cases remain undecided. Dashing hopes of a long awaited decision on the affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas, argued last October the Court today announced only two opinions of less interest. At least they weren't... Continue reading

Posted May 28, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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A Day Trip to Philly

I got a last minute call to go to Philadelphia to sketch the sentencing of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell - a case I have not followed and therefore am thankfully unable to comment on - so I hit the road... Continue reading

Posted May 16, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Kagan's Roundup Ready and Breyer's in a Sling

A couple sketches from the Supreme Court yesterday: Justice Kagan annouced the Court's unanimous opinion supporting Monsanto's patent rights on its herbicide resistant genetically altered Roundup Ready seed. NYT's Adam Liptak has the story here. It was also Justice Breyer's... Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Robel Philipos, Dzokhar Tsarnaev's Friend

Robel Philipos, arrested last week and charged with making false statements, appeared before a federal magistrate in Boston. Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler allowed Philipos to go free on supervised bond. The above sketch shows Philipos with his lawyers and... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Before the Justice Take the Bench

A little sketch, doodle really, of the Supreme Court press waiting for the Justices to come to the bench and announce the day's opinions. From left to right, Mark Walsh of Education Week, Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Time for a Tricycle?

Just kidding, I'm really very sorry to hear that Justice Breyer had fall from his bicycle over the weekend and broke his shoulder. Twice before he has had serious bicycle mishaps and has always climbed back in the saddle. I... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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HIV, Prostitution and the First Amendment

Yesterday the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the U.S. government can require NGO's working overseas to fight HIV and AIDS to espouse an anti-prostitution policy as a requirement to receiving funds. The case is Agency for International Development v.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Remind Me To Update My Will

After federal employee Warren Hillman divorced his wife Judy Maretta and married Jaqueline Hillman he never changed the beneficiary on his life insurance. When he died the approximately $125,000. benefit went to his ex-wife. Maybe, as Justice Breyer asked, "he... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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The Indian Child Welfare Act

The Supreme Court Justices had a tough time yesterday trying to balance the interests of a child, known as Baby Veronica, with the shameful history of removing American Indian children from their families. The Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Of Chocolate Cookies, Baseball Bats and the Amazon

In considering whether human genes may be patented the Justices of the Supreme Court searched near and far for analogies to help them grasp the complexities of bio-science. Here are a few sketches from the oral arguments along with a... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Sketches of DOMA Oral Arguments

The above sketch shows members of the Supreme Court bar waiting on the ground floor before being led up to the "great hall" were they will stand in line before being seated to hear oral arguments in U.S. v. Windsor,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 27, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Sketches of Proposition 8 Oral Arguments

The Supreme Court today heard arguments in the first of two same-sex marriage cases. I'm just going to post my sketches without comment as I'm totaly beat. But glad to have been there. The case is Hollingsworth v. Perry Tom... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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STUDENTS, IMPORT AND SELL TEXTBOOKS FOR FUN & PROFIT !!

Supap Kirtsaeng, a native of Thailand attending college in the U.S., found a clever way to help pay his way. He had his family in Thailand buy and ship to him textbooks which he then resold at a profit netting... Continue reading

Posted Mar 19, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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Arizona Voter ID Law v. Federal "Motor Voter"

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, right, watched as Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne defended Proposition 200, a state law that requires additional proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. O'Connor was on a 9th Circuit Court... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2013 at CourtArtist.com

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