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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

“The Dangerous Supreme Court Case Nobody Is Talking About: NIFLA v. Becerra has huge implications for free speech, religious freedom, and the pro-life cause.” David French has this essay online at National Review.

Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘A lot of people are protected because of our loss’: A Utah woman’s death set legal precedent, but her family still feels the pain of her absence; Salt Lake City lawyer honored for his role in seat belt safety case.” Pamela Manson of The Salt Lake Tribune has an article that begins, “More than 15 years after his wife died in a car crash, and long after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a precedent-setting decision on seat belt safety requirements in a lawsuit over her death, Delbert Ondi Williamson still struggles.”

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Twitter’s Not a Great Place for Legal Advice; Even 280 characters are not enough to provide the clarity needed”: Online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay that begins, “We have our first confirmed federal Twitter judge, Judge Don Willett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.”

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“High court to consider whether lawyer can proclaim guilt over client’s objection”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“If SCOTUS finds SEC ALJ appointments unconstitutional, what happens to tainted cases?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

Posted at 8:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Justice Department Is Going Straight To The Supreme Court To Try To Stop DACA Revival”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Posted at 5:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pregnant immigrant teen seeking abortion is released from government custody”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 5:46 PM by Howard Bashman



Programming note: This afternoon I will be traveling to Atlanta, where on Wednesday and Thursday I will be attending meetings of the Appellate Judges Education Institute‘s Education Committee to plan the programming for the 2018 AJEI Summit, which will take place in Atlanta this November. I was originally planning to travel to Atlanta on Wednesday, but I was able to move my departure free-of-charge to today to avoid any travel-related disruptions arising from the snowstorm expected in Philadelphia tonight through tomorrow morning.

Additional posts will appear here this evening.

Posted at 9:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Pennsylvania Could Be On The Verge Of Dealing Partisan Gerrymandering A Big Blow; The state Supreme Court could order new congressional maps before the end of the month”: Sam Levine of HuffPost has this report.

Posted at 9:36 AM by Howard Bashman



“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: The Middle Chapters.” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

Posted at 9:26 AM by Howard Bashman