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Monday, November 25, 2019

“Has there been a leak from the Supreme Court in Bostock? Is Justice Gorsuch going to vote with Justice Kagan?” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Acts in Campaign Finance and Libel Cases; The court also turned away an appeal from Adnan Syed, whose case was the subject of the first season of the podcast ‘Serial'”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Disclosure of Trump’s Financial Records; The court set a brisk briefing schedule in the case, which concerns a subpoena from a House committee”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court blocks House committee from immediately reviewing Trump’s financial records.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Suspends House Subpoena Seeking Trump’s Financial Information; High court now likely to consider case that strikes at heart of the U.S. Constitution.”

Kevin McCoy and Richard Wolf of USA Today report that “Supreme Court temporarily blocks access to Trump’s tax, financial records while more legal papers filed.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court shields Trump financial records from House Democrats’ subpoena.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court shields Trump’s financial records for now.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme court extends block on Trump financial records dispute.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Signals Quick Action on Trump Financial Records.”

Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court blocks subpoena for Trump financial records; The ruling blocks a House subpoena directing Trump’s accounting firm to turn over financial documents, giving the president a temporary legal victory.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Supreme Court blocks House from receiving Trump financial records for now.”

Darren Samuelsohn of Politico reports that “Supreme Court blocks Trump’s financial records from immediate release; The decision is a win for Trump, and comes after a lower court ruled in favor of releasing the records.”

Todd Ruger of Roll Call reports that “Supreme Court stops House subpoena for Trump financial records; Case could reshape limits for impeachment and other investigations into a sitting president.”

And John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court stays House subpoena for Trump financial records.”

You can access this evening’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 7:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court, Ducking Major Confrontation Over Campaign Finance Limits for Now, Reverses 9th Circuit Ruling Upholding Alaska Campaign Contribution Limits”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

Posted at 5:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kavanaugh Joins Gorsuch in Fight To Revive Nondelegation Doctrine; An important development in the legal wrangling over the separation of powers”: Damon Root has this post online at Reason.

At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Jonathan H. Adler has a post titled “Justice Kavanaugh on Delegation and Major Questions; The Supreme Court will not rehear Gundy v. United States, but Justice Kavanaugh seems ready to revisit the doctrine.”

And also at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “Justice Kavanaugh: There is Already a Nondelegation/’Major Question’ Case on the Court’s Docket; The DACA cases squarely present the question of whether Congress delegated the authority to resolve such a major question about immigration policy.”

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh issued a statement respecting the denial of certiorari in Paul v. United States, No. 17-8830.

Posted at 2:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court lets lawsuit by climate scientist continue against conservative outlets”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court allows libel suit by climate scientist who was compared to Jerry Sandusky.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court lets climate scientist’s defamation claim proceed.”

John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court refuses to hear case involving climate scientist’s lawsuit.”

And online at National Review, Tobias Hoonhout has a post titled “SCOTUS Denies Petition to Hear National Review v. Mann.”

Justice Samual A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari in National Review, Inc. v. Mann, No. 18-1451.

Posted at 1:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“”Serial’ subject Adnan Syed’s murder case will not be heard by Supreme Court”: Wilborn P. Nobles III of The Baltimore Sun has this report.

Karen Zraick of The New York Times reports that “Adnan Syed’s Case, of ‘Serial’ Fame, Is Declined by Supreme Court; The justices left in place a ruling by Maryland’s highest court denying Mr. Syed a new trial in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee.”

Mark Sherman and Regina Garcia Cano of The Associated Press report that “Justices reject call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court turns away murder case highlighted in ‘Serial’ podcast.”

Devan Cole of CNN reports that “Supreme Court declines to review murder case chronicled in ‘Serial’ podcast.”

Tucker Higgins of CNBC reports that “Supreme Court won’t give Adnan Syed new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast murder case.”

Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court won’t take appeal for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case.”

And in commentary, online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay titled “The Supreme Court will not review the case of Adnan Syed, subject of Serial podcast; Syed claimed his lawyer blew the case.”

You can access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 1:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Recommendations to Improve the Supreme Court Bar Line; In the short-term, lawyers on the bar line should receive numbered, reserved tickets; In the long-term, the Court should create a lottery for the bar line”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Can Trump Challenge His Impeachment in the Supreme Court? The president has vowed to ask the justices to intercede, but the Constitution and precedents are against him.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 12:18 PM by Howard Bashman



Sunday, November 24, 2019

“Unhappy fans cannot sue over Mayweather-Pacquiao fight — U.S. court”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Ashley Cullins has a post titled “Mayweather, Pacquiao Knock Out Fans’ Suits Over Fight of the Century; Four and a half years after the bout, the legal tussle has ended in a TKO in favor of the boxers.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“This Supreme Court Case Could Blow a Huge Hole in the Clean Water Act; Sewage is spilling into the ocean off the cost of Maui and killing coral reefs”: Alex Lubben of Vice News has this report.

Posted at 1:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Feds tell U.S. Supreme Court Bridgegate scheme was more than just routine political hardball”: Ted Sherman of NJ Advance Media has this report.

Posted at 1:39 PM by Howard Bashman



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



Friday, November 22, 2019

“Statement in Response to Attorney General Barr’s Address at Federalist Society”: The co-founders and additional members of Checks & Balances posted this statement online today.

In news coverage of the statement, Katie Benner of The New York Times has an article headlined “Barr’s Legal Views Come Under Fire From Conservative-Leaning Lawyers; A speech by Mr. Barr last week, in which he argued that Mr. Trump had never overstepped his authority, so alarmed a group of lawyers that they felt compelled to push back publicly.”

Posted at 9:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Comcast Scrutinized After Racial Bias Hearing at Supreme Court; Paula Madison, a former executive at NBCU, follows Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs this week in challenging Comcast’s commitment to diversity”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Facebook Executive Joel Kaplan ‘Helped Quarterback’ His Pal Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS Nomination; While the Facebook policy chief’s ties to Kavanaugh were widely known, a new book reports that Kaplan played a key role in lobbying for the judge’s nomination in the first place”: Maxwell Tani and Andrew Kirell of The Daily Beast have this report.

Posted at 9:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bill Barr says he’d take fight to restart federal executions to Supreme Court if needed”: Vandana Rambaran of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Historical marker commemorates Bloomington’s 1973 landmark Supreme Court case Hess v. Indiana”: Carson TerBush of The Indiana Daily Student has this report.

Posted at 12:48 PM by Howard Bashman