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Monday, August 26, 2019

“U.S. Appeals Court Freezes Antitrust Ruling Against Qualcomm; Court allows chip maker to continue current business practices for now, in a setback for the FTC”: Brent Kendall and Asa Fitch of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And Stephen Nellis and Sayanti Chakraborty of Reuters report that “Qualcomm wins a pause in enforcement of FTC ruling.”

You can access last Friday’s per curiam ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bevin administration’s attempt to shirk fees in Kim Davis lawsuit rejected by appeals court”: Billy Kobin of The Courier Journal of Louisville, Kentucky has this report.

And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Kentucky clerk who refused same-sex marriage licenses can be sued.”

Last Friday, the same three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued opinions in two related appeals, and you can access them here and here.

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ginsburg appears strong during first speech since latest cancer revelation”: Joan Biskupic and Julia Jones of CNN have this report.

Posted at 8:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gov. Greg Abbott selects former appeals court judge Jane Bland for Texas Supreme Court; Bland lost her Houston appeals court seat in the November 2018 election”: Emma Platoff of The Texas Tribune has this report.

Posted at 5:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pa. House can bar non-believers from delivering prayer to open session, U.S. appeals court says”: Matt Miller of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

Marc Levy of The Associated Press reports that “Pennsylvania House wins appeal in atheist prayer-policy suit.”

And Amanda Ottaway of Courthouse News Service reports that “Pennsylvania House Can Bar Atheists From Legislative Prayers.”

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

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Can states control how presidential electors vote?” Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Posted at 12:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“How a Confederate Amnesty Case Could Save Black Death Row Inmates in North Carolina: Black prisoners were granted new sentences because of racial bias; Then they were sent back to death row.” Jeremy Stahl has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 11:02 AM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals Court Opens the Door to Electoral College Chaos; If a state’s electors can go rogue, then who’s really choosing the next president?” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 11:00 AM by Howard Bashman