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Saturday, June 30, 2018

“Charleston-area lawyer to clerk for Clarence Thomas at U.S. Supreme Court”: Jesse Naranjo of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has this report.

Posted at 11:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court decision to be key part of Rauner’s legacy, win or lose in November”: Rick Pearson of The Chicago Tribune has this report.

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘We have to pick a great one’: Inside Trump’s plan for a new Supreme Court justice.” Philip Rucker and Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Supreme Court ruling assails Berkeley cell phone ordinance”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article that begins, “Antiabortion clinics’ U.S. Supreme Court victory over California patient-notification laws earlier this week rippled into the technology world Thursday, when the justices told an appeals court to reconsider its decision to uphold a Berkeley ordinance requiring customer warnings about possible radiation exposure.”

And Kent German of c|net reports that “Supreme Court decision spells danger for Berkeley cell phone radiation law; Justices tell a lower court to reconsider upholding an ordinance that required retailers to warn customers about wireless radiation exposure.”

Posted at 8:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Who is Brett Kavanaugh? The Marylander might be Trump’s next Supreme Court pick.” Christina Tkacik of The Baltimore Sun has this report.

Posted at 7:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Iowa Supreme Court rejects 72-hour abortion waiting period requirement, says women have right to abortion”: Tony Leys and Stephen Gruber-Miller have this front page article in today’s edition of The Des Moines Register. The article begins, “Iowa women have a fundamental right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.”

You can access yesterday’s 5-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Iowa at this link.

Posted at 5:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“I’ll surround the U.S. Capitol to stop Trump’s SCOTUS pick: Michael Moore.” Andrew Blake of The Washington Times has this report.

Posted at 5:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Weaponizing the First Amendment: How Free Speech Became a Conservative Cudgel.” Adam Liptak will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 1:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Post-Kennedy Supreme Court Is Already Here: The court’s famous swing vote lurched to the right in recent years — giving a glimpse of what the future without him looks like.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 9:50 AM by Howard Bashman



Friday, June 29, 2018

“What’s Ahead As The Supreme Court Term Ends”: This audio segment, featuring Nina Totenberg and Tom Goldstein, appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

Posted at 10:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Republicans Can Confirm Kennedy’s Successor Without Democratic Votes; Democrats are on losing end of long power struggle over Senate filibuster rules”: Joshua Jamerson will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Chief Justice John Roberts inherits expanded role as the Supreme Court’s man in the middle”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 10:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on 2017 Term”: C-SPAN has now posted the video of today’s appearance online for on-demand viewing via this link.

Posted at 10:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“A New Lochner Era: In the early 20th century, the Supreme Court systematically gutted regulations to favor business and attack organized labor. Those dark days have returned.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 9:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Says He Has Narrowed List of Possible Supreme Court Picks to Five; President is pressured by key senators to pick an ideological centrist to succeed Justice Kennedy”: Louise Radnofsky and Peter Nicholas of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Philip Rucker of The Washington Post reports that “Trump says he is considering 2 women for Supreme Court, will announce pick July 9.”

And Dave Boyer of The Washington Times reports that “Trump says Supreme Court pick ‘narrowed to about five,’ will make decision by July 9.”

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Top Supreme Court prospect has argued presidents should not be distracted by investigations and lawsuits”: Michael Kranish and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Sessions’ reversals on four Obama positions validated by Supreme Court; Included cases over cutting names from voter lists and labor unions charging dues to unwilling worker”: Alex Swoyer has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Times.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump narrows Supreme Court list, to name nominee July 9”: Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan of Reuters have this report.

Joseph Ax of Reuters reports that “Vacant Supreme Court seat will likely influence U.S. election turnout, poll shows.”

Ken Thomas and Catherine Lucey of The Associated Press report that “Trump pledges July 9 announcement on Supreme Court nominee.”

And Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Says He Probably Won’t Ask Supreme Court Candidates About Abortion.”

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“The White House Will Start Interviewing Supreme Court Candidates Next Week, A Key Adviser Says”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Posted at 8:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: Some Friendly Advice for Rising 2Ls . . . or Why Procedure Matters.” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

Posted at 4:20 PM by Howard Bashman



Supreme Court Term Reviews available online from C-SPAN: At 3:30 p.m. eastern time today, C-SPAN will broadcast live, online from the Fourth Circuit‘s Judicial Conference in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia an interview with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. titled “Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on 2017 Term.”

This morning, the Washington Council of Lawyers hosted a Supreme Court Term Review featuring many reporters who cover the Court. C-SPAN has already posted the video online at this link.

And yesterday, the American Constitution Society hosted a Supreme Court Term Review featuring a number of Court-watchers. C-SPAN has posted the video online at this link.

Posted at 3:00 PM by Howard Bashman