“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.
“Senate impeachment trial to test chief justice who has tangled with Trump”: Robert Barnes and Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post have this report.
“Trump Tax Return Case Confronts Supreme Court With a Momentous Choice; Richard M. Nixon and Bill Clinton sustained unanimous losses when they sought to withhold evidence, suggesting that President Trump may face an uphill fight”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
“Yo Ho Ho: Justices Ponder Rights to Blackbeard Ship-Salvage Images; Supreme Court is hearing a case involving Blackbeard’s flagship, but the issue is copyright law rather than rum, parrots or buried treasure.” Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
Richard Wolf of USA Today has an article headlined “Aarrr, matey! Supreme Court justices frown on state’s public display of pirate ship’s salvage operation.”
Paul Woolverton of The Fayetteville Observer reports that “Supreme Court justices skeptical in Blackbeard pirate ship case from Fayetteville.”
Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices struggle with copyright case involving pirate ship.”
Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court justices navigate video piracy case over Blackbeard’s ship.”
John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court hears case involving pirate Blackbeard’s ship.”
At the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “Supreme Court Wrestles With Consequences for Piracy by State Governments; North Carolina tells the high court that the 11th Amendment provides a shield to claims it took a filmmaker’s copyrighted images.”
In commentary, today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial titled “State Pirates in the Dock: The Justices hear a crucial case of copyright and state rights.”
Also in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, law professor Adam Mossoff has an op-ed titled “Stop the States’ Copyright Plunder; They claim protection for their own intellectual property while engaging in blatant piracy.”
You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Allen v. Cooper, No. 18-877.
“Clean Water Act: 5 things to know about tomorrow’s Supreme Court face-off.” Pamela King of Greenwire has this report.
“Supreme Court to Weigh Taking Bellwether Case Against Gun Industry; A suit by Sandy Hook families against Remington, the maker of the AR-15-style rifle used in the massacre, tries to test a law shielding the firearms industry from liability”: Kristin Hussey and Elizabeth Williamson of The New York Times have this report.
“Is John Roberts Going to Bail Out Donald Trump? Don’t bet on it.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Trump tax case poses a potential test for the Supreme Court”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.
And Joan Biskupic of CNN reports that “Rulings against Trump on his tax returns may be tough to reverse.”
“Things are getting nasty in the 7th Circuit’s big M&A shareholder class action case”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.
“The Stakes Are High As Maui Wastewater Case Heads To US Supreme Court; The lawsuit has drawn attention from environmental groups, fossil fuel interests and the Trump administration, which is backing Maui County”: Nick Grube of Honolulu Civil Beat has this report.
And Tucker Higgins of CNBC reports that “Supreme Court set for arguments in major case over Maui reef with big implications for Clean Water Act.”
“Adnan Syed case: Defense attorneys push for Supreme Court to take the case.” Tim Prudente of The Baltimore Sun has this report.
“The Political Corruption Legalized by the Supreme Court; A litany of naive decisions has enshrined a system in which the rot lives right out in the open”: Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.
“The Trump Bench: David Stras; Donald Trump’s most enduring legacy will be his judges. Who are they?” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Impressions from the oral argument in Kansas v. Glover; On reasonable suspicion and how to calculate it”: Orin S. Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Supreme Court Hears Police Traffic-Stop Case From Kansas”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
“Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks 2015 abortion law”: Chris Casteel of The Oklahoman has this report.
Barbara Hoberock of The Tulsa World reports that “Oklahoma Supreme Court keeps 2015 abortion law on hold.”
And David Lee of Courthouse News Service reports that “Oklahoma High Court Blocks Ban on Common Abortion Method.”
“Marsy’s Law ballot question will appear in Pa., but state Supreme Court says votes won’t be counted for now”: Anna Orso of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.
Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that “Pa. Supreme Court backs ruling to not count Marsy’s Law votes.”
And Natasha Lindstrom of The Tribune-Review of Greensburg, Pennsylvania reports that “Marsy’s Law votes won’t be counted, Pa. Supreme Court rules in split opinion.”
Today’s 4-to-3 ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a per curiam order and a dissenting statement.
“Supreme Court unlikely to help Trump keep his taxes from prosecutors; The president’s lawyers are appealing a ruling from the 2nd Circuit court of appeals that the documents must be turned over”: Pete Williams of NBC News has this news analysis.
“Court will take ‘Warrior Gene’ arguments under advisement”: Robert Nott of The Santa Fe New Mexican has this report.
And Morgan Lee of The Associated Press reports that “New Mexico’s top court examines ‘warrior-gene’ defense.”
“Blackbeard’s shipwreck sparked a legal battle in NC. Now it’s up to the Supreme Court.” Hayley Fowler has this article online at The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina.
“Justices Wrestle With Car Stops and Common Sense; Is it reasonable for a police officer to assume that the owner of a vehicle is driving it when the owner’s license has been suspended?” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court seems prepared to rule for police in traffic-stop case.”
Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Explores Suspended-License Traffic Stop; In Kansas case, justices ask if it is reasonable to assume that drivers with suspended licenses continue to drive.”
Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court skeptical of Fourth Amendment claim in Kansas traffic stop case.”
Tim Carpenter of The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that “U.S. Supreme Court considers whether Lawrence traffic stop collides with Fourth Amendment.”
Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices seem OK with car stop over owner’s invalid license.”
John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Justices appear divided over expanding police officers’ traffic stop power.”
And Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “Justices Appear Split Over Police Power in Traffic Stops.”
You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Kansas v. Glover, No. 18-556.
“Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jefferson Hughes III denies payoff allegation from ex-Hammond councilman”: John Simerman has this front page article in today’s edition of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.
“Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’ former house sells for $800,000”: Bob Goldsborough has this article online at The Chicago Tribune.
“A federal appeals court just demolished Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigation; One of Trump’s most audacious legal claims had a terrible day in court”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
“Trump tax returns case to reach Justices shortly”: Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.
“Anti-gay prejudice may have driven jurors to sentence a man to death. His execution is today. With Justice Kennedy off the Supreme Court, both gay rights plaintiffs and death row inmates face a bleak future.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
“In the Constitutional Cross-Hairs: PTAB Judges and Administrative Adjudication.” Arti K. Rai has this guest post at the “Patently-O” blog.
“Trump Taxes: Appeals Court Rules President Must Turn Over 8 Years of Tax Returns; A three-judge appeals panel said the president’s accounting firm had to comply with a subpoena.” Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.
Ann E. Marimow and Deanna Paul of The Washington Post report that “Appeals court rejects Trump’s attempt to withhold tax returns from local prosecutors, setting stage for Supreme Court fight.”
Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump’s Accountant Must Turn Over Tax Returns, Appeals Court Rules; Panel of judges orders accountant Mazars provide president’s tax records to Manhattan prosecutors.”
Kevin McCoy of USA Today has a report headlined “Appeals court: NYC prosecutor may seek President Donald Trump’s tax returns.”
Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Federal appeals court rules Trump must turn over tax returns.”
Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court agrees Trump tax returns can be turned over.”
Brendan Pierson of Reuters reports that “Trump’s accounting firm must hand over eight years of tax returns, court rules.”
Bob Van Voris of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Can’t Block New York District Attorney’s Tax Subpoena.”
Allan Smith and Tom Winter of NBC News report that “Trump loses appeal in New York tax case, must hand over returns; The president’s lawyer said he would appeal the case to the Supreme Court.”
Kara Scannell of CNN reports that “Appeals court deals blow to Trump in tax return case.”
Ronn Blitzer and Bill Mears of Fox News report that “Trump attorney vows to go to Supreme Court in tax return case after appeals court allows subpoena.”
Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Trump tax returns must go to grand jury, appeals court rules; The unanimous ruling that the president is not immune from state prosecutors’ investigative steps could set up a Supreme Court fight.”
Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Appeals court rules Manhattan DA can subpoena Trump tax returns.”
And Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “Trump Can’t Invoke ‘Presidential Immunity’ To Block A Grand Jury Subpoena For His Tax Returns, A Court Ruled.”
You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.
Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.
“Where My Girls At?” You can access today’s new installment of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, featuring Melissa Murray and Kate Shaw, via this link.