Access today’s rulings in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court today issued rulings in three argued cases.
1. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Manuel v. Joliet, No. 14-9496. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissenting opinion. And Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Thomas joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.
2. Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court in SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, No. 15-927. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.
3. And Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in NLRB v. SW General, Inc., 15-1251. Justice Thomas issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.
“On Key Issues, Judge Gorsuch Is Pro-Presidential Power”: Leah Litman has this post at the “Take Care” blog.
“With the Travel Ban, Federal Courts Face a New Legal Issue: Should judges consider a president’s statements when attempting to understand the meaning of an executive order?” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The Atlantic.
“Another Federal Court of Appeals Attacks the Second Amendment: When Andrew Scott heard loud pounding at his door, he had the ‘clearly established’ right to answer it, with a gun at his side.” David French has this essay online at National Review.
“When ‘No’ Doesn’t Mean ‘No’: Did the subject invoke his right to remain silent?” Andrew Cohen has this post online at The Marshall Project.
“High court nominee to face daylong questioning in Senate”: Erica Werner and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press have this report.
And Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung of Reuters report that “Democrats set to grill Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.”
Supreme Court Justice Confirmation Hearing, Day 2: Live on C-SPAN via this link.
“Gorsuch Tries to Put Himself Above Politics in Confirmation Hearing”: Matt Flegenheimer has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes, Ed O’Keefe, and Sean Sullivan have a front page article headlined “Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s first day of hearings featured glowing assessments from Republicans and vows of scrutiny from Democrats.”
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Democrats voice deep skepticism at Gorsuch’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court seat.”
Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “At Neil Gorsuch Hearing, Parties Strike Different Notes; Republicans hail judge’s credentials while Democrats lament roadblock of Obama’s nominee.”
Richard Wolf of USA Today has an article headlined “Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings: 5 key things to watch for this week.”
Michael Doyle and Lindsay Wise of McClatchy Washington Bureau report that “Supreme Court nominee takes center stage amid fierce Democratic backstage action.”
Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Gorsuch casts himself as mainstream judge, tries to create distance from Trump.”
Mark K. Matthews of The Denver Post reports that “Senators draw battle lines as confirmation hearing begins for Neil Gorsuch; Democrats in their opening statements reminded Republicans of how they blocked Merrick Garland from getting a hearing or vote.”
And on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Confirmation Hearing Begins For Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch.” The program also contained an audio segment titled “Judge Harris Hartz Praises Neil Gorsuch As ‘A Fair-Minded Person.’”
“Will Gorsuch Join Justices in Time to Matter This Term?” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Neil Gorsuch Faces the Senate”: This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Trump to nominate federal Judge Amul Thapar to 6th Circuit Court of Appeals”: Bill Estep of The Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader has this report.
And Lucas Aulbach of The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky reports that “Trump to nominate Thapar to serve on U.S. Court of Appeals.”
“How Dare You Question Our Precious Nominee? Republicans broke every rule to block Merrick Garland. Now, they’re outraged that anyone would challenge Neil Gorsuch.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Nine Questions for Neil Gorsuch”: Ramesh Ponnuru has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.
“No Exit: Review of The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, by Neil M. Gorsuch.” Professor Gerald Dworkin has this book review today at The New Rambler.
“What Does Originalism Mean to Judge Gorsuch?” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.
“Gorsuch’s balls-and-strikes moment”: Eric Posner has this blog post today.
“Garland’s Name Is Invoked Frequently at Gorsuch Hearing”: Matt Flegenheimer, Carl Hulse, and Charlie Savage of The New York Times have this report.
Ed O’Keefe and Robert Barnes of The Washington Post have an article headlined “Gorsuch confirmation hearing: Democratic senators express doubts about nominee.”
And David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Democrats voice deep skepticism at Gorsuch’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court seat.”
“Gorsuch’s Collision Course With the Administrative State”: Law professor Philip Hamburger has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.
“GOP chairman praises Supreme Court pick as hearing opens”: Erica Werner and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press have this report.
And Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung of Reuters report that “High-stakes Senate hearing on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee begins.”
“Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing, Day 1”: C-SPAN has already begun to broadcast its live-stream of the hearing room, which you can access via this link. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. eastern time.
“Gorsuch’s Goal in High Court Confirmation Hearing: Don’t Mess Up.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“Gorsuch: Picked for Court by Federalist Society?” Kenneth Jost has this post today at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”
On today’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal”: Today’s program contained video segments titled “Seung Min Kim Previews Gorsuch Hearings” and “Elizabeth Wydra and Carrie Severino on Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch.”
“Former Law Student: Gorsuch Told Class Women ‘Manipulate’ Maternal Leave.” Arnie Seipel and Nina Totenberg of NPR have this report.
“Does the First Amendment Protect Trump’s Travel Ban? A 9th Circuit judge just gave the Supreme Court’s conservatives an excuse to uphold the president’s bigoted executive order.” Law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.
“Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to face senators in marathon hearing”: Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung of Reuters have this report.
“Neil Gorsuch on the issues”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report, along with a report headlined “Why is a liberal, former Obama admin official introducing Neil Gorsuch?”
“In a first, former CIA captive appeals Guantanamo trial to Supreme Court”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.
Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.
In the March 27, 2017 issue of The New Yorker: Elizabeth Kolbert has an article headlined “Can Chuck Schumer Check Donald Trump? After suggesting that he might be able to work with the President, the Senate Minority Leader is taking a harder line.”
And Jill Lepore has “A Critic at Large” essay titled “Weaponizing the Past: How should the courts use history?”
“A Supreme Court Nominee Alert to the Dangers of Big Business: Far from reflexively favoring big corporations over small competitors, Judge Neil Gorsuch has a nuanced view of antitrust law.” Jeffrey Rosen has this essay online today at The Atlantic.
“Senate Panel To Begin Hearings For Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
Today’s program also included audio segments titled “Former Colleague Says Judge Gorsuch Works Across Party Lines” and “Judge Gorsuch To Appear Before Senate Panel For Confirmation Hearings.”
The confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. eastern time today before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
“OT2016 #16: ‘His Elegant Fountain Pen.'” You can access today’s new episode of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Ian Samuel and Dan Epps, via this link.
“Opening shot: Gorsuch statement to committee to set tone for confirmation hearing.” Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has an article that begins, “At some point Monday afternoon, Judge Neil Gorsuch will sit alone at the witness table and deliver his opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, setting the initial tone for the week’s worth of probing.”
“Gorsuch Confirmation Presents Democrats With 2 Difficult Paths”: Carl Hulse has this new installment of his “On Washington” column online at The New York Times.
