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Friday, January 11, 2019

“Searching for news on RBG? YouTube offered conspiracy theories about the Supreme Court justice instead.” Tony Romm and Drew Harwell of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 10:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Swamp’ reigns in Mueller’s Trump-Russia probe”: Rowan Scarborough of The Washington Times has an article that begins, “The Trump-Russia investigation, with its dynamic cast of judges, defenders and prosecutors, can have the look of an exclusive club.”

Posted at 1:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“The journey from Wisconsin to Texas and the ruling that struck down the ACA”: Jenny Deam of The Houston Chronicle has an article that begins, “The federal judge who struck down the Affordable Care Act may sit in Texas, but the legal theory that started it all was hatched nearly a year earlier and a thousand miles away by a young, ambitious lawyer in Wisconsin. Early last January, Misha Tseytlin, then solicitor general of Wisconsin, was on the phone with his friend and fellow traveler in conservative political circles, Scott Keller, then solicitor general of Texas.”

Posted at 1:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Smokescreen’ for abortion? Pro-life movement mobilizes to defeat revived Equal Rights Amendment; ERA clears first hurdle in Virginia state legislature.” Valerie Richardson has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Times.

Posted at 1:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has no remaining cancer, Supreme Court announces”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Cancer Free After Surgery, Supreme Court Says.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Miss Another Week of Proceedings; Supreme Court says recovery from cancer treatment remains on track.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Ginsburg to work from home for second straight week.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows ‘no evidence of remaining disease,’ Supreme Court says.”

Adam Shaw and Bill Mears of Fox News report that “Ginsburg to miss next week’s Supreme Court sessions, but recovery ‘on track.’

And Dareh Gregorian of NBC News reports that “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will return to work, no further medical treatment needed; Ginsburg, 85, missed high court arguments for the first time in her 25 years in the Supreme Court this past week as she recuperates from cancer surgery.”

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Teaching English to Terrorists Is Not an Act of War: The legal options in this case of an American working with Islamic State lead to an unsatisfying answer.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 11:58 AM by Howard Bashman



“Experts Predict New SCOTUS Majority Will Take On Extreme Gerrymandering”: Allegra Kirkland of Talking Points Memo has this report.

Posted at 11:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s cancer scare should not be used to require health screenings for judges; Pursuing untenable policies undergirded primarily by conjecture will not protect the court, or its elite jurists”: Jalal Baig has this essay online at NBC News.

The proposal is also troublesome for the stigma that would attach to those who did not meet the definition of “elite jurists.”

Posted at 9:20 AM by Howard Bashman



“Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ‘Dissent Collar’ Is Being Reissued by Banana Republic; Half of the proceeds will be donated to he ACLU Women’s Rights Fund”: Chloe Foussianes of Town & Country has this report. For those hoping to nab one, it already appears to be too late.

Posted at 9:12 AM by Howard Bashman