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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

“Byron Allen v. Comcast: Supreme Court Race Case Could Reshape Bias Lawsuits; While the TV mogul alleges racism in Comcast’s refusal to license his niche channels, U.S. businesses worry that a win for Allen during the new high court term would increase legal costs and hurt their reputations.” Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

Posted at 10:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Christian florist: My longtime customer was a friend, then he sued me over his gay wedding; My gay friends and customers deserve a floral designer who can make their weddings a success; Because of my faith, I can’t be that person.” Barronelle Stutzman has this essay online at USA Today.

Posted at 10:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Appointee Gorsuch Plays Coy In LGBTQ Employment Rights Case”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Court Pick Ignores Senators’ Questions About His Role In Ukraine Scandal; Democrats asked Steven Menashi, a White House legal aide, what he knew about the president’s potentially impeachable offenses; He didn’t respond”: Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost has this report.

Posted at 9:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Dan Markel murder trial: Fate of Katherine Magbanua, Sigfredo Garcia will be in jury’s hands Thursday.” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has an article that begins, “Accused Dan Markel murder suspect Katherine Magbanua told jurors she wasn’t involved in the plot to kill the Florida State law professor, but she did point the finger at his former brother-in-law.”

Posted at 9:26 PM by Howard Bashman