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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

“Justices Won’t Hear Case on Waiting Period for Gun Purchases”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Thomas dissents from Supreme Court decision not to review California gun law.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court leaves in place California’s 10-day wait for gun buyers, rejects 2nd Amendment challenge.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to California’s waiting period for gun purchases.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “Top court snubs challenge to California gun waiting period.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Sidesteps Gun Debate, Rejects Two Appeals.”

And Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Supreme Court lets California gun control laws stand.”

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Monday, February 19, 2018

“Clarence Thomas Sexually Harassed Me. Yes, He Should Be Impeached.” Angela Wright-Shannon has this essay online at HuffPost.

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“Trump administration challenges Arizona’s DACA legal arguments”: Howard Fischer of Arizona Capitol Times has this report.

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“Pa Supreme Court on 4-3 Vote Adopts Advisor Nate Persily’s Maps for Pennsylvania Congressional Redistricting; GOP’s Litigation Options Do Not Look Good”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

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“Lying to Investigators Shouldn’t Be a Crime: Everyone from President Trump to a petty thief is at the same disadvantage when talking to prosecutors.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

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“Amicus Policy Success in Impactful Supreme Court Decisions”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

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“Pa. gerrymandering case: State Supreme Court releases new congressional map for 2018 elections.” Jonathan Lai & Liz Navratil of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

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“Arguments will be heard in U.S. Supreme Court case between city, former HPD officer”: Becky Hiser of The Hays (Kan.) Post has this report.

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“This Supreme Court Case Is The Biggest Threat To Organized Labor In Years; It could cost unions millions of members — but also force them to adapt and innovate”: Dave Jamieson of HuffPost has this report.

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“Pa. Supreme Court to offer new congressional map in gerrymandering saga; Here’s what to expect”: Jonathan Lai of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

You can access the latest court filings in the case via this link.

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“Board denies parole to man who served 50 plus years after killing deputy when he was juvenile”: Grace Toohey of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has an article that begins, “The Louisiana parole board on Monday morning denied freedom to 71-year-old Henry Montgomery, whose case was central in a Supreme Court decision about juvenile offenders sentenced to life in prison without parole.”

And Michael Kunzelman of The Associated Press reports that “Inmate in landmark Supreme Court case denied parole.”

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“Will Anthony Kennedy Retire? What Influences a Justice’s Decision.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

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“The Supreme Court’s options on DACA”: Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

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Sunday, February 18, 2018

“Outside expert advises Pa. Supreme Court in drawing congressional district map”: Lindsay Lazarski of WHYY has an article that begins, “In a decision that could have national political ramifications, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to decide Monday where Pennsylvania’s congressional boundaries will fall for the next two election cycles.”

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“Ryan Bounds passes muster with those he supposedly maligned”: Online at The Oregonian, David Lat and Courtney Angeli have an essay that begins, “We are writing in support of Ryan Bounds, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. We both have worked closely with Ryan over his distinguished legal career, and we know he would be a superb addition to the federal judiciary.”

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“Do You Believe Her Now? With new evidence that Clarence Thomas lied to get onto the Supreme Court, it’s time to talk seriously about impeachment.” Jill Abramson will have this cover story in the February 19, 2018 issue of New York magazine.

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“Kennedy ‘Most Consequential’ Justice of Era”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

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Saturday, February 17, 2018

“Loughry out, Workman in as WV Supreme Court chief justice”: Today’s edition of The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette-Mail contains a front page article that begins, “Allen Loughry was abruptly replaced by Margaret Workman as chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday, following weeks of controversy over spending at the court and at least two state legislators calling for impeachment proceedings against Loughry.”

The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg, West Virginia reports that “Workman selected to replace Loughry as chief justice, says it’s time to restore public respect to court.”

And Brad McElhinny of MetroNews reports that “Loughry is out as chief justice, referencing federal investigation.”

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“‘Little Pink House’ Movie Tackling ‘Kelo’ Supreme Court Decision Gets Release Date; The feature film explores the downside of eminent domain, putting it at odds with President Trump”: Paul Bond of The Hollywood Reporter has this article.

You can view the movie’s trailer on YouTube at this link.

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“A Prisoner Got a Book Deal. Now the State Wants Him to Pay for His Imprisonment.” Alexandra Alter of The New York Times has this report.

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