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Saturday, October 28, 2017

“The 25th Amendment, What’s That? Rep. Jamie Raskin’s proposal to examine the president’s physical and mental aptitude.” Slate has posted online this new installment of its “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick.

According to its description, the installment also includes a discussion “with ProPublica‘s Ryan Gabrielson about his recent reporting, which revealed that the high court tends to make staggering errors of fact in opinions.”

Posted at 10:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Legacy of Chief Justice John Marshall: Legal scholars talked about John Marshall’s legacy and his influence in modern times.” C-SPAN has posted this video online.

Posted at 3:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“From Internet Sensation to Silence: Why Has Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett Stopped Tweeting?” John Council of Texas Lawyer has this report.

Posted at 3:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Damon Keith marks 50 years as federal judge”: Oralandar Brand-Williams of The Detroit News has this report.

And Jeff Karoub of The Associated Press reports that “Judge recalls key rulings from his 50 years on federal bench.”

In addition, The Detroit News has posted online numerous essays commemorating this milestone, including essays written by Sixth Circuit Judge Eric L. Clay, U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, U.S. Representative John Lewis, former Detroit mayor Dennis Archer, Nate Conyers, Nolan Finley, and Rachel L. McDuffie.

Posted at 1:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Seventh Circuit Takes Up Wisconsin’s ‘Cocaine Mom’ Law”: Lorraine Bailey of Courthouse News Service has this report on an oral argument that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard on Thursday. You can access the oral argument audio via this link (28.5 MB mp3 audio file).

In earlier coverage from July 2017, Andrew Chung of Reuters reported that “Supreme Court lifts block on Wisconsin ‘cocaine mom’ law during appeal.”

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Confederate emblem causes unequal treatment, attorneys argue”: Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Attorneys say in written arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court that the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag is ‘an official endorsement of white supremacy’ and lower courts were wrong to block a lawsuit challenging the flag.”

Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman