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Sunday, July 29, 2018

“‘We didn’t let girls do it in the old days,’ a judge said. ‘Inappropriate,’ a higher court ruled.” Deanna Paul of The Washington Post has an article that begins, “Buried in a footnote, the brief rebuke nonetheless marked a notable step in abridging gender discrimination in the legal workplace: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit scolded a veteran judge for making sexist comments in his Houston courtroom, calling his remarks ‘demeaning, inappropriate, and beneath the dignity’ of his profession.”

Posted at 11:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Lopping,’ ‘Tips’ and the ‘Z-List’: Bias Lawsuit Explores Harvard’s Admissions Secrets.” Anemona Hartocollis, Amy Harmon, and Mitch Smith will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 11:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“State of Oklahoma warns U.S. Supreme Court of ‘civil, criminal and regulatory turmoil’ from Patrick Murphy case”: Justin Wingerter of The Oklahoman has an article that begins, “In a 74-page court filing that touched on Oklahoma’s history, the American government’s deceit and Congress’s intent, the state of Oklahoma laid out its arguments last week for why the U.S. Supreme Court should overturn a lower court’s determination that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation maintains a 3 million-acre reservation in the Tulsa area.”

You can view the Brief for Petitioner filed last week in this U.S. Supreme Court case at this link.

Posted at 10:59 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Political Career Used To Precede A Supreme Court Appointment. Not Anymore.” Ron Elving had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”

Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Feinstein, other Senate Dems have plan on Brett Kavanaugh nomination: Stall.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Posted at 10:43 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bush Claimed Power to Override a Torture Ban. What Did Brett Kavanaugh Think About That?” Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 10:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ex-Court Worker Gets Redo On Judge Harassment Damages”: Braden Campbell of Law360.com has a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “A Tenth Circuit panel ruled Friday that a former Utah state court administrator who claimed that a judge sexually harassed her should be able to ask a jury for punitive damages, saying the judge knew he was breaking the law.”

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

Posted at 10:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump supporters can sue San Jose cops for attacks by protesters, court says”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

John Woolfolk of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “Appeals court: Trump supporters can sue San Jose officers over rally violence.”

Kartikay Mehrotra of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Supporters Can Proceed With Lawsuit Over San Jose Violence.”

Morgan Gstalter of The Hill reports that “Judges rule Trump supporters can proceed with lawsuit against San Jose police.”

And Matthew Renda of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit Hands Roughed-up Trump Supporters a Win.”

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

Posted at 10:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judges to DOJ: Don’t overread Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Hawaii.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ninth Circuit Sides With Homeless Shed-Dwellers Against Sheriff’s Deputies”: Martin Macias Jr of Courthouse News Service has a report that begins, “Deputies with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department violated the Fourth Amendment when they entered a shed without a warrant and shot two homeless people sleeping inside, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Friday.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, at this link.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Embezzlement arrest of Magbanua’s in-law being investigated for ties to Dan Markel case”: Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

Posted at 9:18 PM by Howard Bashman