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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

“Scalia death phone inquest unusual but not unprecedented”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A county judge’s determination via telephone that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died of natural causes and required no autopsy was unusual, Texas officials said, but sometimes happens in rural areas of Texas where a county can be bigger than some U.S. states.”

And Mark Berman of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Texas judge defends decision not to order autopsy for Justice Scalia.”

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“Judge Guido Calabresi: The Future of Law and Economics.” You can access via YouTube at this link the video of this recent National Constitution Center event.

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“Judge: Louisiana can’t enforce abortion law during appeal.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Louisiana cannot enforce an abortion law while appealing his pretrial order against it.”

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“What Made Antonin Scalia Great: The U.S. Supreme Court justice was distinguished by the clarity of his constitutional vision — and his willingness to fight for it.” Jeffrey Rosen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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“2 SCOTUS prospects on the bench in D.C.” Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post that begins, “Two judges widely discussed as potential replacements for Justice Antonin Scalia — D.C. Circuit Judges Sri Srinivasan and Patricia Millett — took the bench in Washington on Tuesday morning, but during the two-hour court session there was no public mention of Scalia’s death or of the speculation about their potential elevation to the Supreme Court.”

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“Key Senator Says He Might Hold Hearings on Supreme Court Nominee”: Jennifer Steinhauer of The New York Times has a news update that begins, “Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday that he had not ruled out holding hearings on President Obama’s eventual nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.

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“The Way America Picks Judges Is Stupid And Needs To Change”: Ian Millhiser has this post today at ThinkProgress.

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“Future of sports betting once again at stake in New Jersey”: David Purdum of ESPN has this report, which notes that the case — to be reargued before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit tomorrow in Philadelphia — is “a high-profile legal battle matching two former U.S. solicitor generals against each other in New Jersey’s Ted Olson and the leagues’ Paul Clement.”

And at his “CA3blog,”Matthew Stiegler has a post titled “A few thoughts on Wednesday’s two en banc arguments.”

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“How Obama Could Win Supreme Court Battle — Even If Republicans Take the White House”: Ari Melber of NBC News has this report.

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“Justice Scalia’s death and the case for Supreme Court term limits”: Orin Kerr has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

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“Supreme Court Vacancy Gives Clinton, Cruz New Advantages; The fight over replacing Justice Scalia could help them highlight what’s at stake in the general election”: Margaret Talev, Steven T. Dennis, and Sahil Kapur of Bloomberg News have this report.

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“How will the Supreme Court deal with a vacancy this term — and beyond?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

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“Will President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Be Confirmed?” Rick Hasen has this post today at his “Election Law Blog.”

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“Obama wants to reduce ‘meanness’? Justice Scalia’s death gives him that chance.” Jonah Goldberg has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

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“Justice Scalia Will Lie In Repose At The Supreme Court On Friday”: Nina Totenberg of NPR has a report that begins, “The late Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Friday. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., according to sources close to the Scalia family.”

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“Inside the Supreme Court: Chief Justice John Roberts spoke about the inner workings of the Supreme Court, the confirmation process, leadership and politics.” C-SPAN has posted online at this link the video of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.’s public remarks earlier this month at the New England School of Law.

I previously linked to news coverage of the event in posts you can access here and here.

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