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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

“Americans’ Faith in Law Is at Stake in the DACA Case; The Supreme Court has the opportunity to prove to the country that despite all the hardships that surround us, humanity is not dead, and cruelty does not rule the day”: Former Third Circuit Judge H. Lee Sarokin has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 9:07 PM by Howard Bashman



“Oral Arguments in the DC Circuit En Banc Consideration of Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn and U.S. House of Representatives v. Mnuchin”: Charlotte Butash and Margaret Taylor have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 2:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments over whether Amazon is at fault for Lorain County teen’s overdose death”: Jeremy Pelzer of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.

The Ohio Channel has posted on YouTube at this link the video of today’s oral argument before the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Oregon Convictions Are Thrown Into Doubt by the U.S. Supreme Court. We Examined the Cases. Here’s who juries convicted without reaching a unanimous decision.” Tess Riski of Willamette Week has this report.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The birth control wars return to the Supreme Court. And this time, conservatives have the votes. The Christian right is likely to score big wins from a majority-Republican Supreme Court.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Virus Makes the Supreme Court More Transparent; Unprecedented live audio streaming of oral arguments could signal more openness”: Jacob Sullum has this post online at Reason.

Posted at 1:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“In Major Decision Rejecting Kris Kobach’s Claims of Massive Voter Fraud, Tenth Circuit Unanimously Holds Kansas’s Documentary Proof of Citizenship Requirement to Register to Vote Violates Constitution and Federal Law”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog” about a ruling that a two-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued today.

Posted at 12:16 PM by Howard Bashman