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Saturday, April 16, 2016

“No sane judge would pass Bernie Sanders’ Supreme Court litmus test”: Columnist Michael McGough has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 11:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Family of Immigrants, Only One a Citizen, Anxiously Awaits Supreme Court Ruling”: Julia Preston will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 10:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“More Than Immigration at the High Court: The Supreme Court’s look at Obama’s executive action perfectly explains the Merrick Garland fight.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.

Posted at 9:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court strikes down Tories’ tough-on-crime laws”: Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has an article that begins, “The Supreme Court of Canada has sounded a death knell for mandatory minimum jail sentences passed by the former Conservative government, indirectly sending a message to the Liberal government to get on with the job of undoing Harper-era laws that put judges in a sentencing straitjacket.”

CBC News reports that “Supreme Court strikes down 2 Conservative sentencing reforms; Rulings from Canada’s top court strike down mandatory minimum sentences for drugs and bail conditions.”

And The Canadian Press reports that “Supreme Court rules two tough-on-crime laws unconstitutional.”

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada issued two related rulings, which you can access here and here.

Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman