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Friday, January 20, 2017

“Supreme Court to hear case about arrests at party in D.C. house”: Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“How the States Can Help Trump Make Federalism Great Again: State attorneys general should work together to roll back the federal government’s overreach.” Law professor Josh Blackman has this essay online at National Review.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Weighs Whether Bush Officials Can Be Sued Over Post-9/11 Abuse”: Eric Lichtblau of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow and Abigail Hauslohner of The Washington Post report that “Post-Sept. 11 profiling case tests government officials’ broad immunity from civil suits.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Appears Split on Whether Immigrants Captured in 9/11 Sweeps Can Sue Officials; Plaintiffs held in Brooklyn detention center under harsh conditions allege violations of constitutional rights by former Attorney General John Ashcroft, other government officials.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court justices favor Bush officials in Sept. 11 detainee case.”

And Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Obama Lawyer Urges Supreme Court To Shield High-Ranking Officials From Lawsuits; The administration’s final argument before the justices could empower the next president.”

You can access at this link the transcript of Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Ziglar v. Abbasi, No. 15-1358.

Posted at 2:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Review of The Short-Listers’ Decisions”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

Posted at 1:33 PM by Howard Bashman