“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.
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.”
“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.
“U.S. Appeals Court reverses ruling on Puerto Rico pension bonds”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.
“Feinstein, Harris on Ninth Circuit Nominees”: Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) issued this joint statement this evening.
“Arkansas, Texas supreme courts in Texarkana to hear arguments”: Jennifer Middleton of The Texarkana Gazette has this report.
Way back in September 2006, I had this post about a postcard that I received depicting the U.S. Post Office & Court House in Texarkana, which straddles the border dividing Arkansas and Texas.
“Fox News Poll: Trust in judicial, executive branches drops; RBG most popular justice.” Victoria Balara of Fox News has this report.
“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.
“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.”
“President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees”: This evening, the White House issued this news release, which includes three Ninth Circuit nominees.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“Judge’s health emergency causes cancellation of 9/11 hearing at Guantánamo”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report, along with an article headlined “Sept. 11 defense lawyers threaten hearing boycott over FBI interview of paralegal.”
“Next up in Idaho Medicaid expansion, a ruling from the state Supreme Court”: Audrey Dutton and Ruth Brown of The Idaho Statesman have this report.
And Keith Ridler of The Associated Press reports that “Idaho Supreme Court hears Medicaid expansion arguments.”
You can access via this link the audio of yesterday’s Supreme Court of Idaho oral argument.
“Looking Back to Assess the Potential Future of Oral Arguments”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.
“How activists resisted — and ultimately overturned – an unjust Supreme Court decision; And why they must resist the court’s current race-based precedents”: Law professor Robert L. Tsai has this essay online at The Washington Post.
And The Yale Law Journal has posted online an interesting collection of essays under the heading “Korematsu in the Court of History: Seventy-Five Years Later.”
“What Ever Happened to Those Ninth Circuit Nominees?” Carrie Severino has this post at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog.
And at the “Power Line” blog, Paul Mirengoff has a post titled “Why is the White House working with Feinstein and Harris on selecting judges?“
“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.”
“Trump’s two justices mean Supreme Court could essentially flip abortion access ruling from 2016”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.
“Women Still Argue Only a Fraction of Supreme Court Cases”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg BNA have this report.
