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Friday, November 13, 2015

“Supreme Court takes up Virginia redistricting case”: Jenna Portnoy of The Washington Post has this news update.

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Court to look at GOP appeal over Virginia congressional map.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court to decide Virginia redistricting case.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Republicans Get U.S. Supreme Court Hearing on Virginia Voting Map.”

And Scott Bland of Politico.com reports that “Supreme Court to consider Virginia redistricting case.”

Posted at 5:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Accepts Texas Abortion Law Case”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court takes up major challenge to abortion restrictions.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court agrees to hear biggest abortion case in 2 decades.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court will wade back into abortion debate.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court to Review Texas Abortion Law; State’s law required clinics to meet surgical-center standards, doctors to have privileges at local hospitals.”

Michael Doyle of McClatchyDC reports that “Supreme Court agrees to hear abortion clinic regulation challenge.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices agree to hear first abortion case since 2007.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court to decide major abortion case for first time since 2007.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Abortion Clinic Restrictions Get U.S. Supreme Court Scrutiny.”

Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico.com reports that “Supreme Court to hear major abortion case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court to rule on abortion clinic restrictions.”

You can access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 5:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Confirm President Obama’s Judges”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “On Nov. 12, 2014, President Obama nominated Luis Felipe Restrepo to a judgeship on the federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.”

Posted at 12:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Book Review: Jay Wexler’s ‘Tuttle in the Balance.'” Steve Klepper has this post today at the “Maryland Appellate Blog.”

Posted at 12:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Key question in immigration court fight: Is Obama enforcing deportation laws or changing them?” David G. Savage and Timothy M. Phelps of The Los Angeles Times have this news analysis.

Posted at 12:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Nahmias bears down — and Mike Bowers objects”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a very interesting article that begins, “When Norman Fletcher, the retired chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, argued a case before his former colleagues on the court this month, he received the usual barrage of questions from Justice David Nahmias.”

Posted at 12:40 PM by Howard Bashman