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Thursday, April 9, 2020

“US judge issues 2nd order blocking Texas abortion ban”: Chuck Lindell of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

And Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Judge Imposes New Limits on Texas Abortion Ban During Coronavirus Crisis; Following reversal by appeals court, judge in Austin says state can ban some, but not all, abortions.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas at this link.

Posted at 11:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Latest Question for Supreme Court: How to Rule on a Crowded Docket During a Pandemic; The question confronts Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. with choices that will invariably be seen as political.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 11:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“I spent six days on a ventilator with covid-19. It saved me, but my life is not the same.” David Lat has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 5:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Releasing only inmates who’ve already been diagnosed with coronavirus would be a grave mistake”: Matthew Stiegler recently had this op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

And at his “CA3blog,” Stiegler had a related post titled “So, uh, about that op-ed.”

Posted at 10:52 AM by Howard Bashman



“Fifth Circuit Reinstates Texas Ban That Banned ‘Non-Essential’ Medical Procedures, Including Most Abortions; But the ban might still be blocked as to women who are far enough along in their pregnancies that delaying an abortion would make it illegal”: Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 10:46 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Federal Government’s ‘Police Power’ and the Takings Clause: Part IV; Eight 5th Circuit judges already found that 18 U.S.C. 922(o) would be unconstitutional with respect to the local possession of bump stocks.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 10:34 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Fails Us; The five conservative justices refused to extend the deadline for absentee ballots in Wisconsin in the middle of the pandemic”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 10:08 AM by Howard Bashman