“Scalia death phone inquest unusual but not unprecedented”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A county judge’s determination via telephone that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died of natural causes and required no autopsy was unusual, Texas officials said, but sometimes happens in rural areas of Texas where a county can be bigger than some U.S. states.”
And Mark Berman of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Texas judge defends decision not to order autopsy for Justice Scalia.”
“California’s attorney general: No interest in Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has this report.
And Phil Willon of The Los Angeles Times has an article headlined “Kamala Harris: ‘I do not wish to be considered’ for the Supreme Court.”
“Appeals Court Upholds Sanctions Against TV Streamer; FilmOn flouted an injunction order after the Supreme Court ruled against Aereo”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.
“Judge Guido Calabresi: The Future of Law and Economics.” You can access via YouTube at this link the video of this recent National Constitution Center event.
“What I Learned From Justice Scalia”: Justice Joan L. Larsen of the Supreme Court of Michigan has this essay online at The New York Times.
“The Next Justice? It’s Not Up to Us.” Garry Wills has this post at the blog of The New York Review of Books.
“Continued thoughts on the next nominee (and impressions of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson)”: Tom Goldstein has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Judge: Louisiana can’t enforce abortion law during appeal.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Louisiana cannot enforce an abortion law while appealing his pretrial order against it.”
“Scalia’s Death Probably Flips Big Cases”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
“What Made Antonin Scalia Great: The U.S. Supreme Court justice was distinguished by the clarity of his constitutional vision — and his willingness to fight for it.” Jeffrey Rosen has this essay online at The Atlantic.
“Obama: Will name indisputably qualified nominee for court.” The Associated Press has this report.
“2 SCOTUS prospects on the bench in D.C.” Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post that begins, “Two judges widely discussed as potential replacements for Justice Antonin Scalia — D.C. Circuit Judges Sri Srinivasan and Patricia Millett — took the bench in Washington on Tuesday morning, but during the two-hour court session there was no public mention of Scalia’s death or of the speculation about their potential elevation to the Supreme Court.”
“Scalia’s Death Pushes Politically Shy Court Into Partisan Fray”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“Key Senator Says He Might Hold Hearings on Supreme Court Nominee”: Jennifer Steinhauer of The New York Times has a news update that begins, “Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday that he had not ruled out holding hearings on President Obama’s eventual nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.
“The Way America Picks Judges Is Stupid And Needs To Change”: Ian Millhiser has this post today at ThinkProgress.
“Future of sports betting once again at stake in New Jersey”: David Purdum of ESPN has this report, which notes that the case — to be reargued before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit tomorrow in Philadelphia — is “a high-profile legal battle matching two former U.S. solicitor generals against each other in New Jersey’s Ted Olson and the leagues’ Paul Clement.”
And at his “CA3blog,”Matthew Stiegler has a post titled “A few thoughts on Wednesday’s two en banc arguments.”
“Supreme Court speculation about Kamala Harris shadows Senate bid”: Phil Willon of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
“How Obama Could Win Supreme Court Battle — Even If Republicans Take the White House”: Ari Melber of NBC News has this report.
“Orrin Hatch to Obama: Don’t pick me to replace Scalia.” Burgess Everett of Politico.com has this report.
“Cruz makes his Supreme Court knowledge new focal point”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Justice Scalia’s death and the case for Supreme Court term limits”: Orin Kerr has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Supreme Court Vacancy Gives Clinton, Cruz New Advantages; The fight over replacing Justice Scalia could help them highlight what’s at stake in the general election”: Margaret Talev, Steven T. Dennis, and Sahil Kapur of Bloomberg News have this report.
“For the Supreme Court, nominate a Democratic John Roberts”: The Chicago Tribune has this editorial.
“How will the Supreme Court deal with a vacancy this term — and beyond?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.
“Will President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Be Confirmed?” Rick Hasen has this post today at his “Election Law Blog.”
“Obama wants to reduce ‘meanness’? Justice Scalia’s death gives him that chance.” Jonah Goldberg has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.
“Justice Scalia Will Lie In Repose At The Supreme Court On Friday”: Nina Totenberg of NPR has a report that begins, “The late Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Friday. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., according to sources close to the Scalia family.”
“Obama starts work to pick Supreme Court justice amid political ‘bluster'”: Reuters has this report.
“‘You get one shot’: How Justice Antonin Scalia viewed the world.” Joan Biskupic of Reuters has this essay.
“Inside the Supreme Court: Chief Justice John Roberts spoke about the inner workings of the Supreme Court, the confirmation process, leadership and politics.” C-SPAN has posted online at this link the video of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.’s public remarks earlier this month at the New England School of Law.
I previously linked to news coverage of the event in posts you can access here and here.
“Reid to GOP: For the good of the country, stop your nakedly partisan obstruction.” U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“Antonin Scalia, A Most Memorable Friend”: Law professor Richard A. Epstein has this post at the “Defining Ideas” blog of the Hoover Institution.
“Cruz skewers Trump’s sister in Supreme Court debate”: Katie Glueck has this post at Politico.com.
“Grassley’s judicial nominee view differs from ’08”: Jason Noble of The Des Moines Register has this report.
“Scalia’s death boosts legal chances for Obama’s climate plan”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
