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Friday, November 21, 2014

“Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt seeks Supreme Court review of case against health care law; AG Scott Pruitt wants the nation’s high court to add his case to one already under review of the subsidies given to people who buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act”: Chris Casteel has this article in today’s edition of The Oklahoman.

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA; Jackie was just starting her freshman year at the University of Virginia when she was brutally assaulted by seven men at a frat party; When she tried to hold them accountable, a whole new kind of abuse began.” Sabrina Rubin Erdely has this article in the December 4, 2014 issue of Rolling Stone magazine.

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is the Criminal Justice System Defensible? A debate between Judge Harvie Wilkinson III and Stephen Bright.” Andrew Cohen has posted this debate online today at The Marshall Project.

Posted at 12:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“SCOTUSblog on camera: Eric Schnapper (Part two).” After a day off yesterday in honor of New Jersey’s having become the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights on November 20, 1789, “SCOTUSblog” has today posted part two of this interview at this link.

Posted at 11:16 AM by Howard Bashman



“House Republicans Sue Obama Administration Over Health Law”: The New York Times has this news update.

USA Today reports that “House GOP sues White House over health care law.”

The Associated Press reports that “House GOP sues administration over health care law.”

Amanda Becker of Reuters reports that “House Republicans sue over Obama’s healthcare law.”

Bloomberg News reports that “House Republicans Sue Obama Over Health Law Implementation.”

And at TPM DC, Sahil Kapur reports that “House GOP Finally Sues Obama On Obamacare.”

You can view a copy of the as-filed complaint at this link.

Posted at 11:11 AM by Howard Bashman



“Coming Soon: Posner on Posner, a Crowd-Sourced Interview.” Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this very interesting article today. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

The interview will appear at the “Concurring Opinions” blog, and I will do my best to link to its installments as they appear.

Here’s an update from Ronald Collins, who will be posting the interview at “Concurring Opinions.” In an email, Collins reports, “The series starts on Monday followed by a second post on Wednesday and then will resume after Thanksgiving. The first two pieces are my own biographical profiles of the Judge. The Q&A posts begin the following week.” According to Collins, “there are 50 questions from 24 scholars and the remaining 100 or so are from me.”

Posted at 10:52 AM by Howard Bashman



“Are federal trial judges who write bluntly in law reviews, blogs, etc., ‘flashers’ who expose too much of themselves?” Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf has this post today at his “Hercules and the Umpire” blog.

Posted at 9:34 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Awakening of Thurgood Marshall: The case he didn’t expect to lose; And why it mattered that he did.” Gilbert King has this essay online at The Marshall Project.

Posted at 9:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court should rehear Abigail Fisher’s case, put the issue to rest”: Columnist Jazmyn Griffin has this essay in today’s edition of The Daily Texan.

Posted at 8:17 AM by Howard Bashman