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Friday, February 19, 2016

“The Republicans’ Scalia Hysteria: The Supreme Court justice’s departure doesn’t mark the conclusion of a generational shift; It is just the opening act.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 11:07 PM by Howard Bashman



“The psychology behind why people believe conspiracy theories about Scalia’s death; Hint: It has something to do with partisan rancor.” Joseph E. Uscinski has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court declines stay in redistricting; Congress elections off”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court won’t stop a lower-court order that demanded North Carolina legislators draw a new congressional map.”

You can view tonight’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 10:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“There no longer are any rules in the Supreme Court nomination process”: Miguel A. Estrada and Benjamin Wittes have this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama digs into research on potential Supreme Court picks”: Roberta Rampton and Ayesha Rascoe of Reuters have this report.

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Is Mitch McConnell Picking This Fight?” Alec MacGillis will have this news analysis in the Sunday Review section of this Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Peers, The President And Many Average Americans Pay Respects To Scalia”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

Posted at 6:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“How John Roberts Can Save the Supreme Court: Senate Republicans plan to paralyze the nomination process; Here’s a way forward for the chief justice this year.” Simon Lazarus has this essay online at The New Republic.

Posted at 4:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Solemnity and remembrance in the Great Hall”: Lyle Denniston with an assist from Mark Walsh has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 3:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats scoff as Republicans say they’ll hold out to prevent Obama Supreme Court appointee”: Michael A. Memoli of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 1:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Supreme Court justices are rock stars.’ Who pays when the justices travel around the world?” Mark Berman and Christopher Ingraham of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 1:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Advocacy Groups on Both Sides Take Up Fight Over Supreme Court Vacancy; Ads, robocalls target senators on nomination question”: Jess Bravin and Kristina Peterson of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 8:17 AM by Howard Bashman