“Texas Retailers Lose Fight Against Anti-Surcharge Law”: In February 2015, Jess Davis of Law360.com had an article (subscription required for full access) that begins, “A Texas federal judge on Wednesday dealt a blow to a group of merchants challenging a state law governing how they can disclose a credit card surcharge to consumers, dismissing their argument that the rule infringes their free speech rights.”
Today, the majority on a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued this decision affirming the district court’s dismissal of the case.
“Iowa judge Jane Kelly possible U.S. Supreme Court pick”: Grant Rodgers of The Des Moines Register has an article that begins, “Jane Kelly, an Iowa judge whose name is making the lists of potential replacements for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, would bring a unique resume to the nation’s highest court, according to friends, politicians and court watchers.”
“The Company Scalia Kept”: Jeffrey Toobin has this post online today at The New Yorker.
“Will the Supreme Court Deadlock on the Texas Abortion Case? The first contentious case since Antonin Scalia’s death has at least one justice looking for an exit.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.
“Texas Abortion Case Comes Down to ‘Undue Burdens'”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
“The Women Take Over: In oral arguments for the Texas abortion case, the three female justices upend the Supreme Court’s balance of power.” Dahlia Lithwick has this Supreme Court dispatch online at Slate.
“Sweeney: Christie ‘absolutely’ broke deal on N.J. Supreme Court.” Brent Johnson of NJ.com has this report.
“Justice Kruger has a baby”: David Ettinger has this post today at the “At the Lectern” blog.
“Harvard’s Eugenics Era: When academics embraced scientific racism, immigration restrictions, and the suppression of ‘the unfit.'” Adam S. Cohen has this article in the March-April 2016 issue of Harvard Magazine.
“Ex-headmaster’s child porn conviction overturned”: Jessica Masulli Reyes of The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware has this report.
And The Associated Press reports that “Court tosses child porn convictions of ex-school headmaster.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Delaware at this link.
“Supreme Court Opinions and The ‘Audience Problem'”: Erica Goldberg has this post today at her “In A Crowded Theater” blog.
“Supreme Court Appears Sharply Divided as It Hears Texas Abortion Case”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Robert Barnes and Sandhya Somashekhar of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court hears arguments on Texas abortion-clinics case.” Sarah Kaplan reports that “Those who waited, through cold and rain, finally get precious seats for Supreme Court history.” And Danielle Paquette and Sandhya Somashekhar report that “South Texas’s only abortion clinic is battleground for major Supreme Court case.”
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court’s female justices take aim at Texas abortion restrictions.”
Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court closely divided on abortion case.”
Jess Bravin, Louise Radnofsky, and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal report that “Some Supreme Court Justices Cite Lack of Detail in Key Abortion Case; Questions by justices during oral arguments raise possibility of sending the case back to lower court.”
Michael Doyle of McClatchy DC reports that “No clear sign from Supreme Court how it will rule on Texas abortion law.”
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Texas Abortion Clinic Rules Questioned at U.S. High Court.”
Cristian Farias and Laura Bassett of The Huffington Post report that “Supreme Court Hears Historic Case That Could Seal Fate Of Roe v. Wade; The liberal justices stood strong against Texas — and maybe Justice Anthony Kennedy will side with them.”
Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News reports that “Scalia’s Absence Rules Out Big Victory For Abortion Opponents At Supreme Court; The case — eyed by advocates on both sides of the abortion fight as a pivotal moment — took a turn in the wake of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death; An empowered liberal bench.”
And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument analysis: Two options on abortion law?” And Mark Walsh has a post titled “A ‘view’ from the Courtroom: Extra time to weigh a divisive issue.”
You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, No. 15-274.
“Justices, Other Legal Luminaries Pay Tribute to ‘Nino'”: Jess Bravin has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”
“White House Said to Be Vetting Appeals Court Judge for Supreme Court Seat”: Julie Hirschfeld Davis of The New York Times has an article that begins, “The White House is vetting Jane L. Kelly, a career public defender turned federal appellate judge, as a potential nominee for the Supreme Court, as President Obama closes in on a decision that could reshape the court for decades and create an election-year showdown with Republicans.”
“Supreme Court divided in high-stakes Texas abortion case”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“Abortion case appears to split depleted Supreme Court”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.
“Texas Abortion Case at Supreme Court — Live Blog”: From WSJ.com, at this link.
“Kemp, Womack win Supreme Court seats; Goodson loses chief justice race; Little Rock lawyer Mason trails circuit judge”: In today’s edition of The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Spencer Willems has a front page article that begins, “In a pair of Supreme Court campaigns highlighted by negative ads from out-of-state groups, Circuit Court Judges Dan Kemp and Shawn Womack easily defeated sitting Justice Courtney Goodson and Little Rock attorney Clark Mason.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Outside groups’ spending pays off in Arkansas court races.”
“FAC 6 (First Amendment Conversations) The Law & Politics of Money: A Q & A with Richard Hasen — Part I.” Ronald K.L. Collins has this post today at “Concurring Opinions.”
“Obama to unveil U.S. Supreme Court nomination soon: Senator Reid.” Reuters has this report.
In Bashman news from Australia: The Herald Sun of Melbourne reports that “Pair bash man outside Templestowe home.”
And last week, 9 News of Sydney reported that “Gang of teens bash man, steal phone in early morning attack.”
“Differing Perspectives on California Law Requiring Pregnancy Clinics to Post Abortion Information”: Law professor Sherry F. Colb has this essay online today at Justia’s Verdict.
“Supreme Court Set to Take Up Key Abortion Case; Justices to focus on two Texas provisions regulating clinics”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
“Justices, law clerks, children remember Scalia”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.
Joan Biskupic of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court justices heap warmth, wit on Scalia.”
The Associated Press reports that “Scalia remembered as dad, colleague, friend at memorial.”
And at “SCOTUSblog,” Mark Walsh has a post titled “Justice Scalia is celebrated for his intellect, wit, and faith.”
“Incumbents Holding Supreme Court Seats, Criminal Court Runoffs Likely”: Jordan Rudner of The Texas Tribune has this report.
And Bobby Blanchard of The Dallas Morning News reports that “Incumbents holding leads in Texas judicial races.”
“Apple files appeal in San Bernardino iPhone case”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post.
“The forgotten history of Justice Ginsburg’s criticism of Roe v. Wade”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.
Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Major abortion case arrives at Supreme Court.”
And Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Supreme Court takes up Texas abortion law.”
