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Monday, June 3, 2019

“The Destruction of 6 Dallas Love Field Gates Could Be Headed to the Supreme Court”: Gary Leff has this post at his “View from the Wing” blog.

At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Ilya Somin has a blog post titled “The Supreme Court Should Take the Love Terminal Takings Case; A lower court decision the Supreme Court is currently considering reviewing has important — and dangerous — implications for property rights.”

And earlier at the Hover Institution’s “Defining Ideas” blog, Richard A. Epstein had a post titled “Plunder At Love Field.”

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Clarence Thomas says he has ‘no idea’ where retirement rumors started”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 5:00 PM by Howard Bashman



Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in four argued cases.

1. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court in Azar v. Allina Health Services, No. 17-1484. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a dissenting opinion. And Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh did not participate. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Breyer delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Taggart v. Lorenzen, No. 18-489. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Fort Bend County v. Davis, No. 18-525. You can access the oral argument via this link.

4. And Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court in Mont v. United States, No. 17-8995. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer, Elena Kagan, and Gorsuch joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Posted at 10:04 AM by Howard Bashman



“John Roberts Strikes a Blow Against Free Speech: A First Amendment tiger for the rights of rich campaign donors, the chief justice frets that ordinary people might bother hardworking officers.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 9:15 AM by Howard Bashman



“Inside Pete Buttigieg’s plan to overhaul the Supreme Court; No other candidate has made it central to his or her rationale for running and proposed presidential agenda”: Josh Lederman of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 9:12 AM by Howard Bashman