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Thursday, February 16, 2017

“Judge Gorsuch Shows Sensitivity to First Amendment Issues”: David L. Hudson Jr. has this report online at the Newseum Institute.

Posted at 9:52 AM by Howard Bashman



“Scaling Judge Gorsuch’s Opinions: Hints of a Possible Centrist.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

Posted at 8:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Former law clerks herald Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s independence”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Gorsuch shows ‘hostility’ to ‘discrimination victims,’ group claims in letter to senators; But 39 former clerks to the jurist hail his ‘impeccable’ qualifications for the Supreme Court.”

And in yesterday’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum had an op-ed titled “Gorsuch worthy of Democrats’ backing.” I will leave it up to others to decide whether the main purpose of the essay is to persuade Democrats or to take cheap shots at them.

Posted at 8:42 AM by Howard Bashman



Wednesday, February 15, 2017

“Neil Gorsuch Wants The Supreme Court To Rethink Agency Power — And That Could Hurt Trump; Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s writings question how much deference federal agencies get in court; If the US Supreme Court reversed or weakened this pro-agency doctrine, agencies would have to meet a higher bar to fend off future legal challenges”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman



Tuesday, February 14, 2017

“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.

Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Anthony Kennedy worries that civic discourse has become too ‘hostile’ and ‘divisive'”: Alexei Koseff of The Sacramento Bee has this report.

Posted at 10:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to speak to Utah lawyers this summer”: Brennan Smith of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Alito Declares ‘Carbon Dioxide Is Not a Pollutant’ in a Candid, Confused Speech”: Mark Joseph Stern has this essay online at Slate.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Ninth Circuit’s Contrived Comedy of Errors in Washington v. Trump: Part II.” Josh Blackman has this post today at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 7:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 9:58 AM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 9:52 AM by Howard Bashman



Monday, February 13, 2017

“Case of Captive in Yemen Could Test Trump’s Guantanamo Pledge”: Adam Goldman, Matt Apuzzo, and Eric Schmitt will have this front page article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 11:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats’ Quandary on Gorsuch: Appease the Base or Honor the Process.” Matt Flegenheimer will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 11:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Review: None of Gorsuch’s opinions overturned by Supreme Court; Nominee shows pattern of checking executive power.” Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

Posted at 6:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justice Breyer plays down politics of court during Sarasota speech; Justice stresses importance of the court’s process in reaching decisions”: Zac Anderson of The Sarasota Herald-Tribune recently had this report.

Posted at 6:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Ninth Circuit’s Contrived Comedy of Errors in Washington v. Trump: Part I.” Josh Blackman has this post today at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 5:57 PM by Howard Bashman