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Sunday, February 2, 2020

“Will the Justices skip the 2020 State of the Union? CJ Rehnquist skipped the 1999 address during the impeachment trial, and all 9 Justices skipped the 2000 address”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals court decision paves way for trial in case of alleged sexual harassment by juvenile detention deputy”: Stacey Shepard of The Bakersfield Californian has this report.

Julie Steinberg of Bloomberg Law reports that “Female Juvenile Inmate May Sue Male Guard Who Watched Her Shower” (subscription required for full access).

And Veronica Morley of 23ABC News of Bakersfield reports that “Court of Appeals rules in favor of young woman who alleged sexual harassment by corrections officer in Kern County juvenile hall.”

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

Posted at 8:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Harvard Not Biased in Denying Professor’s Tenure, 1st Cir. Rules”: Jay-Anne B. Casuga of Bloomberg Las has this report (subscription required for full access).

Online at Forbes, Patricia Barnes has a post titled “Scholar: Appeal Court’s Decision Reinforces Silence About Sex Abuse On College Campuses.”

And the plaintiff-appellant in this appeal, who has a blog where on occasion she has discussed the litigation, has a post titled “Update on My Title IX Lawsuit.”

Circuit Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson wrote the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued Friday in redacted form on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

Posted at 7:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“June 2020 Memoir ‘The Baker’ By Jack Phillips Will Discuss Supreme Court Case About His Refusal To Bake Cake For Same-Sex Couple”: Rachel Kramer Bussel has this post online at Forbes.

Posted at 2:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Burying the judges’ disclosure forms is embarrassment for Supreme Court”: The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has published this editorial.

Posted at 1:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Geneseo attorney admitted to practice in Supreme Court”: Ben Beagle of The Livingston County (N.Y.) News has an article that begins, “A Geneseo attorney has been admitted to practice at the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Posted at 1:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Historically Speaking: A tribute to first black man allowed to argue before Supreme Court.” Christopher Brooks has this essay online at The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Posted at 1:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court sets arguments on Trump taxes, financial records in cases that could yield major rulings; The justices could issue important decisions on the power of the House of Representatives and the president”: Pete Williams of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 1:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The SCOTUS Cafeteria Is Now Serving (Terrible) Pizza, Thanks to Brett Kavanaugh; The junior justice sits on the Supreme Court’s cafeteria committee”: Gabe Hiatt of Eater Washington DC has this report.

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“The most radical Democratic plan to fix the Supreme Court yet: What if we have to destroy the judiciary in order to save democracy?” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Could a Supreme Court case about tax dollars for religious schools affect California? Private schools, not just religious schools, cannot receive general public school funding in California.” Kristen Taketa of The San Diego Union-Tribune has this report.

Posted at 1:26 PM by Howard Bashman