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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

“California Supreme Court to decide whether to lower bar exam passing score”: Isha Salian of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Elena Kagan to visit University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will address the public Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, just a month before a Wisconsin case goes before the nation’s high court.”

Posted at 9:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“Posner says friction on 7th Circuit bench led to his retirement”: Patricia Manson of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin has this report.

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Larsen willing to rule against Trump”: Melissa Nann Burke of The Detroit News has this report.

Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Trump judicial nominee denies she’d put her faith above the law.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico.com reports that “DOJ civil rights nominee denounces Charlottesville violence; One Republican senator joins Democrats in lamenting evasiveness of appeals court picks.”

And Ryan Lovelace of the Washington Examiner reports that “Senate Democrats grill two Trump judicial nominees.”

Posted at 3:47 PM by Howard Bashman



“Abortion clinic’s challenge to Kentucky law goes to trial Wednesday in federal court”: Deborah Yetter of The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky has an article that begins, “The state’s last abortion clinic, fighting to stay in business, takes its case to federal court Wednesday, arguing that enforcement actions by the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin are meant to shut it down and deny women access to abortions in Kentucky.”

Chris Kenning of Reuters reports that “Kentucky trial could make state first in U.S. with no abortion clinic.”

And Bruce Schreiner of The Associated Press reports that “Kentucky’s last abortion clinic to face off against governor.”

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman