“Supreme Court Weighs Limits on Water Pollution Law; The lively argument included discussions of whiskey punch and the novels of Agatha Christie”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Justices seem to want to avoid extremes in Clean Water Act case.”
Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices seem uncertain about reach of Clean Water Act.”
Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Supreme Court grapples with how to control water pollution.”
David Douglas of NBC News reports that “Justices hear arguments in showdown over Clean Water Act; Environmental groups caution the case could open the door to unregulated pollution.”
John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Justices wrestle with reach of Clean Water Act.”
Pamela King and Ariel Wittenberg of Greenwire have an article headlined “‘Whiskey in punch’? Justices probe Clean Water Act’s limits.”
Jack Rodgers of Courthouse News Service reports that “Maui Sewage Case Makes a Supreme Court Splash.”
Nick Grube of Honolulu Civil Beat reports that “US Supreme Court Hears Maui Pollution Case As Mayor, Council Fight Continues; The high profile case is now in the hands of the justices, but if the Maui County Council gets its way a decision may never come.”
And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Justices Searching For A Compromise In Major Environmental Case.”
“Appeals Court Nominee Shaped DeVos’s Illegal Loan Forgiveness Effort; Steven Menashi, who faces a key vote Thursday, helped devise an Education Department plan to use Social Security data to deny students debt relief, an effort that a judge ruled violated privacy laws”: Erica L. Green of The New York Times has this report.
“The Dangers of Trump’s Lower Court Judges: The president is packing courts with extremists.” Slate has posted online this new installment of its “Trumpcast” podcast, in which León Krauze speaks with Mark Joseph Stern.
“The Equal Rights Amendment May Pass Now. It’s Only Been 96 Years. Virginia, soon to be under Democratic control, will likely be the 38th state to ratify the amendment. The Supreme Court could decide what happens next.” Maggie Astor of The New York Times has this report.
“Will the Supreme Court Call Out the Administration’s Lies About DACA? There’s another motive behind Trump’s decision to revoke protections for Dreamers.” Law professor Aaron Tang has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Trump, Republican Allies Celebrate Judicial Appointments; The president also complained about judges issuing injunctions that block his policies nationwide”: Catherine Lucey and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Trump, McConnell tout remaking of the federal judiciary: ‘They will uphold our Constitution.’”
Gregg Re of Fox News reports that “Trump celebrates judicial appointment milestone with onetime rivals.”
And Gabbt Orr of Politico reports that “Fighting impeachment, Trump leans into an enduring legacy; The president is trying to bolster support among conservatives by heralding his efforts to ensure conservative control of the judiciary.”
The White House has posted online “Remarks by President Trump on Federal Judicial Confirmation Milestones.”
“Justice Robert Luck — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”
“Judge Andrew Brasher up for U.S. Circuit Court appointment”: Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser has this report.
“Supreme Court leans toward expanding Clean Water Act to protect oceans from wastewater”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court weighs important environmental case from Hawaii.”
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Justices Grapple With Scope of Clean Water Act.”
Tucker Higgins of CNBC reports that “Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump-backed ‘loophole’ in Clean Water Act.”
And in commentary, today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial titled “Regulatory Mop Up at the Court; The Justices consider an illegal expansion of the Clean Water Act.”
You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, No. 18-260.
“Supreme Court Should Stop Georgia From Charging Citizens $404 Per Year To Read Their Own Laws; By barricading access to annotated codes that hold legal power and that the government partially funds, states unjustly deny people the right to properly understand the extent of the law, and defend themselves in court”: Molly Davis has this post at The Federalist.
“Trump Tax Return Case Hinges on John Roberts; A narrow ruling would avoid the presidential immunity question but still compel Trump’s accountant to obey a subpoena”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“Virginia Democrats’ Victory Proves That Gerrymandering Matters; When they aren’t held back by racist redistricting tactics, Democrats can actually win”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“The American Bar Association Broke Its Own Rules; The organization has proved it can’t be trusted to fairly review nominees”: Law professor Josh Blackman has this essay online at The Atlantic.
“The race for Pennsylvania Superior Court looks like a split decision for Democrats and Republicans”: Andrew Seidman of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. You can access the latest election results via this link.
“A border guard shot and killed a Mexican boy. The Supreme Court will decide if he gets off scot-free. Hernández v. Mesa is one of the Trumpiest cases ever to reach the justices.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
