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Friday, January 25, 2019

“Trans people must still be sterilized before changing gender in Japan after top court upholds ruling”: James Griffiths and Yoko Wakatsuki of CNN have this report.

Posted at 11:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“What must Medicaid cover when transgender Iowans seek transition surgeries? Justices will decide whether state limits are legal.” Luke Nozicka of The Des Moines Register has an article that begins, “Advocates for government assistance for transgender persons who are getting transition-related medical care sought a lasting victory Thursday before the Iowa Supreme Court.”

Posted at 11:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Colorado foreclosure system under the microscope in U.S. Supreme Court case; High court to decide if consumer protections from debt collectors apply to foreclosures”: David Migoya of The Denver Post has this report.

Posted at 11:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“NC Supreme Court may shift farther left as chief justice Mark Martin says he’ll retire”: Will Doran of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has an article that begins, “The chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court announced his plans Friday to retire next month, paving the way for a 6-1 Democratic majority on the state’s highest court.”

Posted at 10:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to add citizenship question to 2020 census”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

You can access the federal government’s petition for writ of certiorari before judgment at this link.

Posted at 10:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“How a Pointless Lawsuit Took Off: An error put Rahinah Ibrahim on the no-fly list; The government fought her for 14 years.” Former Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Readers can post comments online, as to this point 139 already have.

Posted at 7:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Philly DA’s Office appeals judge’s ruling on Mumia Abu-Jamal”: Chris Palmer of The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article that begins, “The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office on Friday appealed a judge’s ruling that convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal should be allowed to reargue his appeal before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.”

And Maryclaire Dale of The Associated Press reports that “Philadelphia prosecutor fights new Mumia Abu-Jamal appeal.”

Posted at 5:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Google asks Supreme Court to overrule disastrous ruling on API copyrights; Google’s Supreme Court appeal against Oracle has huge stakes for the industry”: Timothy B. Lee of Ars Technica has this report.

Posted at 1:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Illinois Supreme Court rules against Six Flags in lawsuit over fingerprint scans. Here’s why Facebook and Google care.” Ally Marotti of The Chicago Tribune has an article that begins, “The family of a teenager whose fingerprint data was collected in 2014 when he bought a season pass to Six Flags Great America had the right to sue the amusement park company under an Illinois privacy law, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.”

Ben Kochman of Law360 reports that “Ill. High Court Says Actual Harm Unnecessary For Biometric Case” (subscription required for full access).

And at Biometric Update, Chris Burt has a post titled “Illinois Supreme Court rules against Six Flags in landmark biometric privacy case.”

You can access today’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court of Illinois at this link.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Florida may now have America’s most conservative Supreme Court; Anyone reading this column probably will be dead by the time Florida has another Supreme Court that leans left”: Adam C. Smith has this essay online at The Tampa Bay Times.

Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘I have’’t seen a more perfect couple since I set up Drake with Ruth Bader Ginsburg!’ Tahani exclaims. They were also the craziest secret celebrity hookup.” From last night’s broadcast of NBC’s “The Good Place,” as recapped by Christina Roberts (presumably no relation to the Chief Justice) at Culturess.

Posted at 12:56 PM by Howard Bashman