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Sunday, February 5, 2017

“Gorsuch nomination meets with positive reception”: Jennifer Agiesta of CNN.com has a report that begins, “Americans’ first impressions of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch tilt positive, and a plurality say the Senate ought to vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s selection to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.”

Posted at 10:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Expectations for Vote Timing on the Gorsuch Nomination”: Samuel Morse has this post at the “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

Posted at 5:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Immigration chaos and long nights led to Washington’s court win”: Dan Levine and Lawrence Hurley of Reuters have this report.

Posted at 10:39 AM by Howard Bashman



“Will the Supreme Court Stand Up to Trump?” Linda Greenhouse has this essay on the front page of the SundayReview section of today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 10:05 AM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals Court Rejects Request to Immediately Restore Travel Ban”: Mark Landler of The New York Times has this report.

You can view last night’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denying “an immediate administrative stay pending full consideration of the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal” at this link.

According to the order, the emergency motion is due to be fully briefed by 3 p.m. pacific time tomorrow. The Ninth Circuit has created this web page to provide free access to the key filings in the appeal.

Posted at 10:02 AM by Howard Bashman



Saturday, February 4, 2017

“Philly employers can’t ask your pay history anymore”: Julia Terruso of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Bobby Allyn of NewsWorks reports that “Kenney signs bill banning Philly employers from asking for wage history.”

And FoxNews.com reports that “Philadelphia becomes first US city to ban employers from requesting salary history.”

My earlier coverage of this matter began with a post titled “Miguel Estrada warns City of Philadelphia that his hourly rate is very expensive.”

Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gorsuch test: Neil Gorsuch is a good pick for the Supreme Court; Democrats have powerful reasons to oppose him even so.” This article appears in the current issue of The Economist.

Posted at 10:58 AM by Howard Bashman



“A Colorado native, Neil Gorsuch would bring distinctive Western touch to Supreme Court”: Michael Doyle of McClatchyDC has this report.

Posted at 10:40 AM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Supreme Court Whisperer: The man who advised the president on picking Judge Gorsuch explains what his elevation means for the law and America.” Kyle Peterson has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:00 AM by Howard Bashman



Friday, February 3, 2017

“Neil Gorsuch, the Anti-Trump: Democrats’ knee-jerk opposition to Gorsuch is a sign that they either haven’t thought through what they believe about Trump or are seriously conflicted.” Rich Lowry has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Fight Is More About Trump Than Gorsuch”: Carl Hulse has this new installment of his “On Washington” column in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 8:53 PM by Howard Bashman



Programming note: Blogging was limited today because I had two federal appellate court briefs due today. In the Second Circuit, I filed the opening brief on behalf of the defendant-appellant in a sentencing appeal in this case. And in the Third Circuit, I filed the reply brief on behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants in this case.

Posted at 8:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Little Pink House,’ the movie, has its world premiere”: David Collins of The Day of New London, Connecticut has this report.

Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. high court pick Gorsuch seen as genial, firmly conservative”: Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley of Reuters have an article that begins, “When gay former law clerk Joshua Goodbaum married his partner in 2014, he got effusive and emotional reassurance from his former boss, President Donald Trump’s conservative U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.”

Posted at 10:16 AM by Howard Bashman



“Grassley Outlines Timeline for Confirming Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee; Judiciary chairman anticipates a six week process”: Niels Lesniewski of Roll Call has this report.

Posted at 10:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“Under New Bill, Federal Appellate Court Based in California Could Be Split Up; Sens. Jeff Flake, John McCain lead efforts to splinter off six states from 9th Circuit into newly-created appeals court”: Sara Randazzo of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

According to the article, “The bill from Sens. Flake and McCain proposes creating a new circuit for Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and Washington, based in Seattle.”

Posted at 10:08 AM by Howard Bashman