“Members of Congress ask Supreme Court to ‘reconsider’ landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling”: Ariane de Vogue and Caroline Kelly of CNN have this report.
Sandhya Raman of Roll Call reports that “Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to reexamine abortion decisions; Mostly Republican group targets Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey.”
And Nathaniel Weixel of The Hill reports that “More than 200 lawmakers urge Supreme Court to ‘reconsider’ Roe v. Wade.”
You can access at this link the amicus brief filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Trump judicial adviser’s ‘dark money’ network hides Supreme Court spending”: Anna Massoglia has this report at OpenSecrets.org.
“On Clerkships & Wasted Opportunities”: Leah Litman recently had this post at the “Take Care” blog.
“Emerging from the shadows: the U.S. chief justice who will preside over Trump’s trial.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“Neomi Rao’s Efforts to Place Trump Above the Law Must Fail”: Ashwin Phatak has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Supreme Court To Take Up Legal Battle Over Water Between Florida And Georgia”: Greg Allen has this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
“SCOTUS goes into the new year with a loaded plate as impeachment trial looms”: Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal.
And also online there, law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has an essay titled “It’s likely to be an amazing year in the Supreme Court.”
“Retired Judge Christopher F. Droney joins private law practice in Hartford”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report.
Joe Cooper of the Hartford Business Journal reports that “Ex-judge Droney rejoins Hartford’s Day Pitney.”
And the law firm Day Pitney LLP issued a news release titled “Christopher F. Droney, Retired Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Second Circuit, Returns to Day Pitney.”
“The death penalty is unworthy of America”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Washington Post.
“‘Hate Crime’ Is Only a Step Away From Thoughtcrime; Punishing people, even criminals, for ideas is inimical to the American tradition of free speech”: Myron Magnet has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Trump reshapes 9th Circuit with conservative appointments”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.
“Massachusetts May Drop Requirement That Minors Get Permission For Abortion”: Martha Bebinger had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
“An Old Battle Resumes at the Supreme Court; The Trump administration seeks to undermine a key protection against unlawful detention”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.
“A Look At Trump’s Impact On The Circuit Courts”: Mary Louise Kelly had this audio segment on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
“In the Shadow of the Federal Death Chamber, Executions Are on Hold — For Now”: Liliana Segura of The Intercept has this report.
And online at The Columbus Dispatch, Thomas Suddes has an essay titled “Will the new year bring an end to Ohio’s elusive death penalty?”
(Both links via Douglas A. Berman’s “Sentencing Law and Policy” blog.
