“Scoop: Trump ‘saving’ Judge Amy Barrett for Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat.” Jonathan Swan and Sam Baker have this post at Axios.
Posted at 11:59 PM by Howard Bashman
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“Scoop: Trump ‘saving’ Judge Amy Barrett for Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat.” Jonathan Swan and Sam Baker have this post at Axios. Posted at 11:59 PM by Howard Bashman“‘The Chief’ — What It Actually Tells Us About John Roberts’s Vote in the Initial ACA Case”: Mark Tushnet had this post yesterday at the “Balkinization” blog. And today at that blog, Neil Siegel has a post titled “In Defense of the Chief Justice’s Execution of His Responsibilities in NFIB v. Sebelius.” Posted at 3:37 PM by Howard Bashman“Noah Feldman and Neil Siegel on Court-Packing: Two prominent liberal constitutional law scholars warn against the dangers of court-packing.” Ilya Somin has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” Posted at 3:31 PM by Howard Bashman“The Fifth Circuit Abandons The Rule Of Law To Spite A Transgender Inmate”: Max Kennerly has this post at his “Litigation & Trial” blog. Posted at 3:27 PM by Howard Bashman“Koch group won’t get broader appeals court review in donor secrecy fight; The Americans for Prosperity Foundation has been fighting a California requirement to disclose its largest donors”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report on an order denying rehearing en banc, the dissent therefrom, and a response to that dissent from the original three-judge panel that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued on Friday. Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman“John Roberts and seven coconspirators worked together to steal millions of dollars’ worth of sensitive military equipment from a local army base and sell it on eBay.” So explains an opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued on Friday. Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman“Nothing is more corrosive to public confidence in our criminal justice system than the perception that there are two different legal standards — one for the powerful, the popular, and the well-connected, and another for everyone else.” So begins a concurring opinion that Fifth Circuit Judge James C. Ho issued on Friday. Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman“Appeals court gives new life to Boston Calling case”: Maria Cramer and Danny McDonald of The Boston Globe have this report. And Jonathan Ng of The Boston Herald reports that “Walsh officials may face new trial after Fed court reverses Boston Calling decision.” You can access Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link. Posted at 1:05 PM by Howard Bashman“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: On Second Thought . . . .” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation. Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman“A plea to ‘senior’ judges”: Columnist Hugh Hewitt has this essay online at The Washington Post. Posted at 10:54 AM by Howard Bashman“Georgia Is Latest State to Pass Fetal Heartbeat Bill as Part of Growing Trend”: Sarah Mervosh of The New York Times has this report. In yesterday’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Maya T. Prabhu had a front page article headlined “Georgia’s anti-abortion ‘heartbeat bill’ heads to governor’s desk.” Ben Nadler of The Associated Press reports that “‘Heartbeat’ abortion ban heads to Georgia governor’s desk.” Kim Chandler of The Associated Press reports that “Alabama lawmakers seek ban on almost all abortions.” And Emily Shugerman of The Daily Beast has an article headlined “Heartbeat Abortion Bills Were Once a Fringe Idea. Could They Overturn Roe v. Wade? A third state is poised to enact a heartbeat bill. Ten more are considering them.” Posted at 10:52 AM by Howard Bashman“Why Did Brett Kavanaugh Change His Mind About the Rights of Religious Minorities in the Execution Chamber?” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. Posted at 10:15 AM by Howard Bashman |
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