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Thursday, August 4, 2016

“Will the Supreme Court take up transgender rights?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 8:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Movement for Stricter Voting Rules Hit by Wave of Skeptical Court Rulings; Decisions reject GOP-backed statehouses’ bids to tighten voter-ID, other balloting procedures”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 4:48 PM by Howard Bashman



Your over-length appellate brief is chubby and fat: Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski uses some colorful language in a dissent from an order granting permission to file an oversized appellate brief issued today.

Judge Kozinski’s dissent concludes:

For my part, I don’t feel bound to read beyond the 14,000 words allowed by our rules, so I won’t read past page 66 of the state’s brief. If counsel for the state wishes me to consider any argument in the remaining portion of her brief, she should feel free to file a substitute brief, no longer than 14,000 words, which I will read in lieu of her oversized brief, so long as it is filed no later than 7 days from the date of this order.

Posted at 1:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Adrian Peterson’s 2014 fine affirmed by appeals court; Minnesota judge had ruled in favor of the Vikings running back”: Stephen Montemayor of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has an article headlined “NFL had authority to suspend Vikings’ Peterson — appeals court.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court upholds Adrian Peterson suspension in ’14 case.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Blocks Order Allowing Transgender Student Restroom Choice”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court grants emergency order to block transgender male student in Virginia from using boys’ restroom.”

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Moriah Balingit and Robert Barnes have an article headlined “Supreme Court issues stay in transgender bathroom case, blocking teen’s use of boys’ bathroom.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Virginia Transgender Student From Boys Restroom; Justice Breyer joins conservatives in majority; case likely to make court’s fall calendar.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court blocks transgender victory on bathrooms.”

Louis Llovio of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that “U.S. Supreme Court ruling means that Gloucester County can prevent a transgender student from using the boys’ restroom — for now.”

Reema Amin of The Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia reports that “Supreme Court curtails transgender student’s restroom access.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “High Court Blocks Transgender Student From Using Boys’ Bathroom.”

David Ingram of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court blocks transgender bathroom choice for now.”

The Associated Press has a report headlined “High court: School can block transgender teen from boys room.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Supreme Court temporarily blocks order on transgender bathroom use.”

Caitlin Emma and Josh Gerstein of Politico.com report that “Supreme Court blocks ruling that let transgender Va. student use boys’ bathroom.”

Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News reports that “Supreme Court Halts Order Allowing Transgender Student To Use Restroom Of His Gender Identity; A 5-3 vote to put the trial court’s injunction on hold.”

And Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Supreme Court Blocks Order In Favor Of Trans Student Seeking Bathroom Access; This is the first time the justices have entered this nationwide debate.”

You can access yesterday evening’s stay order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 9:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“When Sandra Day O’Connor Broke Into the Men’s Club”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online today at The New York Times.

Posted at 9:10 AM by Howard Bashman