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Saturday, March 18, 2017

“Neil Gorsuch Made Up A Legal Standard That Weakens Promises To Kids With Disabilities; Now his would-be colleagues on the Supreme Court may rule he was wrong”: Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post has an article that begins, “At the Supreme Court podium in January, lawyer Neal Katyal was hit with a series of questions that he wasn’t really ready for.”

Neal Katyal has posted on Twitter this response to the article.

Update: After Katyal’s Tweet appeared, Farias substantially rewrote this article, which now contains a revised headline and opening sentence.

Posted at 3:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Here’s why I support Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court”: Online at The San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Mammen has an essay that begins, “I first met Neil Gorsuch in 1994, during my second year at Oxford University.”

Posted at 3:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Disarmingly warm Gorsuch loves ‘cold neutrality’ of law”: Nancy Benac and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press have an article that begins, “It’s poker night in a row house on Cranham Street, Oxford, England, and Neil Gorsuch, studying for yet another degree, is feeling down. His housemates decide that what Gorsuch needs is a girlfriend.”

Posted at 3:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“An ‘Ideological Food Fight’ (His Words in 2002) Awaits Neil Gorsuch”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 3:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“In Gorsuch, Conservative Activist Sees Test Case for Reshaping the Judiciary”: Eric Lipton and Jeremy W. Peters of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 3:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obstacles are ahead, but Gorsuch seems set to clear Supreme Court confirmation bar”: Michael Doyle of McClatchyDC has this report.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Stairway to Heaven’ Fight Heads to 9th Circuit”: Ashley Cullins has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

You can view at this link the brief for appellant, which was accompanied by a motion for leave to exceed the applicable word limit.

Posted at 12:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute”: Daniel Victor had this article in yesterday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 12:40 PM by Howard Bashman