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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

“Possible Supreme Court pick would make history in many ways”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “If Ketanji Brown Jackson were nominated and confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, she would make history several times over.”

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Ruling That Led To 70,000 Forced Sterilizations”: This audio segment featuring Adam Cohen appeared on yesterday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Fresh Air.”

Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Constitution Check: Does Apple have a right to resist the FBI’s phone search demand?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 11:18 AM by Howard Bashman



“2nd Circuit to issuers: Don’t worry about Omnicare.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

Posted at 10:58 AM by Howard Bashman



“Sonia Sotomayor knows how to lead and when to follow”: Abigale Svoboda of The Daily Illini, the student newspaper of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has this report.

Tim Mitchell of The News-Gazette of Champaign, Illinois has an article headlined “Sotomayor on Scalia: ‘There is a loss, and you can feel it.’

Peoria Public Radio reports that “Supreme Court Justice Speaks At U Of I Campus.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Sotomayor: Scalia like an annoying brother she misses.”

Posted at 10:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“A new Supreme Court decision could affect State v. Syed”: Steve Klepper has this post today at the “Maryland Appellate Blog.”

Posted at 10:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“Little Sisters and Big Burdens: Does Obamacare substantially burden the free exercise of religion?” Jeffrey Shulman has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 8:29 AM by Howard Bashman



Monday, March 7, 2016

“Rebecca Bradley in 1992: ‘Queers’ with AIDS, addicts merit no sympathy.” Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “Newly appointed state Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote in a student newspaper 24 years ago that she had no sympathy for AIDS patients because they had effectively chosen to kill themselves, called gays ‘queers’ and said Americans were ‘either totally stupid or entirely evil’ for electing President Bill Clinton.” You can access the student newspaper items via this link.

Molly Beck of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Rebecca Bradley apologizes for student columns calling AIDS patients ‘degenerates’ and gays ‘queers.’

And columnist Christian Schneider of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an essay titled “I care more about what Rebecca Bradley thinks now.”

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Frustrated GOP lawmakers weigh move to impeach top judges”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Republican lawmakers in Kansas, weary of conflicts with a judiciary that has been pushing for more school spending, are beginning to act on a measure to expand the legal grounds for impeaching judges.”

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Here are judges the White House is considering for the Supreme Court”: Amy Goldstein, Jerry Markon, and Sari Horwitz of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.

In addition, the Court issued a per curiam reversal in Wearry v. Cain, No. 14-10008. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Clarence Thomas joined.

The Court issued a per curiam reversal in V.L. v. E.L., No. 15-648.

And in American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County, No. 15-584, Justice Thomas issued a dissent, in which Justice Alito joined, from the denial of certiorari.

Posted at 9:44 AM by Howard Bashman



Sunday, March 6, 2016

“The Scalia Seat: Let the People Speak; The legal stakes are higher than ever, and historic precedent favors waiting for a new president.” U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the op-ed via Google.

Apparently Cruz does not have enough clout to merit a post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 10:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Law Graduate Gets Her Day in Court, Suing Law School”: Elizabeth Olson will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 9:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“It’s already looking like a different Supreme Court”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Joe Biden Jokingly Suggests Ted Cruz for Supreme Court Pick”: Julie Hirschfeld Davis of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 7:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“10 Shots Across the Border: The killing of a Mexican 16-year-old raises troubling questions about the United States Border Patrol.” Mark Binelli has this cover story in today’s issue of The New York Times Magazine.

Posted at 2:00 PM by Howard Bashman