“Lawsuit against Facebook over facial recognition software may move forward: 9th Circuit.” Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.
Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Facebook loses facial recognition appeal, must face privacy class action.”
Joel Rosenblatt of Bloomberg News reports that “Facebook Face-Scan Fight Nears Trial With Billions at Stake.”
And Christopher Carbone of Fox News reports that “Facebook loses facial-recognition privacy appeal and could pay billions in fines.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“Ninth Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown to Receive ABA’s John Marshall Award”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release yesterday.
“Ministerial exception” precludes federal court from adjudicating employment discrimination claim filed by organist discharged from Chicago Catholic parish: Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook wrote today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.
“Appeals court says activist DeRay Mckesson has no First Amendment defense in Baton Rouge protest”: The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has this report on a ruling on panel rehearing that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.
“Lehigh County can keep the cross on its seal, appeals court rules”: Julia Owens of The Express-Times of Easton, Pennsylvania has this report.
Peter Hall of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania reports that “Appeals court says cross can stay in Lehigh County’s seal.”
Michael Rubinkam of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Appeals court: Pennsylvania county can keep cross on seal.”
And Emilee Larkin of Courthouse News Service reports that “Cross in Pennsylvania County Seal Upheld on Appeal.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.
First Circuit reinstates lawsuit alleging violation of Massachusetts consumer protection law because coffee manufacturer’s “Hazelnut Crème” coffee contained no hazelnut: You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.
“Puerto Rico Supreme Court Ousts New Governor, and Another Is Sworn In”: Alejandra Rosa, Patricia Mazzei, and Frances Robles have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
Samantha Schmidt of The Washington Post reports that “Puerto Rico swears in new governor, its third in less than a week, after court ruling.”
In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Arian Campo-Flores and Andrew Scurria have an article headlined “Puerto Rico Swears In New Governor After Supreme Court Ousts Predecessor From Office; Wanda Vázquez becomes third leader in less than a week after high court rules Pedro Pierluisi relied on unconstitutional law to take power.”
Jim Wyss and Bianca Padró Ocasio of The Miami Herald report that “Puerto Rico swears in new governor after Supreme Court rules Pierluisi must step down.”
Danica Coto of The Associated Press reports that “Puerto Ricans get their 3rd governor in 6 days.”
Luis Valentin Ortiz of Reuters reports that “Puerto Rico gets another governor after supreme court clears the way.”
Michelle Kaske and Michael Deibert of Bloomberg News report that “Third Puerto Rico Governor Since Friday Steps Up Reluctantly.”
Ronn Blitzer of Fox News reports that “Puerto Rico justice secretary sworn in as governor after Supreme Court overturns inauguration of predecessor.”
Ray Sanchez of CNN reports that “Puerto Rico swears in third governor in less than a week.”
Nicole Acevedo of NBC News reports that “Wanda Vázquez becomes Puerto Rico’s 3rd governor in a week after island’s highest court ruling; Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court ruled that the process used by Ricardo Rosselló to name Pedro Pierluisi as his successor was unconstitutional.”
And from NPR, on yesterday evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered,” Adrian Florido had an audio segment titled “Puerto Rico Supreme Court Says Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Must Resign.” And on today’s broadcast of “Morning Edition,” Florido had an audio segment titled “Puerto Rico Gets Another New Governor.”
“House Democrats request Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s White House records for review”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.
And David Morgan of Reuters reports that “U.S. agency says Trump, Bush can review Kavanaugh records request.”
“An Unexpected Letter from John Paul Stevens, Shakespeare Skeptic”: James Shapiro has this post online at The New Yorker.
“Politics Changed the Reading of the Second Amendment — and Can Change It Again”: Jeffrey Toobin has this post online at The New Yorker.
And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment titled “The Supreme Court’s Shift On The 2nd Amendment” featuring Toobin.
“Trump’s Judges May Be Engineering a Radical New Ploy to Work Around Roe v. Wade; On Friday, the 5th Circuit will hear arguments in a bizarre standoff over Louisiana’s abortion regulations”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Louisiana’s shockingly dishonest plan to abolish Roe v. Wade; Anti-abortion lawyers aren’t even trying to make plausible arguments anymore”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at ThinkProgress.
“‘The People’s Justice:’ After decade on Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor is most outspoken on bench and off.” Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.
And today on Twitter, I saw that back in March 2019 the New York City Bar Association posted on YouTube a video titled “City Bar Presents Association Medal to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Unveils Portrait.”
“Response of Michael Dreeben to tributes upon his leaving the Office of the Solicitor General”: Michael Dreeben has this guest post at “SCOTUSblog.”
