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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

“Harvard Won a Key Affirmative Action Battle. But the War’s Not Over. More than 40 years after the Supreme Court first weighed in on race-conscious admissions, the fight remains as fractious as ever.” Anemona Hartocollis of The New York Times has this report.

Deirdre Fernandes of The Boston Globe has an article headlined “After Harvard ruling, what next for Asian-American applicants?

Camille G. Caldera, Delano R. Franklin, and Samuel W. Zwickel of The Harvard Crimson have articles headlined “Tuesday’s Admissions Decision is Only the First Step in a Long Appeals Process, Experts Say” and “Harvard Ruling May Offer ‘Roadmap’ for Other Affirmative Action Cases.”

In commentary, online at The New York Times, law professor Melissa Murray has an essay titled “That Affirmative Action Ruling Was Good. Its Rationale, Terrible. In this legalistic world, sometimes how you win is as important as winning itself.”

And online at The Boston Globe, columnist Shirley Leung has an essay titled “Harvard ruling is a defiant defense of affirmative action in higher education.”

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“As Strine prepares to leave bench, a call for institutional investors to push for change”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

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“Dan Markel case: Defense attorneys zero in on inconsistent Luis Rivera statements.” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

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“All of the 6-week abortion bans passed this year have now been blocked in court; But the biggest threat to abortion might come from another place”: Anna North of Vox has this report.

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“Neil Gorsuch no ‘swing vote’ despite liberal crossovers, court watchers say”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

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“How Should Article VII’s Ultimatum Game Affect Constitutional Interpretation?” Rick Hills has this post at “PrawfsBlawg.”

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“Adam Schiff, who steered clear of Harvard Law drama, now at the center of impeachment inquiry”: Michael Levenson has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

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“Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers see progress in the #MeToo movement”: Stephanie Ebbert of The Boston Globe has this report.

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“Harvard Still Needs Diversity in Admissions; Affirmative action is an important way to treat the symptoms of racial bias, but it can’t cure the underlying disease”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 1:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court showdown over LGBTQ discrimination, explained; On the surface, the stakes in this case seem enormous; In reality, they’re even larger”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

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“‘There is no protection’: case of trans woman fired after coming out could make history.” Dominic Rushe of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

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“Comcast lawsuit in Supreme Court could cause ‘irreparable harm’ to minority protections, NAACP warns”: Valerie Russ and Bob Fernandez have this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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“The Singular Relationship Between the D.C. Circuit and the Supreme Court”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

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“‘Harry. Stay Awake.’ Supreme Court Justices Caught Passing Notes. Handwritten notes that justices gave to each other are becoming public; ‘Griffey flied out to center, w/bases loaded. NO SCORE.'” Jess Bravin will have this front page article in tomorrow’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 12:45 PM by Howard Bashman