“Garland’s lack of standout opinions a boon in confirmation fight; If Senate Republicans relent on confirmation hearing, they will find few partisan bombshells in his record”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report, along with an article headlined “Supreme Court nominee dilemma: What about the day job?”
And Sarah Wheaton of Politico.com reports that “Progressives grouse about Obama’s Supreme Court pick; Liberals lament the lost opportunity to rally the base around a more progressive nominee.”
“Utah woman sues prosecutor — now a federal judge — alleging he sexually abused her in 1981; Utah A.G.’s probe substantiates sexual relationship of Richard Warren Roberts and Terry Elrod Mitchell, then 16, during serial killer’s trial”: Jennifer Dobner and Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune have this report.
Dennis Romboy of The Deseret News reports that “Salt Lake woman accuses federal judge of raping her as a teenager.”
And Rachael Bade of Politico.com reports that “Federal judge accused of decades-old rape, Congress steps in; Judge Richard Warren Roberts acknowledges an intimate relationship but calls the allegations categorically false.”
Today, Chief Judge Richard W. Roberts of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia notified President Obama that he was retiring from his judgeship due to permanent disability.
“Merrick Garland belongs on the court”: Law professor Michael Gerhardt has this “Supreme Court Breakfast Table” entry online at Slate.
“For Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland, Law Prevails Over Ideology; President Obama’s choice is viewed widely as a middle-of-the road judge who has avoided strong ideological opinions”: Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“Merrick Garland Is Obama’s Rope-a-Dope Nominee : The president has learned to let the GOP punch itself out.” Jim Newell has this essay online at Slate.
“Merrick Garland Is Being Smeared as an Anti-Gun Nut; Conservatives are trying to paint him as a warrior against the Second Amendment; They have no evidence for that whatsoever”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Analysis: Obama dares GOP to let Clinton, Trump pick justice.” Josh Lederman of The Associated Press has this report.
“As appellate judge, Garland viewed as friend of government regulators”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“Merrick Garland Is a Great Pick; That May Not Matter; Obama’s Supreme Court nominee is the least political, most conciliatory choice; Whether that’s strategy or naivete, confirmation is still unlikely”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.
“Justice in moderation: In a Q&A, Laurence Tribe explains how Merrick Garland’s long service makes him a well-vetted candidate for U.S. Supreme Court.” The Harvard Gazette has this report.
“Supreme Court Nominee Maintains Close Harvard Ties”: Claire E. Parker of The Harvard Crimson has this report.
“Obama Nominates Merrick Garland To Supreme Court”: This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on today’s broadcast of WBUR’s “Here & Now.”
Today’s broadcast of WAMU’s “The Diane Rehm Show” contained an audio segment titled “President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee” featuring Julie Hirschfeld Davis of The New York Times and law professor Garrett Epps.
And WBUR’s “On Point with Tom Ashbrook” has an audio segment titled “Obama Taps Merrick Garland As Supreme Court Nominee” featuring Jeffrey Rosen and law professor Randy Barnett.
Access the writings of Merrick Garland, reporter for The Harvard Crimson: Via this link. His articles bear datlines spanning from early 1972 through the end of 1973. His final article was headlined “McDonald’s Offers Hamburger Reward For Pints of Blood.”
Additional mentions of Garland in The Crimson can be accessed via this link.
“Merrick Garland, President Obama’s Sensible Supreme Court Choice”: Lincoln Caplan has this post online today at The New Yorker.
“Senate GOP leaders challenge wording of referendum to raise retirement age for judges”: Jan Murphy of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.
The Associated Press reports that “Senate GOP challenges wording of judges’ age ballot question.”
And in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Daily News, political columnist John Baer has an essay titled “A Wolf vs. GOP wordplay scuffle.”
“The Law Makes It Easier to Traffic Teens for Sex”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
My earlier coverage of Monday’s First Circuit ruling appears here and here.
“Garland Could Claim U.S. Supreme Court’s Ideological Center”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: Brooding Spirits, C.J. Garland Edition.” Aaron Nielson has this post today at the blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.
“Meet Merrick Garland, President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee”: The White House has posted this video online at YouTube.
In addition, the White House has posted online at this link the transcript of today’s remarks from the President and the nominee in the Rose Garden..
Access online Slate’s “Supreme Court Breakfast Table”: Mark Joseph Stern has an entry titled “Merrick Garland is an extraordinarily disappointing choice.”
And Dahlia Lithwick has an entry titled “Cut Merrick Garland some slack.”
Of course, the paramount question with any of Slate’s “Supreme Court Breakfast Tables” is if/when Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner will swoop down to start posting.
“Don’t let Eakin avoid a trial”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has an editorial titled “Justice system’s ‘old-boy network’ is on the way out.”
And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has an editorial titled “Justice Eakin retires: A few object lessons.”
“Obama picks moderate for Supreme Court as Senate battle looms”: Reuters has this report.
“Obama Makes a Smart Bet for the Supreme Court”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
“Toomey urges White House to withdraw Pa. appeals court nominee”: Laura Olson of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has this report.
And Jonathan Tamari and Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer report that “Obama’s pick for judgeship here draws Toomey’s ire.”
Yesterday, the White House issued a news release titled “President Obama Nominates Rebecca Ross Haywood to Serve on the United States Court of Appeals.”
“Merrick Garland’s moderate views seen as harder for conservatives to oppose”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
“The Supreme Court Confirmation Battle Begins: President Obama nominates 63-year-old Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, setting up an election-year battle with Senate Republicans.” Matt Ford of The Atlantic has this report.
And Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Obama Nominates Merrick Garland To The Supreme Court; He’s by far the least controversial — and most confirmable — candidate from the president’s short list.”
“Obama Chooses Merrick Garland for Supreme Court”: Michael D. Shear and Gardiner Harris of The New York Times have this report. And Carl Hulse of The New York Times has an “On Washington” column headlined “A Faceless Supreme Court Battle No More.”
Juliet Eilperin, Mike DeBonis, and Jerry Markon of The Washington Post report that “President Obama nominates Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.”
Richard Wolf of USA Today has an article headlined “Supreme Court or bust: Merrick Garland.”
And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Considered twice before, Garland gets call to top court.”
D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland reads “How Appealing”: President Obama is currently explaining why he decided to nominate Chief Judge Garland to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. One thing that distinguished him from many of the other reported finalists for this U.S. Supreme Court vacancy is that there exists actual written evidence (as originally noted in this post) that Chief Judge Garland reads “How Appealing.”
“President Obama Supreme Court Nomination Announcement”: C-SPAN is offering this live, online coverage.
What baseball team does D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland root for? Assuming that he grew up in Lincolnwood, Illinois, signs would appear to point toward the Chicago Cubs.
Although I spent a few minutes alone with Judge Garland riding an elevator at the D.C. Circuit Conference at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania a while back, I neglected to ask him that question. In any event, if those in-the-know can inform me of the answer without attribution, I would be glad to announce whether the U.S. Supreme Court may be on the verge of having another Justice who roots for the Cubs.
“Lynn Garland, Merrick’s Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know.” Tom Cleary of Heavy.com has this report. The New York Times published their wedding announcement on September 20, 1987. a few days shy of one year after the date on which Justice Antonin Scalia began serving on the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Congressional sources: Obama to nominate Merrick Garland.” The Associated Press has this report.
Kevin Liptak, Manu Raju, and Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com report that “Obama to nominate Merrick Garland to Supreme Court.”
And Michael A. Memoli of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Obama to nominate federal Judge Merrick Garland for Supreme Court, a possible compromise pick.”
If confirmed, a Justice Garland would increase the number of Jewish Justices now serving on the U.S. Supreme Court to four. You can access D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland’s official Federal Judicial Center biography at this link.
“Judicial Crisis Network plans $2 million ad campaign opposing Obama’s court pick”: Burgess Everett of Politico.com has this report.
“Liberals flirt with lowering bar on Supreme Court confirmation; Some Senate Democrats say the Supreme Court filibuster needs to go, with the GOP refusing to even meet an Obama nominee”: Seung Min Kim and Burgess Everett of Politico.com have this report.
“President Obama To Name New Supreme Court Justice”: This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
