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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

“The Return of the Faithless Elector: Are we ready for a return to the ‘original meaning’ of the Electoral College?” David Post has this blog entry at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 10:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Where Does Affirmative Action Leave Asian-Americans? A high-profile lawsuit against Harvard is forcing students and their families to choose sides.” Jay Caspian Kang has this article online at The New York Times Magazine.

Posted at 10:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Arizona Supreme Court agrees to consider frozen embryo case”: Howard Fischer of the Arizona Capitol Times has this report.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Koch-founded charity asks for Supreme Court help to keep donor list secret”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justice Kagan to speak at UMN in October”: Josh Verges of The Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minnesota has this report.

Posted at 8:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Can states restrict how electors cast presidential votes? Supreme Court may have to decide.” David G. Savage has this article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Jim Crow Returns to the Supreme Court: Two states are asking the justices to retain a rule from America’s racist past for the sake of convenience.” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.

Posted at 8:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has No Plans to Retire. But Washington Is Preparing for an Epic Showdown Over Her Seat.” Tessa Berenson and Alana Abramson of Time magazine have this report.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Anonymity by the Sea is a First Amendment right; Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh runs 5K in Dewey”: Dave Frederick of the Cape Gazette of Lewes, Delaware has this report.

Posted at 5:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“When do Supreme Court justices retire? When the politics are right. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer should have left years ago, when Democrats controlled the White House and the Senate.” Scott Lemieux has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 4:47 PM by Howard Bashman