“Fannie-Freddie Investors Fighting Profit Sweep Get Key Win”: Austin Weinstein of Bloomberg News has this report on a 123-page en banc decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today resolving two key issues by largely different 9-to-7 majorities.
“Gorsuch welcomes new Texas Supreme Court justice”: Chuck Lindell of The Austin American-Statesman has an article that begins, “Welcoming the newest member to the Texas Supreme Court during a ceremony Friday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch said it is a great privilege and humbling responsibility to serve as a judge.”
“Supreme Court justice with Carlisle connections died a disgraced man”: Joseph Cress of The Sentinel of Carlisle, Pennsylvania has this report.
“Amid blowback over secrecy, Louisiana Supreme Court changes confidentiality rules”: Andrea Gallo and John Simerman of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana have an article that begins, “Under fire over a cloak of secrecy that envelops misconduct investigations against state judges, the Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday announced steps it said are meant to bolster trust in the judiciary.”
“Antonin Scalia’s Surprising Role in the Latest Supreme Court Fight Over Legal Protections for Gays; Understanding what’s at stake in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia“: Damon Root has this post online at Reason.
“AP Interview: Gorsuch rues loss of civility but mum on Trump.” Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.
“‘Everything conservatives hoped for and liberals feared’: Neil Gorsuch makes his mark at the Supreme Court.” Robert Barnes and Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post have this report.
“The High Court’s Rocky Mountain Originalist: Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses his new book, the dangers of the administrative state, and why the Constitution’s meaning never changes.” Kyle Peterson of The Wall Street Journal has this new installment of “The Weekend Interview.”
“Trump suggests he’s open to DACA legislation if he prevails in Supreme Court case”: John Wagner of The Washington Post has this report.
“Supreme Court may again fast-track a legal dispute over Trump’s immigration plans”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
“GOP senator urges probe into Blasey Ford’s testimony against Kavanaugh; New report suggests witness motivated by pro-choice politics, fear of potential Roe overturn”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.
“Sovereign Indignity: Texas must Litigate its Infringement Case in Delaware.” At his “Patently-O” blog, Dennis Crouch has this post about an interesting decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued yesterday.
“Woman’s Lawsuit Alleges Cop Gave Her An Invasive Body Cavity Search In Public; Kayla Robinson says the officer called her a ‘crackhead’ and a ‘bitch’ before stripping her down”: David Lohr of HuffPost had this report back in January 2017.
Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued this ruling — in which each of the three judges wrote separately — affirming in part and reversing in part the district court’s denial of the police officers’ motion for summary judgment.
“Seventh Circuit Revives Antitrust Beer Brawl”: Lorraine Bailey of Courthouse News Service has this report.
And in earlier coverage of the suit, back in August 2017, Barry Adams of The Wisconsin State Journal reported that “Owner of Minhas Craft Brewing in Monroe suing two international brewing giants.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.
“Trump gets to fill yet another vacancy on powerful Atlanta court”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.
“Does the Fifth Circuit Permit En Banc Review of ‘Interim’ Rulings? Judge Don Willett Says No, Citing ‘Nonpublic Internal Court Policies.'” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”