“DOJ Says Judge Ignored ‘Economics, Common Sense’ in Allowing AT&T-Time Warner Deal; Justice Department’s arguments come in brief filed with D.C. Appeals Court; AT&T says ‘appeals aren’t do-overs'”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
And Elizabeth Winkler of The Wall Street Journal reports that “AT&T Not Out of the Legal Woods Yet; The Justice Department’s appeal of a judge’s decision to allow AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner is highly unusual but the odds of it achieving at least a partial victory aren’t trivial.”
“A Moment of Honesty From Chuck Schumer: He admits his mind is made up on Kavanaugh; That means his document demands are in bad faith.” Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.
“Are medical malpractice review panels just what the doctor ordered — or unconstitutional?” Andrew Wolfson of The Louisville Courier Journal has this report.
“Gov. Kim Reynolds: ‘I absolutely did not’ ask Iowa Supreme Court finalists about abortion.” William Petroski of The Des Moines Register has this report.
“No More Mr. Nice Justice: Brett Kavanaugh’s kindness and courtesy has no bearing on whether he should be confirmed to the Supreme Court.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“GOP senators rave about Kavanaugh; Dems prepare to grill him”: Lisa Mascaro of The Associated Press has this report.
“Dems zero in on Kavanaugh ties to judge in sexual harassment scandal; ‘We need to know what Judge Kavanaugh knew,’ says one member of the Senate Judiciary Committee”: Elana Schor of Politico has this report.
“On Kavanaugh, Republicans Neck-Deep in Hypocrisy”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”
“Gendered interruptions at the Court”: Tonja Jacobi has this post at her brand-new “SCOTUS OA” blog, which may eventually provide another data point for my thesis that every blog with “SCOTUS” in its title that exists for sufficient time will eventually become part of the “SCOTUSblog” empire.
“Democrats’ claims that Kavanaugh will destroy ObamaCare are nonsense”: Law professors John Yoo and Robert J. Delahunty have this essay online at Fox News.
Ninth Circuit panel recognizes as plausible the argument that California’s felony-murder rule is unconstitutionally vague under Johnson: You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“NC legislature is ‘trying to rig this election,’ candidate says. Now he’s suing.” Will Doran of The News & Observer has an article that begins, “One of three candidates for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court sued the state legislature on Monday, accusing its political leaders of meddling in the election and violating his rights in order to boost their preferred candidate.”
“Appeals court reinstates charges against ex-State Sen. John Sampson”: Stephen Rex Brown of The New York Daily News has this report.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today issued two separate decisions involving this criminal defendant, and you can access them here and here.
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bemoans a ‘Divisive’ Term, but Vows to Stick Around”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
“In Key Moment, Argentina to Vote on Loosening Strict Abortion Laws; Vote expected to be tight after contentious debate; approval would be significant outcome in Latin America”: Ryan Dube has this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Harvard’s Education in Discrimination: A lawsuit is revealing the secrets of race in admissions.” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Context Matters When We Scrutinize Online Threats: We can’t let our modern fears become a zero-tolerance policy against tasteless jokes on social media.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg View.
“Good Behaviour #8: ‘Batting .998.'” You can access today’s new installment of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Ian Samuel and Dan Epps, via this link.
