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Monday, May 7, 2018

“AT&T will ask Supreme Court to cripple the FTC’s authority over broadband; AT&T victory would undermine FCC’s justification for net neutrality repeal”: Jon Brodkin of Ars Technica has this report.

Posted at 10:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Freddie Gray case: Federal appeals court blocks suit against Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby.” Sarah Meehan and Jessica Anderson of The Baltimore Sun have an article that begins, “The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a lawsuit against Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby brought by five city police officers who claimed she maliciously prosecuted them after the death in 2015 of Freddie Gray.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“The D.C. Circuit Affirms in Doe v. Mattis: No Transfer of a U.S. Citizen Detainee to Saudi Custody.” Robert Chesney has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. court blocks transfer of American detainee held in Iraq.”

Today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is currently under seal. If past practice is any indication, a redacted version of the opinion will be made public within the next few days.

Posted at 7:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Mass. high court rules colleges have legal duty to prevent students from committing suicide”: John R. Ellement of The Boston Globe has this report.

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Top Massachusetts court clears MIT in student suicide lawsuit.”

And Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press reports that “Court rules MIT can’t be held liable for student’s suicide.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at this link.

Posted at 1:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court president attacks ‘bad and dangerous’ override bill; Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked responded angrily to the comments”: Lahav Harkov, Yonah Jeremy Bob, and Greer Fay Cashman of The Jerusalem Post have this report.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court rumor mill in overdrive on Anthony Kennedy retirement”: Melissa Quinn of the Washington Examiner has this report.

Posted at 1:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Sex by Impersonation = Rape, Says Iowa Supreme Court; An interesting question, which some other courts have answered otherwise”: Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 1:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Tea Leaves II: FantasySCOTUS renders a verdict.” Sam Wang has this post at the “Princeton Election Consortium” blog.

Posted at 11:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“Prosecutorial Fraud Arrives at the Supreme Court: In Sierra Pacific v U.S., the court can undo an injustice committed by the DoJ.” Adam J. White has this post online at The Weekly Standard.

Posted at 10:42 AM by Howard Bashman



“UVA Law Second in Lawyers Arguing at Supreme Court This Term; Clinic Argued Two Cases, While Bamzai Made Debut as Amicus”: Mike Fox of the University of Virginia School of Law has a post that begins, “The University of Virginia School of Law is tied for second in the number of lawyers from an organization arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, excluding the U.S. Office of the Solicitor General, and first among law schools.”

Posted at 10:25 AM by Howard Bashman



“Trump is transforming the judiciary, but he has yet to take aim at the court that annoys him the most”: Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 7:53 AM by Howard Bashman



Sunday, May 6, 2018

“DACA and the danger of conflicting injunctions; Will the federal courts issue directly clashing national injunctions about DACA?” Samuel Bray has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 10:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“In Bennett’s Battle to Destroy the Supreme Court, Kahlon Won’t Play His Assigned Role; When Kahlon announced that he would force his party members to vote against the bill attacking the Supreme Court, he found himself — once again — the gatekeeper for democracy”: Yossi Verter has this essay online at Haaretz.

Posted at 8:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s judges are flexing their muscles, from civil rights to campaign spending”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 8:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hurdles In Retrial Of Michael Skakel In Martha Moxley Murder Include Drug Addiction, Suspected Brother”: Edmund H. Mahony has this front page article in today’s edition of The Hartford Courant.

Posted at 1:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ministers approve Supreme Court override bill; Coalition still does not have a majority to approve the bill in a Knesset vote”: Lahav Harkov of The Jerusalem Post has this report.

Chaim Levinson and Jonathan Lis of Haaretz report that “Israeli Ministers Back Legislation to Curtail Top Court’s Powers; Netanyahu declined to use veto and postpone discussion after threats by coalition partners; Bill now heads to Knesset for vote.”

Raoul Wootliff of The Times of Israel reports that “Opposition skewers bill to rein in High Court; Kahlon vows to block it; Finance minister says he won’t let ‘extreme factions’ dictate agenda; Gabbay says ministers will be remembered for turning Israel into ‘Erdogan’s Turkey.’

And Jeffrey Heller of Reuters reports that “Israeli legislation reining in Supreme Court wins preliminary approval.”

Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Assistant Attorney General Beth Williams Delivers Remarks on Judicial Nominations to American Academy of Appellate Lawyers’ 2018 Spring Meeting”: In case you missed it (as I did until now), the U.S. Department of Justice has posted online the text of this speech delivered three weeks ago in New Orleans.

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Waterloo judge announces retirement from Iowa Supreme Court”: Amie Steffen of The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier has this report.

Posted at 12:58 PM by Howard Bashman