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Thursday, November 16, 2017

“This ex-Fidelity worker won at the Supreme Court. Now a Boston jury will decide if she is a true whistle-blower.” Columnist Shirley Leung has this essay online at The Boston Globe.

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“Snyder expected to name Chief Legal Counsel Beth Clement to Michigan Supreme Court”: Paul Egan of The Detroit Free Press has this report.

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“She’s fought gerrymandering and voter ID. Now she wants a NC Supreme Court seat.” Anne Blythe of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

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“Supreme Court Ruling Could Limit Workplace Harassment Claims, Advocates Say”: Yuki Noguchi had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

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“Democrats Just Lost One Of The Only Ways They Could Block Trump’s Judicial Nominees”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

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“Hargan v. Garza And The (Near) Future Of Abortion Access”: Leah Litman has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

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“Free speech at the Supreme Court: The justices dive into new abortion controversy; Can a state require pro-life pregnancy centres to alert women of government-funded abortions?” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

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“ABA committee member provides context to ‘you guys’ comment in Grasz interview”: Debra Cassens Weiss has this post online at ABA Journal.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

“Texan Don Willett grilled by Senate Democrats at judicial hearing”: Maria Recio of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

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“Two more women describe unwanted overtures by Roy Moore at Alabama mall”: Stephanie McCrummen, Beth Reinhard, and Alice Crites of The Washington Post have this report.

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“Texans Willett and Ho grilled by Democrats for appeals court posts”: Nicole Cobler of The Dallas Morning News has this report.

Kevin Diaz of The Houston Chronicle reports that “Senate Democrats look askance at Justice Don Willett’s tweet on transgender teen.”

Douglas Ernst of The Washington Times reports that “Patrick Leahy says bacon joke by Trump judicial nominee is same-sex marriage ‘attack.’

Emma Platoff of The Texas Tribune reports that “Don Willett defends controversial tweets as jokes at confirmation hearing before U.S. Senate.”

Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost reports that “Trump Court Pick Says He Was Joking When He Compared Gay Marriage To Marrying Bacon.”

And at The Weekly Standard, Jenna Lifhits has a post titled “Willett Ever Stop? Democrats grill a popular judicial nominee over his Twitter jokes.”

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“He became a SEAL to fight terrorists. Now he’s a Navy lawyer defending an accused one.” Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

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“Republicans Are Accusing The Country’s Biggest Lawyers Group Of Shilling For Liberals”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

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“Chief Justice Roberts Returns to Law School for Moot Court Final”: Jamie D. Halper of The Harvard Crimson has this report.

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“James C. Ho — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

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“Justice Don Willett — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

“Oppose the Confirmation of Don Willett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit”: Vanita Gupta, President & CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued this letter today.

Posted at 8:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“In California, anonymity for online reviewers is slipping away”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

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“Woman asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear Scott Twp. cemetery dispute”: Terrie Morgan-Besecker of The Times-Tribune of Scranton, Pennsylvania has this report.

According to the article, “The Pacific Legal Foundation, a California-based nonprofit that fights for landowners’ rights, agreed to represent Knick before the U.S. Supreme Court at no cost, David Breemer, a senior attorney for the organization, said in a press release.”

Posted at 1:48 PM by Howard Bashman