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Saturday, December 7, 2019

“Justice Benham to retire in March, upending GA Supreme Court race”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

Posted at 9:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Don’t Embrace Originalism to Defend Trump’s Impeachment; Liberal legal scholars are at risk of falling into a right-wing trap”: Saul Cornell has this essay online at The New Republic.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court just handed the Trump administration a rare rebuke; Attorney General Bill Barr suffers a loss in a death penalty case”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 12:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Rollback of Transgender Rights Extends Through Entire Government; Whether it means serving in the military, working for a federal contractor or seeking medical help, regulations that once protected transgender people are under attack”: Lola Fadulu has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 10:34 AM by Howard Bashman



“House passes voting rights bill to restore protections struck down by Supreme Court”: Colby Itkowitz of The Washington Post has this report.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Emily Cochrane of The New York Times report that “House Passes Voting Rights Bill Despite Near Unanimous Republican Opposition; The legislation restores the core of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights statute to guard against racial discrimination in elections.”

Tia Mitchell of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that “With John Lewis presiding, House passes bill expanding voting rights.”

Howard Koplowitz of Alabama Media Group reports that “Sewell’s bill to restore voting rights protections passes House.”

In today’s edition of The San Antonio Express-News, Benjamin Wermund has a front page article headlined “House passes voting rights bill with Texas in its sights.”

Matthew Daly of The Associated Press reports that “House passes bill to restore key parts of Voting Rights Act.”

Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News reports that “House Passes Bill to Curb Voter Suppression Ahead of 2020.”

Caitlin Oprysko of Politico reports that “House passes voting rights package aimed at restoring protections; Civil rights icon John Lewis called voting ‘the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in our Democratic society.’

Juliegrace Brufke of The Hill reports that “House passes bill meant to restore Voting Rights Act.”

And Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “House Passes Update to Landmark Voting Rights Act.”

You can access at this link the official roll call vote tally on passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard Bashman