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Sunday, March 6, 2016

“The Scalia Seat: Let the People Speak; The legal stakes are higher than ever, and historic precedent favors waiting for a new president.” U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the op-ed via Google.

Apparently Cruz does not have enough clout to merit a post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 10:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Law Graduate Gets Her Day in Court, Suing Law School”: Elizabeth Olson will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 9:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“It’s already looking like a different Supreme Court”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Joe Biden Jokingly Suggests Ted Cruz for Supreme Court Pick”: Julie Hirschfeld Davis of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 7:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“10 Shots Across the Border: The killing of a Mexican 16-year-old raises troubling questions about the United States Border Patrol.” Mark Binelli has this cover story in today’s issue of The New York Times Magazine.

Posted at 2:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Owning An Assault Weapon Is No Longer A Fundamental Right — For Now; An appeals court wiped out an earlier ruling that was seen as a boost to gun rights advocates”: Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post has this report.

You can access Friday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link. My earlier coverage of last month’s divided three-judge Fourth Circuit panel’s ruling in the case can be accessed here.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“This judge says toddlers can defend themselves in immigration court”: Molly Hennessy-Fiske of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Christie vows ‘ramifications’ against Sweeney in N.J. Supreme Court fight”: In today’s edition of The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger, Brent Johnson has a front page article that begins, “The six-year standoff between Gov. Chris Christie and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney over the composition of the state Supreme Court escalated again this past week — and it soon may see even more drama.”

Posted at 11:11 AM by Howard Bashman



“Time to Protect Abortion Rights From ‘Undue Burden'”: Kenneth Jost has this post today at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

Posted at 10:54 AM by Howard Bashman