“Georgia scores a court win over Florida in water war”: Greg Bluestein of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “Georgia notched a victory in a long-running legal dispute with Florida on Tuesday when a judicial official urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject strict new water consumption limits that Georgia said would have struck a devastating blow to the state’s economy.”
Update: You can view the Report of the Special Master online at this link.
“Anthony Kennedy worries that civic discourse has become too ‘hostile’ and ‘divisive'”: Alexei Koseff of The Sacramento Bee has this report.
“Appeals court won’t re-hear the ‘dusky gopher frog’ case”: Kevin McGill of The Associated Press has this report on an order denying rehearing en banc by an 8-to-6 vote, and the dissent therefrom, that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.
“Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to speak to Utah lawyers this summer”: Brennan Smith of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.
“Feds urge Supreme Court to turn down Menendez appeal in bribery case”: Ryan Hutchins of Politico.com has this report.
“How Donald Trump Could Pressure the Supreme Court: Conventional wisdom says that FDR’s attempts to bend the judiciary to his will backfired; The truth is more complicated.” Joshua Zeitz has this essay online at Politico Magazine.
“Justice Alito Declares ‘Carbon Dioxide Is Not a Pollutant’ in a Candid, Confused Speech”: Mark Joseph Stern has this essay online at Slate.
“The Ninth Circuit’s Contrived Comedy of Errors in Washington v. Trump: Part II.” Josh Blackman has this post today at the “Lawfare” blog.
“Is Trump finished?” Eric Posner has this blog post today.
“Supreme Court Justice Breyer talks art — in French”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Federal judge wins $5,000 prize for book ‘Waging War'”: The Associated Press has this report.
And a related news release can be accessed here.
“Neil Gorsuch Has Gay Friends. Who Cares?” Mark Joseph Stern has this essay online at Slate.
“Good Behaviour #2: ‘Disheartening and Demoralizing.'” “First Mondays” posted this new podcast episode yesterday.
“Increased Senate Partisanship Threatens Future of US Supreme Court”: This month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column appears in today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.
“After block of Trump travel ban, Washington Solicitor General Noah Purcell adjusts to spotlight; The ideals of Washington state Solicitor General Noah Purcell, who helped bring a halt to President Trump’s travel ban, were formed by a diverse community in the heart of Seattle”: Evan Bush of The Seattle Times has this report.
“Older Judges and Vacant Seats Give Trump Huge Power to Shape American Courts”: Josh Katz has this post today at “The Upshot” blog of The New York Times.
