“How Neil Gorsuch may end up protecting Planned Parenthood”: Columnist Charles Lane has this essay online at The Washington Post.
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Monday, May 21, 2018
“How Neil Gorsuch may end up protecting Planned Parenthood”: Columnist Charles Lane has this essay online at The Washington Post. Posted at 10:16 PM by Howard Bashman“Antonin Scalia was wrong about the meaning of ‘bear arms'”: Dennis Baron has this essay online at The Washington Post (via Neal Goldfarb). Posted at 10:10 PM by Howard Bashman“Appeal court sides with Florida ban of inmate magazine”: Dara Kam of News Service of Florida has this report. And Daniel Rivero of Miami public radio station WLRN reports that “Inmate Magazine Loses First Amendment Case Against Florida Department Of Corrections.” My earlier coverage of last Thursday’s Eleventh Circuit ruling can be accessed here. Posted at 10:04 PM by Howard Bashman“California attorney general appeals judge’s decision to overturn physician-assisted suicide law”: Soumya Karlamangla of The Los Angeles Times has an article that begins, “California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra on Monday filed an appeal against a judge’s recent ruling overturning the state’s physician-assisted suicide law.” Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman“Blue states strike first against awaited anti-union court ruling”: Katherine Landergan and Andrew Hanna of Politico have this report. And online at The Chicago Tribune, Robert Bruno has an essay titled “A Supreme Court ruling for Janus would be judicial activism at its worst.” Posted at 9:45 PM by Howard Bashman“Prison bars open over a few dollars”: Columnist Ken Dixon of The Connecticut Post has an essay that begins, “Welcome to Skakel-land, where questions meet coincidence.” Posted at 9:36 PM by Howard Bashman“High court to hear challenge to Virginia uranium mining ban”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report. Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court takes up challenge to Virginia uranium mining ban.” And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Virginia Uranium Mining Dispute Draws U.S. Supreme Court Review.” Posted at 9:30 PM by Howard Bashman“Patrick Murphy murder case headed to the U.S. Supreme Court”: Justin Wingerter of The Oklahoman has this report. Curtis Killman of The Tulsa World reports that “U.S. Supreme Court to hear Oklahoma case on criminal jurisdiction involving tribal members.” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices to review Oklahoma’s Indian territory murder appeal.” And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Oklahoma, Business Groups Get Supreme Court Review in Murder Case.” Posted at 9:22 PM by Howard Bashman“Ginsburg calls for return of ‘bipartisan spirit’ to judicial confirmations”: Mel Leonor of Politico has this report. You can view online the video from earlier today titled “Justice John Roberts presents Friendly Medal to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” Posted at 7:50 PM by Howard Bashman“Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes off the gloves”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report. Posted at 7:34 PM by Howard Bashman“Gorsuch comes through for Trump and big business”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report. Posted at 4:28 PM by Howard Bashman“Ninth Circuit Judicial Council Acts on Workplace Environment Recommendations”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued this news release. Posted at 4:25 PM by Howard Bashman“Clinic Brings Attorney’s Fees Case to Supreme Court; Culbertson v. Berryhill Will Interpret Federal Law Governing Social Security Representation”: Mike Fox of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report. Posted at 3:18 PM by Howard Bashman“Clinic Loses Epic Supreme Court Case in Squeaker Decision; Gorsuch Writes Majority Opinion While Ginsburg Leads the Dissent”: Eric Williamson of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report. Posted at 3:15 PM by Howard Bashman“A ‘view’ from the courtroom: Strength in numbers.” Mark Walsh has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” Posted at 3:12 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts Barring Class Actions”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court rules that companies can require workers to accept individual arbitration.” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court deals defeat to workers’ rights, upholding arbitration for individuals only.” Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Imposes Limits on Workers in Arbitration Cases; High court rules for employers in clash of two longstanding federal laws.” Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court backs employers over workers in first of two major labor cases.” Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court rules employers can bar employees from class-action suits.” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Divided Supreme Court rules for businesses over workers.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court backs companies over worker class-action claims.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Says Employers Can Bar Worker Class-Action Lawsuits.” Ariane de Vogue and Maegan Vazquez of CNN report that “Supreme Court sides with employers in class action arbitration cases.” Andrew Hanna and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Supreme Court rules employers can ban class action lawsuits in arbitration.” Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court upholds agreements that prevent employee class-action suits.” And Dave Jamieson of HuffPost reports that “The Supreme Court Just Made It A Lot Harder For You To Sue Your Employer; A new ruling allows employers to force workers into class-action waivers. As one justice put it, the case cuts to ‘the entire heart of the New Deal.’“ Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard BashmanIn the May 28, 2018 issue of The New Yorker: Jeffrey Toobin has an article headlined “Will the Fervor to Impeach Donald Trump Start a Democratic Civil War? A push to remove the President from office may lead to disaster in the midterms.” And Jennifer Gonnerman has an article headlined “How One Woman’s Fight to Save Her Family Helped Lead to a Mass Exoneration: Clarissa Glenn set out to prove that a Chicago police officer framed her husband; Now the city is reckoning with years of wrongful arrests.” Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman“The Other Guidelines Predicament”: Leah Litman has this post at the “Take Care” blog. Posted at 1:07 PM by Howard Bashman“Kennedy retirement rumors shift into overdrive”: Lydia Wheeler of The Hill has this report. Posted at 1:03 PM by Howard Bashman“Interview with Judge Jeffrey Sutton About his New Book ’51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law’ — Part I.” Ilya Somin has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard BashmanAccess today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued rulings in two argued cases. 1. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, No. 16-285. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan joined. You can access the oral argument via this link. 2. And Justice Gorsuch also delivered the opinion of the Court in Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren, No. 17-387. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Anthony M. Kennedy joined. And Justice Thomas issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. You can access the oral argument via this link. Posted at 10:04 AM by Howard BashmanAccess today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in four new cases. In addition, the Court called for the views of the Solicitor General in one case. Posted at 9:31 AM by Howard Bashman“The Mississippi Man Tried Six Times for the Same Crime”: Columnist David Leonhardt has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 9:27 AM by Howard Bashman“Band named ‘Thunderpussy’ battles Supreme Court over name”: Emily Fox of Seattle’s KUOW Public Radio has this report. And Diane Anderson-Minshall of The Advocate reports that “The Supreme Court Loves Dykes on Bikes; The high court makes clear what many already know — the word ‘dyke’ belongs to queer women now.” Posted at 8:44 AM by Howard Bashman“SCOTUS considers whether to hear two Oklahoma tribal cases”: Justin Wingerter has this front page article in today’s edition of The Oklahoman. Posted at 8:40 AM by Howard Bashman“Political Insiders Plotted the Most Gerrymandered District in America — and Left a Paper Trail; A wild ride through Maryland’s 6th, which the Democrats flipped from red to blue, and the Supreme Court case that may force them to give it back”: Amanda Whiting of Washingtonian magazine has this report. Posted at 8:33 AM by Howard Bashman“OT2017 #25: ‘The Way The Chief Loves Mootness.'” You can access today’s new installment of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Ian Samuel and Dan Epps, via this link. Posted at 8:26 AM by Howard Bashman |
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