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Saturday, January 18, 2020

“Starr Chamber: The Sequel; President Trump reaches deep into the perv barrel for his defense team.” Columnist Maureen Dowd will have this op-ed in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 10:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kate Brown names judge to Oregon Court of Appeals seat she previously awarded her own lawyer without any competition”: Betsy Hammond of The Oregonian has an article that begins, “Gov. Kate Brown has named an experienced writer and litigator to the Oregon Court of Appeals seat that she previously awarded to her own lawyer without considering any other candidates.”

Posted at 5:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to Consider Limits on Contraception Coverage; The justices will weigh Trump administration regulations allowing employers to refuse to provide access to birth control on religious or moral grounds”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court to Review Exemptions to Birth Control Mandate; Justices will hear Trump administration’s appeal of rulings that blocked rules nationwide.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court will tackle dispute over birth control, religious liberty.”

Alex Swoyer and Christopher Vondracek of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court to review Trump’s religious exemptions for contraceptive coverage.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal in Obamacare contraception fight.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Gets High Court Review on Contraceptive Coverage Opt-Out.”

Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court agrees to hear case involving religious freedom in Obamacare dispute over birth control; The Little Sisters of the Poor, an order of Roman Catholic nuns, fought the contraceptive requirement since it was first imposed.”

Ariane de Vogue and Caroline Kelly of CNN report that “Supreme Court to review Obamacare requirement that employer-provided health insurance plans pay for contraceptives.”

Susannah Luthi of Politico reports that “Supreme Court will again review Obamacare birth control mandate.”

Jessie Hellmann and John Kruzel of The Hill report that “Supreme Court to take up Trump appeal in ObamaCare birth control case.”

And Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “Contraception-Insurance Case Faces New Round at Top Court.”

Posted at 5:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The First Test for Chief Justice Roberts? McConnell’s Organizing Resolution for Impeachment.” Margaret Taylor has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 1:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Desperately Smearing Amy Coney Barrett; If you’re looking for an accurate (let alone fair-minded) assessment of judicial records, Slate’s not the place for you”: Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 1:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court will hear Colorado ‘faithless electors’ case; Case stems from an effort to stop Trump from becoming president”: Justin Wingerter has this front page article in today’s edition of The Denver Post.

In today’s edition of The Seattle Times, David Gutman has a front page article headlined “U.S. Supreme Court to consider Washington’s 2016 ‘faithless electors,’ who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton.”

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak has an article headlined “Supreme Court to Hear Timely Case on Electoral College Voters; A handful of rogue electoral votes, if allowed, could tip the next presidential election.”

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Supreme Court will hear cases on electoral college, birth control mandate.”

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage has an article headlined “Supreme Court to decide if ‘faithless electors’ can defy a state’s presidential vote and pick another candidate.”

Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court to Look at Electoral College Rules; High court to consider whether presidential electors can vote for candidate not chosen in state popular vote.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court will hear case that could decide future presidential elections.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court to review if presidential electors can deflect in Electoral College.”

Jesse Paul of The Colorado Sun has an article headlined “U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Colorado’s presidential electors case. Here’s why the state thinks it will win. The key question in a case that could affect the entire Electoral College: Do presidential electors have to follow the popular vote?

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices to consider faithless electors, ahead of 2020 vote.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court takes up presidential Electoral College dispute.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “High Court to Rule on ‘Faithless Electors’ in Presidential Vote.”

Pete Williams of NBC News has a report headlined “‘Faithless elector’: Supreme Court will hear case that could change how presidents are chosen; A ruling could come in the spring — just as the 2020 presidential race is heating up.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Supreme Court to decide if states can force presidential electors to vote for the state’s winner.”

Alex Pappas of Fox News reports that “Supreme Court to hear ‘faithless elector’ case ahead of 2020 presidential election.”

Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court agrees to hear ‘faithless elector’ cases.”

Megan Mineiro of Courthouse News Service reports that “Justices to Decide ‘Faithless Electors’ Case Before 2020 Election.”

Nina Totenberg of NPR reports that “Supreme Court To Hear ‘Faithless Electors’ Case.”

And Bente Birkeland and Hayley Sanchez of Colorado Public Radio News have a report headlined “They Tried To Beat Trump In The Electoral College, Now The Supreme Court Will Hear Their Case.”

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Dust Off the Impeachment Tables, a Senate Trial Is Underway; To make way for a historic impeachment trial, the Senate is undergoing a physical makeover, with custom tables for the prosecutors, cubbies for senators’ phones and quarters for the chief justice”: Michael D. Shear has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

The “quarters for the chief justice” referred to in the headline would appear to be of the Third Amendment, rather than the monetary, variety.

Posted at 12:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Sex, Power and Fury: The Mystery of a Death at Guantánamo Bay; The federal trial of a former commander of the naval base put a spotlight on life at the isolated and secretive outpost best known for its terrorist court and prison.” Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 10:40 AM by Howard Bashman



“Remember that $8 billion Risperdal verdict? A Philly judge has drastically slashed it.” Christian Hetrick has this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Peter Loftus of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Judge Slashes Damages in J&J Risperdal Case to $6.8 Million From $8 Billion; J&J had been ordered to pay in suit involving its antipsychotic drug Risperdal.”

And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Judge slashes $8 billion Risperdal award against Johnson & Johnson to $6.8 million.”

Posted at 10:33 AM by Howard Bashman