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Friday, May 20, 2016

“Early Spokeo fallout: Privacy defendants try to capitalize.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

Posted at 11:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hillary Clinton Opposes Heller Gun Rights Ruling, Adviser Says”: Sahil Kapur of Bloomberg Politics has a report that begins, “Hillary Clinton believes a 2008 Supreme Court ruling that is the linchpin of an individual’s right to own a gun was ‘wrongly decided,’ her policy adviser told Bloomberg Politics on Friday.”

Posted at 11:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Three of Trump’s Supreme Court picks clerked for Justice Thomas and would serve beside him”: Teresa Welsh of McClatchy DC has this report.

Grant Rodgers of The Des Moines Register reports that “Iowa judge on Trump list of Supreme Court picks.”

Deb Stanley of TheDenverChannel.com reports that “Colorado judge Allison Eid on Donald Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court nominees.”

Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star reports that “Federal judge on Donald Trump’s Supreme Court list once worked for Bob Dole campaign in Missouri.”

Laura Olson of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania reports that “Pa. judge on Trump’s list of top Supreme Court picks.”

Todd Spangler of The Detroit Free Press reports that “2 Michigan judges on Donald Trump’s list for U.S. Supreme Court.”

Lauren Gibbons of MLive.com reports that “2 Michigan judges on Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court shortlist.”

Fathma Rahman of The Daily Northwestern reports that “Two Northwestern alumni appear on Trump’s list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees.”

Dennis Romboy of The Deseret News reports that “Utah Justice Tom Lee on Trump’s list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees.”

Paul Gattis of AL.com reports that “Donald Trump eyes former Alabama AG Bill Pryor for Supreme Court.”

Elizabeth Crisp of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana reports that “Tulane, UL-Monroe grad among Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court shortlist.”

Greg Hilburn of The News Star of Monroe, Louisiana reports that “Trumps tabs judge with many La. ties for Supreme Court short list.”

Bob Collins of Minnesota Public Radio has a report headlined “On MN Supreme Court, David Stras found unlikely allies.”

Chuck Lindell of The Austin American-Statesman reports that “Tweeting Texas judge Don Willett on Trump’s list for U.S. Supreme Court.”

And Mike Ward of The Houston Chronicle reports that “‘Supreme Tweeter’ Don Willett gets Yuuuuge boost from Donald Trump Supreme Court listing.”

Posted at 9:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge to decide if death-row inmates need air conditioning”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “As summer approaches in Louisiana, prison officials insist that ice, fans and cold showers are enough to protect death-row inmates from dangerous heat and humidity.”

Posted at 5:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Marine general returns defense lawyers to trailer park at Guantanamo’s Camp Justice”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

Posted at 3:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Jared Fogle attorney: Fantasizing about child porn is not a crime; The former Subway pitchman is asking a federal appeals court to shorten his nearly 16-year prison sentence.” Kristine Guerra of The Indianapolis Star has this updated report.

When the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit becomes available online, I will link to it.

Update: You can access the oral argument via this link (8.15 MB mp3 audio file).

Posted at 3:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Eases Deportation for Immigrants Who Break State Laws; Decision rejects claim that deportation trigger was limited to crimes related to interstate commerce”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 10:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“‘Intentionally deceptive’ Justice Dept. lawyers ordered to take ethics classes”: Stephen Dinan has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Times.

In today’s edition of The San Antonio Express-News, Aaron Nelsen has a front page article headlined “Federal judge orders government to provide list of 3-year DACA recipients.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Texas judge orders DOJ lawyers to take ethics course.”

Seung Min Kim of Politico.com reports that “Judge quotes movies to rebuke Justice Dept. lawyers in Obama immigration case.”

Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Judge Who Blocked Obama’s Immigration Plan Goes On Rampage Against DOJ; Among other things, he ordered Attorney General Loretta Lynch to look out for the ethics of government lawyers.”

Julian Aguilar of The Texas Tribune reports that “Judge Orders Ethics Classes for Justice Department Attorneys.”

Online at National Review, law professor Josh Blackman has an essay titled “Texas Judge Rebukes Obama Justice Department for ‘Bad Faith’ in Immigration Case; DOJ lawyers misled a federal judge in a stunning breach of ethics.”

And at ThinkProgress, Ian Millhiser has a post titled “A Federal Judge Just Ordered A Dox Attack Against 100,000 Innocent People.”

Posted at 10:40 AM by Howard Bashman