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Sunday, May 19, 2019

“Roe, Judicial Review, and the Myth of Abortion as a Constitutional Outlier”: Eric Segall has this post at “Dorf on Law.”

Posted at 11:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals court finds Trump administration’s move to end DACA ‘arbitrary and capricious'”: Ann E. Marimow and Robert Barnes of The Washington Post have this report.

Nicholas Wu of USA Today reports that “Federal appeals court rules that Trump administration’s termination of DACA was unlawful.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Trump loses another round in DACA revocation court battle.”

Tom Hals of Reuters reports that “Second U.S. appeals court rules Trump cannot end protections for ‘Dreamers.’

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Another appeals court rules against Trump administration’s rescinding of DACA.”

Brie Stimson of Fox News reports that “DACA ruling by appeals court a setback for Trump administration.”

Jacqueline Thomsen of The Hill reports that “Appeals court rules Trump end of DACA was unlawful.”

And Brad Kutner of Courthouse News Service reports that “Fourth Circuit Rules Against Trump Rollback of DACA.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 11:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Signals GOP Discord on State Abortion Laws; New restrictions have some in the party warning of a political downside”: Gabriel T. Rubin will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Abortion Fight or Strong Economy? For G.O.P., Cultural Issues Undercut 2020 Message.” Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 8:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump team convinced court overhaul will drive 2020 win; Aides think judicial appointments galvanize the base, demonstrate the president’s ability to deliver on a campaign promise and will help win over crucial 2020 states”: Nancy Cook and Marianne LeVine of Politico have a report that begins, “The White House is rushing to appoint as many judges as possible before 2020 to give President Donald Trump yet another talking point he can rally on as he stumps for re-election.”

President Trump has even appointed Judge Rushing herself to the Fourth Circuit.

Posted at 6:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Alabama Abortion Law Is a Disaster for Republicans: Banning abortion is unpopular; Banning abortion for rape victims is insanely unpopular.” Will Saletan has this essay online at Slate.

Posted at 9:21 AM by Howard Bashman



“Mitch McConnell on Judges and the ‘Graveyard’: The Senate leader loves 2017’s tax reform, but it’s reversible; Confirming federal judges isn’t.” Fred Barnes has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:18 AM by Howard Bashman



“In major shift on abortion, could Kansas become one of the least restrictive states?” Judy L. Thomas of The Kansas City Star has this report.

Posted at 9:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Abortion Fight and the Pretense of Precedent: State legislators have proposed Draconian new laws on the assumption that, when they come before the Supreme Court, they will be used to vanquish Roe v. Wade once and for all.” Jeffrey Toobin will have this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the May 27, 2019 issue of The New Yorker.

Posted at 9:03 AM by Howard Bashman