By a vote of 6-to-5, Seventh Circuit denies rehearing en banc of divided three-judge panel’s decision affirming preliminary injunction against Indiana’s addition of a parental notification requirement to judicial bypass provision for minors seeking to access abortion services: You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denying rehearing en banc, and the opinions concurring therein and dissenting therefrom, at this link.
My earlier coverage of the divided three-judge panel’s ruling can be accessed here.
“Abortion Opponents Divided On Best Way To Undo Kansas Supreme Court Ruling”: Stephen Koranda of Kansas Public Radio has this report.
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bill and Hillary Clinton reminisce about her nomination”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.
And Devin Dwyer of ABC News reports that “Former President Bill Clinton reveals abortion conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg before nomination.”
Georgetown Law has posted the video of this evening’s event on Facebook at this link.
“Why I Haven’t Gone Back to SCOTUS Since Kavanaugh; Some things are worth not getting over”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Two Disputed Judicial Nominees Could Help Trump Reach Milestone”: Rebecca R. Ruiz of The New York Times has this report.
“Marsy’s Law question will appear on ballot but won’t be counted after court injunction; advocates slam ruling”: Ivey DeJesus of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.
And Anna Orso of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Marsy’s Law ballot question will appear in Pa., but votes won’t be counted, court rules.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania at this link. And ACLU of Pennsylvania has made available online via this link the earlier filings in the case.
“A SWAT team destroyed a Greenwood Village family’s home; Now, a federal appeals court says police don’t have to pay for the damage; Leo Lech now must decide whether to appeal to U.S. Supreme Court”: Elise Schmelzer of The Denver Post has this report on a non-precedential ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued yesterday.
“Connecticut Supreme Court rules against husband in divorce case, says frozen embryos are marital property and can be destroyed”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Connecticut issued today.
“New Lawsuit Filed In Maui County’s Supreme Court Showdown; The latest legal action asks a state court judge to allow the Maui County Council to settle the case before it has the potential to carve a giant loophole into the Clean Water Act”: Nick Grube of Honolulu Civil Beat has this report.
Melissa Tanji of The Maui News reports that “Lawsuit filed over injection wells case; Residents and Maui Tomorrow sue mayor and county attorney.”
And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lisa Heinzerling has a post titled “Argument preview: Justices to consider reach of Clean Water Act’s permitting requirement.”
“Canadian Supreme Court Justice Disappointed by Lack of Progress in International Human Rights”: Matthew Takavarasha of The Emory Wheel has this report.
“U.S. Seeks Supreme Court Review of Fannie-Freddie Profit Sweep”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“‘Not qualified’ rating of Trump nominee VanDyke puts American Bar Association in the spotlight”: Ariane de Vogue and Alex Rogers of CNN have this report.
And Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump Judicial Pick Called ‘Lazy, Arrogant’ by Peers, ABA Letter Says.”
You can access via this link the video of today’s confirmation hearing of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
“Pete Buttigieg longs for a non-political Supreme Court. That’s not really possible. Three big problems with Buttigieg’s plan to end the partisan war over the Supreme Court.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
Online at Justia’s Verdict, law professor Michael C. Dorf has an essay titled “Pete Buttigieg and his Critics Are Both Wrong About the Supreme Court.”
And at his “Dorf on Law” blog, Dorf has a related post titled “Why Don’t Democratic Voters Care About the Courts (as Much as Republican Voters Do)?“
“Suddenly Ken Starr doesn’t like impeachment so much”: Columnist Dana Milbank has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.
