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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

“Police Need Warrants for Driveway Searches, Supreme Court Rules”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court says warrants needed to search vehicles on private property.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court rules police need a search warrant before they can inspect a car in a driveway.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court rules police need warrant to search vehicle on private property.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court rules a car parked in a driveway has 4th Amendment protection.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court limits warrantless vehicle searches near homes.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court rules against police over motorcycle search.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Backs Privacy Rights in Motorcycle Search Case.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Supreme Court curbs ability to search automobiles without a warrant.”

Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News reports that “Supreme Court Sides With Defendant In Motorcycle Search Case — But Two Conservatives Push Back.”

Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court sets new limits on police searches.”

And Barbara Leonard of Courthouse News Service reports that “Warrantless Driveway Search Rankles High Court.”

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Restrictive Arkansas Abortion Law”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court won’t take up challenge to restrictive Arkansas abortion law.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court lets Arkansas abortion restrictions stand for now.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court rejects challenge to Arkansas’ medication abortion ban.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices allow Arkansas to enforce abortion restrictions.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court rejects challenge to strict Arkansas abortion law.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Rejects Planned Parenthood Over Arkansas Law.”

Ariane de Vogue and Maegan Vazquez of CNN report that “Supreme Court clears the way for controversial Arkansas abortion law.”

Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court rejects challenge to Arkansas abortion law.”

And Jenna Amatulli of HuffPost reports that “Supreme Court Blocks Appeal, Allowing Arkansas To Restrict Medical Abortions; If the law goes into effect, Arkansas will be the only state to practically ban medical abortions.”

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“Fate of Judge Persky, symbol within #MeToo movement, heads to voters”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

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Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued rulings in three argued cases.

1. Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court in Collins v. Virginia, No. 16-1027. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Stephen G. Breyer delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Lagos v. United States, No. 16-1519. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. And the Court issued a per curiam decision dismissing the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted in City of Hays v. Vogt, No. 16-1495. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Posted at 10:04 AM by Howard Bashman



“Little Scalia: Watching Neil Gorsuch, a mild-mannered good boy from Denver, become the second-most-polarizing man in Washington.” Simon van Zuylen-Wood has this article in the May 28, 2018 issue of New York magazine.

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Monday, May 28, 2018

“Unions, anticipating Janus case Supreme Court loss, jump-start recruiting drives”: Lynn Sweet of The Chicago Sun-Times has this report.

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“Black Defendants Get Longer Sentences From Republican-Appointed Judges, Study Finds”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

“Clark County judge has big money lead in Supreme Court race”: Colton Lochhead of The Las Vegas Review-Journal has an article that begins, “If elections were determined solely by fundraising, Elissa Cadish would be the runaway winner in the race to replace retiring Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael Cherry.”

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“Decision time: Supreme Court will soon rule on gay rights, gerrymandering, unions.” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

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Saturday, May 26, 2018

“Wyoming courts got Crow Tribe treaty wrong, says U.S. solicitor general”: Brett French of The Billings Gazette has this report.

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“Disabled Yemeni Child, Cited in Supreme Court Review of Travel Ban, Gains Entry to U.S.; Several Supreme Court justices had focused on the case of Shaema Alomari as part of their review of the Trump administration’s travel ban”: Jess Bravin and Saleh Al-Batati of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 12:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appellate Clinic Wins Fifth Case in a Row Before U.S. Court of Appeals”: Helen Clarke Ebert of the University of St. Thomas School of Law has this report.

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“Progress in the fight for nonhuman rights”: Online at The New York Daily News, Steven Wise has an essay that begins, “When New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, recently declined to accept our appeal of our chimpanzee rights cases on behalf of two captive chimpanzees named Tommy and Kiko, we were disappointed, though not surprised.”

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“California’s physician-assisted suicide law is overturned — for now”: Soumya Karlamangla of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

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“Neal Kumar Katyal ’91: A litigator on arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court.” Lisa Furlong has this item in the May-June 2018 issue of Dartmouth Alumni Magazine.

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“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: ‘Whole of New Deal Program in Confusion.'” At the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation, Aaron Nielson has a post that begins, “Reading How Appealing, I stumbled across this provocative headline: . . . .”

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Friday, May 25, 2018

“Pittsfield judge Thomas Estes resigns in wake of sex scandal”: Travis Andersen, Maria Cramer, and Andrea Estes of The Boston Globe have this report.

Jim Russell of The Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts reports that “Massachusetts Judge Thomas Estes resigns after admitting to having sex in his chambers with drug court clinician.”

Bob Dunn of The Berkshire Eagle reports that “Former Pittsfield drug court judge Thomas Estes resigns.”

Bob Salsberg of The Associated Press reports that “Judge quits after suspension for sexual acts at courthouse.”

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Massachusetts judge resigns after suspension for courthouse affair.”

Posted at 11:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“If Trump Can’t Block Twitter Users, Twitter Can’t Either; A court’s ruling could open up social media to all kinds of abuse; It needs to be appealed”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

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“Mitch McConnell On Filling The Federal Bench: ‘This Is My Top Priority.'” Susan Davis and Kelsey Snell of NPR have this report.

Posted at 4:28 PM by Howard Bashman