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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

“Courts’ Role in Impeachment Inquiry Could Be Eclipsed; A Senate trial could give Democrats more access to key witnesses”: Byron Tau of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 10:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Curious Case of Aurelius Capital v. Puerto Rico: How a hedge fund’s efforts to take the island territory to the cleaners wound up before the Supreme Court — with ordinary Puerto Ricans arguing in the hedge fund’s favor.” Jesse Barron will have this article in this upcoming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“As Trump cases arrive, Supreme Court’s desire to be seen as neutral arbiter will be tested”: Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 7:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Thanksgiving at the Supreme Court; Two notable opinions on speech and the non-delegation doctrine”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 1:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court won’t hear appeal for new trial in ‘Serial’ case. What’s next for Adnan Syed?” Ryan W. Miller of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Takeaways from a busy day in courts on the impeachment inquiry”: Katelyn Polantz, Joan Biskupic, and Jeremy Herb of CNN have this report.

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“A heartbreaking Supreme Court case could be a huge win for the Christian right; It’s a genuinely tough case with no good answers”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Conservative Hypocrisy Makes Its Case at the Supreme Court; Lawyers on the right are advancing arguments they once rejected on principle”: Law professor Aaron Tang has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 12:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Brett Kavanaugh’s latest opinion should terrify Democrats; The Supreme Court now has five votes to sabotage the next Democratic presidency”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 8:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“Worshipping the Law While Denying Its Spirit: C. S. Lewis’s parable Screwtape provides a chilling allegory for the moral free fall America is now in.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 8:45 AM by Howard Bashman



“Understanding the two Mazars subpoena cases pending in the Supreme Court”: Marty Lederman has this post at the “Balkinization” blog.

Posted at 8:37 AM by Howard Bashman