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Sunday, May 10, 2020

“Cornyn says Senate has ‘responsibility’ to fill any 2020 Supreme Court vacancy. He felt differently in 2016.” Benjamin Wermund of The Houston Chronicle has this report.

Posted at 11:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Moves to Speed Appeal in Equal Pay Case; Players ask judge to enter final ruling on pay-discrimination claims he threw out a week earlier”: Rachel Bachman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Earlier, at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Paul Cassell had a post titled “A Legally Dubious Summary Judgment Grant Against the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team on Its Equal Pay Case; An appeal by the team stands a very good chance of success, as many disputed facts need to be assesed by a jury — including admissions of unequal pay made by U.S. Soccer.”

Posted at 10:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Will the Supreme Court permit Trump to be above the law?” Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“After Supreme Court win, Baton Rouge robber could face longer term as habitual offender”: Joe Gyan Jr. of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has an article that begins, “Just when it appeared the U.S. Supreme Court had handed Jonathan Robertson hope in his quest to reduce his 75-year prison sentence, the convicted Baton Rouge robber now may end up serving even more time behind bars.”

Posted at 9:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“As 2020 presidential contest looms, U.S. Supreme Court mulls power of ‘electors'”: Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report.

Posted at 9:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“A listener’s guide to the historic Supreme Court arguments over whether Trump can keep his tax records secret”: Tucker Higgins of CNBC has this report.

Posted at 8:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Coronavirus Made a Mess of Abortion Access. What the Supreme Court Decides Next Month Could Be Worse. Abortion law expert Mary Ziegler offers a legal roadmap for how we got to our current moment — and what to expect from June Medical Services v. Russo.” Becca Andrews of Mother Jones has this report.

Posted at 1:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Colorado Case Before The Supreme Court Could Overhaul The Electoral College Forever”: Allison Sherry of Colorado Public Radio News has this report.

Posted at 10:56 AM by Howard Bashman



“No president is immune from prosecution. The court has a chance to prove it.” Columnist George F. Will has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Wisconsin mom sues Trump, IRS, over her exclusion from COVID-19 stimulus check program”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “A Wisconsin woman who can’t get the $1,200 stimulus check sent to millions of Americans because her husband immigrated to the U.S. says excluding her from the program violates her constitutional rights, including to marry who she wants.”

Posted at 10:35 AM by Howard Bashman



“Misadventures in Teleworking Are the Least of the Supreme Court’s Problems”: Irin Carmon has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

Posted at 10:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court ruling on DACA soon could alter So Cal lives; coronavirus might play role. More than one in four DACA recipients lives in California. Many work in health care.” Roxana Kopetman of The Orange County Register has this report.

Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard Bashman



“You can sue to stop lockdowns, but you can’t sue to get them. That’s dangerous. There are strong reasons for the courts to defer to the governors.” Law professor Eric Posner has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 12:03 AM by Howard Bashman