“Susan Collins, a Fixture in Maine, Has Twin Troubles: Trump and Kavanaugh.” Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times has this report.
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Sunday, July 7, 2019
“Susan Collins, a Fixture in Maine, Has Twin Troubles: Trump and Kavanaugh.” Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times has this report. Posted at 11:00 AM by Howard Bashman“Jeffrey Epstein arrested on sex trafficking charges”: Julie K. Brown of The Miami Herald has this report. And in today’s edition of that newspaper, Brown has a front page article headlined “Dershowitz v. Boies: Jeffrey Epstein case unleashes war between two legal Goliaths.” Posted at 10:56 AM by Howard Bashman“Alameda County judge celebrates 40 years on bench, beating the odds with RBG”: Megan Cassidy of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report. Posted at 10:52 AM by Howard BashmanFriday, July 5, 2019
“The path to the Supreme Court’s big gerrymandering decision led justices through Tennessee”: Joel Ebert has this front page article in today’s edition of The Tennessean. Posted at 10:00 AM by Howard Bashman“Trump urged to ignore Supreme Court, print census question: ‘Because we should,’ GOP lawmaker says.” Lukas Mikelionis of Fox News has this report. Posted at 9:57 AM by Howard BashmanThursday, July 4, 2019
“Trump administration scrambles to save citizenship question on census”: Tara Bahrampour, Josh Dawsey, Matt Zapotosky, and William Wan of The Washington Post have this report. Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman“Athena Loses on Eligiblity — Although 12 Federal Circuit Judges Agree that Athena’s Claims Should be Eligible”: Dennis Crouch has this post at his “Patently-O” blog about an order denying rehearing en banc, and the 82 pages(!) of separate opinions accompanying it, that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued on Wednesday. Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman“Court rules Berkeley may require warnings that cell phone use risks radiation exposure”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report. Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Berkeley can warn consumers of cellphone radiation, court decides.” Corinne Reichert of c|net reports that “Court upholds city’s right to warn consumers about phone radiation; Berkeley, California, is allowed to require phone retailers to warn people about radiation risks in carrying phones in pockets and bras.” And Nicholas Iovino of Courthouse News Service reports that “After High Court Remand, Ninth Circuit Upholds Cellphone Warning Law.” You can access Tuesday’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. Posted at 7:38 PM by Howard Bashman“Notice regarding argument in State of Texas, et al v. USA, et al (No. 19-10011)”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has posted this lengthy notice on the home page of its website. Posted at 6:12 PM by Howard Bashman“Court to consider case involving alleged ‘rent-a-tribe’ loan operation charging high interest”: Frank Green of The Richmond Times-Dispatch had this article back in May 2019. On Wednesday, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued this decision holding that the lawsuit should be dismissed because the defendants were entitled to tribal sovereign immunity. Posted at 6:08 PM by Howard Bashman“Court lifts injunction against book by banker Vernon W. Hill II”: Jim Walsh of The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill, New Jersey has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued on Monday. Posted at 5:52 PM by Howard Bashman“Action-packed term fails to curb ‘administrative state'”: Ellen M. Gilmer of Greenwire has this report. Posted at 5:33 PM by Howard Bashman“Trump Tweet Causes DOJ to Reverse Course in Census Case After Promising Court It Was Over”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate. Posted at 5:07 PM by Howard Bashman“Why the ‘Bridgegate’ Scandal Could Backfire on Prosecutors: The Supreme Court agreed to hear the defendants’ appeal, suggesting that the justices could wipe away a powerful statute.” Nick Corasaniti has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 5:02 PM by Howard Bashman“Holding court: The Supreme Court wraps up its term, inching to the right; Justice Kavanaugh was a bit more moderate than court-watchers expected.” Steven Mazie has this article in the July 6, 2019 issue of The Economist. Posted at 2:53 PM by Howard Bashman“The Justice Department’s New Brief in Texas v. United States”: Nick Bagley has this post at the “Take Care” blog. Posted at 2:44 PM by Howard Bashman“Prominent Republicans File Brief to Support L.G.B.T. Rights in Legal Case”: Jeremy W. Peters had this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times. Online at The New York Times, former Republican National Committee chair Kenneth B. Mehlman has an essay titled “Why Gay Rights Is a Republican Value: Conservatives support freedom, which is why they should oppose job discrimination against L.G.B.T.Q. Americans.” And online at The Washington Post, Thomas Rost has an essay titled “I did what was best for my business. Will the Supreme Court punish me for it?“ Posted at 10:16 AM by Howard Bashman“The Supreme Court will likely let the Bridgegate schemers off. That’s a good thing.” Randall D. Eliason has this essay online at The Washington Post. Posted at 10:09 AM by Howard Bashman“The Founders Who Opposed the Constitution: The Anti-Federalists gave us the Bill of Rights; Judge Andrew Oldham says they can also give us insight on the modern administrative state.” Jason Willick has this new installment of “The Weekend Interview” online at The Wall Street Journal. Posted at 10:05 AM by Howard BashmanWednesday, July 3, 2019
Ninth Circuit grants rehearing en banc of three-judge panel’s decision declining stay of Title X abortion gag rule: You can access today’s order granting rehearing en banc at this link. And you can access the original three-judge panel’s ruling, which issued only 13 days ago, at this link. Update: In early news coverage, Gene Johnson of The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court puts Trump abortion restrictions on hold again.” Rachel Roubein and Renuka Rayasam of Politico report that “Appeals court takes up fresh challenge to Trump abortion ‘gag rule.’” And Nicholas Iovino of Courthouse News Service reports that “En Banc Ninth Circuit Will Revisit Block of Abortion Gag Rule.” Posted at 7:58 PM by Howard Bashman“9th Circuit Court blocks military funds for Trump’s border wall”: Victor Morton of The Washington Times has this report. Kartikay Mehrotra of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Border Wall Construction Kept on Hold by Appeals Court.” And Jacqueline Thomsen of The Hill reports that “9th Circuit rejects Trump admin request to allow use of military funds for border wall.” You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. Posted at 7:42 PM by Howard Bashman“Trump appears to contradict his own administration on census citizenship question”: Colby Itkowitz, Ann E. Marimow, Josh Dawsey, and Tara Bahrampour of The Washington Post have this report. Alan Rappeport, Maggie Haberman, and Michael Wines of The New York Times report that “Trump Vows to Move Forward With Citizenship Question on Census.” Noah Bierman and David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times report that “Citizen question may be back on 2020 census as Trump administration reverses course again.” David Jackson and Richard Wolf of USA Today report that “Justice Department looking for way to include citizenship question in census despite Supreme Court ruling.” Janet Adamy of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Justice Department Renews Push for Census Citizenship Question; Reversal follows Trump tweet contradicting administration’s statements that it had abandoned effort.” Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “DOJ scrambles to add citizenship question to census after Trump tweet.” Mark Sherman and Jill Colvin of The Associated Press report that “US still looking for way to ask about citizenship on census.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has a report headlined “New U.S. census turmoil as Trump again pursues citizenship question.” Margaret Talev, Bob Van Voris, and Andrew M Harris of Bloomberg News report that “Justice Department Weighs Whether Census Question Can Be Saved.” Ariane de Vogue, Gregory Wallace, and Jeremy Diamond of CNN report that “Trump administration reverses course on census citizenship question.” Caitlin Oprysko and Pia Deshpande of Politico report that “Government lawyers backtrack, say they will try to get citizenship question on census; With a judge’s deadline awaiting, the process remains chaotic, confused and contradictory.” Jacqueline Thomsen of The Hill reports that “DOJ reverses, says it’s trying to find ways to include citizenship question on 2020 census.” Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “The Trump Administration Said It Wouldn’t Put A Citizenship Question On The Census, And Then Trump Blew It Up With A Tweet.” And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Ayesha Rascoe had an audio segment titled “Justice Department Still Looking For A Way To Add Census Citizenship Question.” Posted at 5:36 PM by Howard Bashman“To construe the Constitution, look to the Declaration”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post. Posted at 5:33 PM by Howard Bashman“Bikini-clad baristas must cover up, federal appeals court says”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report. And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Washington city’s crackdown on ‘bikini baristas’ wins court blessing.” You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. Posted at 4:23 PM by Howard Bashman“Amazon can be held liable for third-party seller products: U.S. appeals court.” Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report. Emily Birnbaum of The Hill reports that “Court rules Amazon can be held liable for third-party sales.” Salvador Rodriguez and Lauren Feiner of CNBC report that “Federal appeals court says Amazon is liable for third-party sellers’ products.” Colin Lecher of The Verge reports that “Amazon can be held liable for defective third-party products on its platform, court rules.” Brian Heater of TechCrunch reports that “Appeals court rules Amazon can be held liable for third-party products.” And in earlier coverage of the oral argument of this appeal, Emilee Larkin of Courthouse News Service back in October 2018 had a report headlined “Dog Owner Blinded by Leash Fights Amazon at Third Circuit.” You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link. Just yesterday, at his “Technology and Marketing Law Blog,” Eric Goldman had a post titled “Amazon Might Be Liable for Defective Marketplace Items (But Only When It Tries to Warn Consumers) — Fox v. Amazon.” Posted at 4:18 PM by Howard Bashman“The Fight Over Native American Adoptions Is About More Than Just the Children”: Abigail Abrams of Time magazine has this report. Posted at 4:00 PM by Howard Bashman“The Supreme Court Is One Vote Away from Changing How the U.S. Is Governed”: Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this post online at The New Yorker. Posted at 3:55 PM by Howard Bashman“Marshae Jones will not be tried for manslaughter in unborn baby’s death, DA says”: Carol Robinson of Alabama Media Group has this report. Melissa Brown of The Montgomery Advertiser reports that “Alabama DA to drop fetal manslaughter charge against Marshae Jones.” And Farah Stockman of The New York Times reports that “Manslaughter Charge Dropped Against Alabama Woman Who Was Shot While Pregnant.” Posted at 3:52 PM by Howard Bashman“Setting Sights on the AR-15: After Las Vegas Shooting, Lawyers Target Gun Companies.” Mike Baker has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman“Iowa Supreme Court takes a right turn under Gov. Reynolds”: David Pitt of The Associated Press has this report. Posted at 1:24 PM by Howard Bashman“I Shouldn’t Be Forced to Give Birth to a Baby Who Won’t Live; Our baby had a fatal birth defect; My federal health insurance plan refused to cover the abortion”: Assistant Federal Public Defender Sarah E. Levin (W.D. Pa.) has this essay online at The New York Times. Posted at 1:12 PM by Howard Bashman“It’s Not Nice to Lie to the Supreme Court; The decision in the census case suggests President Trump can no longer take the court for granted”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times. Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman“Trump insists he’s not dropping citizenship question effort”: Mark Sherman and Jill Colvin of The Associated Press have this report. Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Trump denies administration’s retreat on census citizenship question.” And Margaret Talev of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Vows to Keep Census Fight Alive, Without Explaining How.” Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman“Appeals Court orders potentially explosive documents in Jeffrey Epstein case be unsealed”: Stephen Rex Brown of The New York Daily News has this report. Kate Briquelet of The Daily Beast reports that “Court Orders Release of Sealed Docs About Jeffrey Epstein’s Alleged Sex Ring; In a blow to the billionaire pedophile and his alleged madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, a federal court ordered the release of sealed court records in a case brought by an alleged victim.” Mike Leonard of Bloomberg Law reports that “Dershowitz Wins Unsealing of Epstein-Related Defamation Case.” And earlier, Julie K. Brown of The Miami Herald had an article headlined “An appeals court seemed poised to unseal Jeffrey Epstein records. So where are they?” You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link. Posted at 12:58 PM by Howard BashmanTuesday, July 2, 2019
“Medication abortions can’t be ‘reversed.’ A law forcing doctors to say they can be is headed to court.” Kayla Epstein of The Washington Post has this report. Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman |
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