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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

“The Federal Courts Begin to Adapt to COVID-19”: Robert Loeb, Katie Kopp, and Melanie Hallums have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 2:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“The One Change John Roberts Can Make to Depoliticize the Supreme Court; To stop Chuck Schumer or Donald Trump from attacking individual members of the court, the chief justice should make anonymous opinions the norm”: Scott S. Boddery has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

Posted at 2:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hogan Lovells Partner Cate Stetson Looks Ahead to Milestone of 100 Appellate Arguments; Hogan Lovells’ Cate Stetson speaks about how she prepares for oral arguments (spoiler alert: it involves cheeseburgers) and why so few women argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.” Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report.

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Lawyers Brace for Uncertainty After Postponement”: Jordan S. Rubin and Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law have this report.

Posted at 10:33 AM by Howard Bashman



“To stop coronavirus, Michigan Supreme Court orders emergency procedures”: Frank Witsil of The Detroit Free Press has a report that begins, “Including a personal reference to her own 80-year-old father, Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack explained Monday the extraordinary emergency procedures that the coronavirus outbreak has forced courts to adopt.”

Posted at 9:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Tight race to fill seat once held by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Charles Freeman, the only person of color to be elected to the state’s highest court”: Antonia Ayres-Brown of The Chicago Tribune has this report.

And Jon Seidel of The Chicago Sun-Times reports that “Neville looks poised to hold Illinois Supreme Court seat, but Reyes makes strong challenge; A campaign dominated by questions of diversity did not have a clear winner late Tuesday evening.”

Posted at 9:02 AM by Howard Bashman



“Pa. Supreme Court Justice Wecht under self-quarantine after son presumptively tests positive”: Andrew Goldstein of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

Posted at 9:00 AM by Howard Bashman