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Saturday, November 23, 2019

“Washington Post editor’s Brett Kavanaugh book called ‘flat-wrong,’ ‘ridiculous'”: Brian Flood of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized; The justice was admitted after experiencing chills and a fever and expects to be released as early as Sunday morning, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Justice Ginsburg hospitalized in Baltimore with possible infection.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, four-time cancer survivor, is back in the hospital.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized for Fever, Sees Sunday Release.”

Ariane de Vogue and Paul LeBlanc of CNN report that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted to hospital after chills and a fever.”

David Gura of NBC News reports that “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for possible infection; She missed a day of Supreme Court arguments last week after suffering from a ‘stomach bug.’

Morgan Phillips of Fox News reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for chills and fever, Supreme Court says.”

Evan Semones of Politico reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized with ‘chills and fever.’

Rachel Frazin of The Hill reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after fever, chills.”

And Carla Herreria of HuffPost reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized For Fever, Chills; The Supreme Court Justice was admitted after experiencing a fever; She is expected to be released as early as Sunday.”

The Public Information Office of the U.S. Supreme Court issued this news release today.

Posted at 7:40 PM by Howard Bashman



Hey Justice Alito, The New York Times will explain Julia Sweeney’s “Pat” character for you: Back on October 8, 2019, during the U.S. Supreme Court‘s oral argument in Bostock v. Clayton County, No. 17-1618, the following exchange occurred:

MS. KARLAN: So this is Saturday Night Live Pat, as — as an example, right?

(Laughter.)

JUSTICE ALITO: Well, I’m not familiar with that.

MS. KARLAN: Okay.

JUSTICE ALITO: But —

MS. KARLAN: Which is the person named Pat, and you can never tell whether Pat is a man or a woman.

In tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times, Dave Itzkoff will have an article headlined “Who Is Julia Sweeney Coming to Terms With? It’s Pat. The ‘Saturday Night Live’ character has been used as an insult for decades. Sweeney and some of her most prominent critics address the enduring legacy of her role.”

Posted at 4:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Byron Allen Spares No One in Accusing Comcast of Racial Bias; The black entrepreneur has gone after civil rights groups and other black leaders to make his case; Some fear that protections dating to 1866 are in jeopardy”: John Eligon of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 3:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Following Supreme Court ruling, battle over uranium mining going to Virginia trial in February”: Caleb Ayers has this front page article in today’s edition of The Danville (Va.) Register & Bee.

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Whatever happened to Janet Reno’s rustic Kendall home? A court will decide its fate.” Jim Saunders of the News Service of Florida has an article that begins, “The Florida Supreme Court could decide the fate of a rustic homestead where the late U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno lived for decades amid the sprawl of Miami-Dade County.”

Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lady Hale predicts gender parity in judiciary by 2033; Supreme court president says proportion of female judges is growing faster than previously estimated”: Owen Bowcott of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman