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Monday, December 5, 2016

“Will the Election Help Normalize Business at the Supreme Court?” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

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Sunday, December 4, 2016

“Supreme Court to hear government appeal over Brexit powers”: BBC News has this report.

Michael Holden of Reuters reports that “May’s Brexit plans face British Supreme Court test.”

Shehab Khan of The Independent (UK) has an article headlined “Everything you need to know about the Supreme Court judgment on Brexit; Theresa May is hoping to invoke Article 50 by March.”

And Steven Swinford of The Telegraph (UK) has an article headlined “Attorney General warns Supreme Court not to ‘stray into areas of political judgement’ in Brexit case.”

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will be streaming live video of the oral argument on its web site via this link. And transcripts of the oral argument, updated twice daily, can be accessed via this link.

Posted at 10:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: Earning Their Pay.” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

Posted at 6:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Magbanua seeking Rivera’s grand jury testimony”: Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has an article that begins, “Attorneys for Katherine Magbanua will get the grand jury testimony of a confessed hitman who is now helping prosecutors piece together the particulars of Dan Markel’s shooting.”

Posted at 6:42 PM by Howard Bashman



Saturday, December 3, 2016

“Resources: Potential U.S. Supreme Court Nominees of President-Elect Donald Trump.” At the web site of The Institute for Intermediate Study, Andrew Hyman has created this resource concerning those 21 individuals on the President-elect’s list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees.

Posted at 2:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to Hear Printer Cartridge Patent Case”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court to Review Lexmark’s Power to Prevent Resale of Toner Cartridges; In separate case, court to review whether hospitals with religious affiliations must comply with federal law protecting employee pensions.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a blog post titled “Supreme Court to hear case about Southern California police shooting.”

And at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center, Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Supreme Court to rule on police shooting.”

Posted at 11:24 AM by Howard Bashman



“After Bitter Campaign, Election Positions Trump to Shape Rules on How You Vote”: Michael Wines has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 11:11 AM by Howard Bashman



“Campus Press vs. Colleges: Kentucky Suit Highlights Free-Speech Fight.” Stephanie Saul has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Earlier, Azeen Ghorayshi of BuzzFeed News reported that “University Will Sue Its Own Student Newspaper For Reporting On Sexual Assault Case; The University of Kentucky will take its student paper to court to avoid releasing documents detailing scientist James Harwood’s alleged sexual assault against two students.”

And Marjorie Kirk, the student newspaper’s editor-in-chief, had an essay in The Northern Kentucky Tribune titled “Balancing ethics, minimizing harm, seeking truth related to sexual assaults on campus.”

Posted at 11:08 AM by Howard Bashman



“Bowe Bergdahl, Facing Desertion Trial, Asks Obama for Pardon”: Charlie Savage has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 11:00 AM by Howard Bashman



Friday, December 2, 2016

“Miner Co. case could be heard by U.S. Supreme Court”: Evan Hendershot of The Daily Republic of Mitchell, South Dakota has this report.

According to the article, “For eight years, Arlen and Cindy Foster have questioned the U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service’s wetland designation of 0.8 acres of their rural farmland — a designation made by the agency using a proxy site 33 miles away to determine whether the Foster’s similar land would support wetland plants.”

Posted at 11:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Amid bitter partisan battles, another N.C. voting case heads to Supreme Court”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

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“Is the birth-control issue passing to a new government?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 10:25 PM by Howard Bashman



Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court today granted review in seven cases that will produce five hours of oral argument.

In early news coverage, Sam Hananel of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court takes up hospital pension dispute.”

From Reuters, Brendan Pierson reports that “Supreme Court takes Christian-affiliated hospital pension case.” And Lawrence Hurley reports that “U.S. top court to hear printer cartridge dispute on patent rights.”

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Religious Hospital Pension Clash Accepted by U.S. Supreme Court” and “Police Shooting Case Draws Scrutiny From U.S. Supreme Court.”

Posted at 3:05 PM by Howard Bashman



Thursday, December 1, 2016

“State Supreme Court To Hear Sandy Hook Parents’ Appeal In Gun Lawsuit”: Dave Altimari of The Hartford Courant has an article that begins, “The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the families of nine victims and one survivor of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting against the maker and sellers of the gun used in the slaying that killed 20 children and six adults.”

Posted at 8:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“UCLA law clinic takes two cases to U.S. Supreme Court; Law students, faculty prepare briefs on the merits”: Joshua Rich of the UCLA Newsroom has this report.

Posted at 7:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Uber’s arbitration appeal at the 2nd Circuit is big test for Internet businesses”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

Posted at 3:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Day in Court With Judge Margaret Ryan, Possible Scotus Nominee”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report.

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“Supreme Court Weighs Jailed Immigrants’ Right to Periodic Hearings”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Supreme Court considers whether those facing deportation can be held indefinitely.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court weighs rules for jailing immigrants who are fighting deportation.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court divided on rights of immigrants facing deportation.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Obama Administration Defends Immigrant Detention Practices Before Supreme Court; Lower court found detention practices were too harsh, saying government must provide bail after six months.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Deportation Clash Divides U.S. Supreme Court Justices.”

On yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Tests Whether Detained Immigrants Have Right To Hearing.”

And at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center, Lyle Denniston has a post titled “When can a constitutional issue be avoided?”

Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Who will prevail in the sexual-orientation discrimination and parking stop cases?” Will Baude has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 8:52 AM by Howard Bashman



Access the contents of the Autumn 2016 issue of The Green Bag: Via this link.

And now that the holiday season has arrived, it’s the perfect time to purchase a subscription to The Green Bag for yourself, a family member, friend, or colleague.

Posted at 8:46 AM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s 21 potential court nominees are overwhelmingly white, male and from red states”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 8:42 AM by Howard Bashman