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Thursday, August 15, 2019

“The Supreme Court’s First Major Gun Case in a Decade; Guns rights advocates want more than just a victory; They want this newly emboldened conservative court to wield maximal power”: Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senators File an Enemy-of-the-Court Brief; Democrats order the Justices to drop a gun case — or else”: This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to speak at University of Chicago Sept. 9; Dean Katherine Baicker to host conversation and present Justice Ginsburg with Dean’s Award”: uchicago news has this report.

And Jake Wittich of The Chicago Sun-Times reports that “Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to discuss new children’s book in Chicago; The first Latina Supreme Court justice will discuss her book Sept. 11 at Senn High School, 5900 N. Glenwood Ave.

Posted at 8:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Married ex-Supreme Court clerks allege legal giant Jones Day discriminates against men in parental leave”: Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 8:47 PM by Howard Bashman



“Domino’s plaintiff to SCOTUS: Give ADA web accessibility case law time to develop.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Latest Proposal Would Let Businesses Discriminate Based On LGBTQ Status, Race, Religion, And More; The rule, which applies to many federal contractors, is Trump’s latest move to let religious people sidestep civil rights policies”: Dominic Holden of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Posted at 2:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“McConnell, Eyeing Legacy, Turns Senate Into Machine for Conservative Judges”: Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News has this report.

Posted at 2:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawyers: From Mainstays of the Republic to Progressive Rent-Seekers.” John O. McGinnis has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

Posted at 2:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Appetite: The sound of gunshots is still ringing in the country’s ears; Do the justices hear it too?” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 2:08 PM by Howard Bashman