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Thursday, March 12, 2020

“A .com trademark case at the US Supreme Court could change the web as we know it”: Ephrat Livni of Quartz has this report.

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justices lash out against candidate Jill Karofsky”: Riley Vetterkind of The Wisconsin State Journal has an article that begins, “Four of Wisconsin’s conservative-backed Supreme Court justices lashed out against liberal-supported candidate Jill Karofsky on Wednesday, calling her rhetoric against her rival, incumbent Justice Dan Kelly, ‘irresponsible and insulting’ and deeming her unfit for the bench.”

Posted at 7:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senators demand records illuminating dark money ties to Supreme Court appointments”: Ephrat Livni of Quartz has this report.

Posted at 7:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Maryland Senate advances legislation to rename state’s top court the Supreme Court of Maryland”: Luke Broadwater of The Baltimore Sun has this report.

Posted at 7:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s closure could be first disease-related shuttering in a century”: Katie Bart and Kalvis Golde have this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 5:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Chaos Coming for the U.S. Election: The Supreme Court will soon hear two cases that could upend the entire Electoral College system just months before voters go to the polls.” Adav Noti has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 4:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Out of concern for the health and safety of the public and Supreme Court employees, the Supreme Court Building will be closed to the public from 4:30 p.m. on March 12, 2020, until further notice.” So begins a notice that the U.S. Supreme Court has posted to the home page of its website.

Posted at 3:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Revives ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Asylum Seekers; A federal appeals court had found that the policy, which was put in place early last year, violated federal and international law”: Adam Liptak and Zolan Kanno-Youngs have this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Supreme Court says Trump administration may continue ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy for asylum seekers.”

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage has an article headlined “Supreme Court keeps in place Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum constraints.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Brent Kendall and Michelle Hackman have an article headlined “Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Maintain Remain-In-Mexico Immigration Policy; High court allows administration to maintain policy during ongoing litigation.”

And in today’s edition of The Washington Times, Stephen Dinan has a front page article headlined “Supreme Court allows DHS to continue Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy for illegals; Decision eases feds’ fears of coronavirus vector.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“Nationwide class actions are safe, thanks to the D.C. and 7th Circuits”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s Fictional Middle Ground on Abortion: There is no such thing.” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 12:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Milwaukee federal Judge Lynn Adelman creates stir with article blasting Supreme Court conservatives”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Posted at 9:24 AM by Howard Bashman