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Monday, November 27, 2017
Sunday, November 26, 2017

“Will Supreme Court open a ‘dam burst’ of legalized sports betting?” Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 5:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Harry Pregerson, one of the most liberal federal appeals court judges in the nation, dies at 94”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 4:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“The ‘Misguided’ War Against the Administrative State”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman



Saturday, November 25, 2017

“Live Free? Die? Decades-Old Fight Over N.H. Motto to Get Supreme Court Shout-Out.” Earlier this month, Lauren Chooljian of New Hampshire Public Radio had this report.

Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: ‘I vote for Chenery I, not Chenery II.'” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why the Cake Shop Case Is So Delicious: The main ingredient in this session’s most high-profile case is free speech, not religious liberty.” Host Dahlia Lithwick speaks with Adam Liptak on the new installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast.

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Man with Maine ties helps lead charge against Harvard’s admissions policy; A part-time South Thomaston resident uses funds from his nonprofits to mount lawsuits over universities’ race-based considerations”: Edward D. Murphy has this front page article in today’s edition of The Portland Press Herald.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



Friday, November 24, 2017

“High court: Truck illegally seized in high-profile hit-and-run case.” James Halpin of The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has this report, along with an article headlined “State supreme court ruling a second win for local law firm.”

And Bill O’Boyle of The Times Leader of Wilkes-Barre has an article headlined “Update on Loughnane case: State Supreme Court rules truck illegally seized.”

Wednesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion, a concurring opinion, and a concurring and dissenting opinion.

Posted at 8:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“While eyes are on Russia, Sessions dramatically reshapes the Justice Department”: Matt Zapotosky and Sari Horwitz of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 7:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Rulebooks, Playgrounds, and Endgames: A Constitutional Analysis of the Calabresi-Hirji Judgeship Proposal.” Law professor Richard Primus has this post at the Harvard Law Review Blog.

Posted at 3:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bending Blue Slips: Grassley’s Strategic Error.” Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

Posted at 1:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s judicial picks: ‘The goal is to end the progressive state’; Donald Trump is radically reshaping the same federal courts that have been the biggest bulwark against his agenda — by picking mostly white, conservative men.” Jamiles Lartey of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

Posted at 10:04 AM by Howard Bashman



Thursday, November 23, 2017

“Can Republicans expand the federal judiciary through reconciliation?” David Super has this post at the “Balkinization” blog.

Posted at 9:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“Romania Gay Marriage Case Could Have Outsize Impact in Europe”: Kit Gillet had this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



Wednesday, November 22, 2017

“Conservatives have a breathtaking plan for Trump to pack the courts”: Ronald A. Klain has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:07 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judges Over Principles: The never-Trump legal movement has morphed into a push to pack the courts with Trump-selected judges.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 8:02 PM by Howard Bashman