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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

“Appeals court to reconsider decision in wage lawsuit”: Kim Chandler of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court on Wednesday withdrew a decision that revived a lawsuit challenging an Alabama law that blocked cities from raising the minimum wage.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link. The original three-judge panel’s unanimous, now-vacated, ruling can be accessed here.

Posted at 11:26 PM by Howard Bashman



Ninth Circuit grants rehearing en banc to reconsider whether the racism of the criminal defense lawyer can suffice to overturn an African-American defendant’s murder conviction: You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link.

The original three-judge panel’s ruling — with which all three judges on that panel disagreed — can be accessed here. Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reported on that ruling in an article headlined “Lawyer’s racism not enough for appeals panel to overturn murder conviction.”

Posted at 11:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Put Gun Limits in the Cross Hairs: An obscure New York City gun case could tempt the justices to make broad pronouncements about a right they haven’t addressed in a decade.” This editorial will appear in Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 11:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fox News Poll: Trust in judicial, executive branches drops; RBG most popular justice.” Victoria Balara of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 8:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democratic judge Lucy Inman announces 2020 campaign for NC Supreme Court seat”: Will Doran of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

Posted at 8:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Tim Scott still opposes Thomas Farr, has sharp words for conservative critics”: Emma Dumain of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has an article that begins, “U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has a message for the conservatives excoriating him for opposing Thomas Farr’s confirmation as a federal judge: They ought not challenge the conclusion of the Senate’s only black Republican that the one-time nominee has a troubling record on race.”

Posted at 7:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Louisiana abortion law could set tone for future U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions”: Elizabeth Crisp of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has this report.

Posted at 7:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Abortion showdown: Louisiana law gives Supreme Court new test. In 2016, the Supreme Court struck down an identical Texas law. But the makeup of the court has changed with the addition of conservatives Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.” Pete Williams of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 7:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Rao Nomination: Replacing Kavanaugh with Someone Even More Extreme.” People For the American Way has posted online today this Edit Memo written by Elliot Mincberg.

Posted at 1:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Looking Back to Assess the Potential Future of Oral Arguments”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kansas lawmakers, ahead of state Supreme Court ruling, seek amendment banning abortion”: Jonathan Shorman of The Wichita Eagle has an article that begins, “Kansas law would prohibit abortion under a state constitutional amendment sponsored by 21 lawmakers amid anticipation that the state Supreme Court may soon rule on whether the current constitution protects the right to an abortion.”

Posted at 8:42 AM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s two justices mean Supreme Court could essentially flip abortion access ruling from 2016”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

Posted at 8:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“Women Still Argue Only a Fraction of Supreme Court Cases”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg BNA have this report.

Posted at 8:30 AM by Howard Bashman