“House tells Supreme Court that Mueller grand jury material is needed now”: Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.
And Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “House Democrats tell Supreme Court they need Mueller grand jury materials to decide on new articles of impeachment.”
“Jury trials in Wisconsin courts may become a rare luxury as officials balance the risks of coronavirus and the need for a fair trial”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.
“Clarence Thomas, hobbits and the mute button: A historic two weeks at the virtual Supreme Court.” Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.
“Passed By for Decades, Clarence Thomas Is a New Symbol of the Trump Era; He isn’t yet the pop culture star that Ruth Bader Ginsburg — ‘Notorious R.B.G.’ to many — is; But his fans think he could be”: Nicholas Casey has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
“Door-to-Door Sales Curfew Violates Free Speech, 10th Cir. Says”: Kathleen Dailey of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued Friday.
Access today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court (Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh not participating) in Opati v. Republic of Sudan, No. 17-1268. You can access the oral argument via this link.
“Earth to Nancy”: You can access today’s new installment of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, featuring law professors Kate Shaw and Leah Litman, via this link.
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is scheduled to begin streaming live video of its oral arguments at 10 a.m. eastern time today: You can view the arguments on YouTube via this link (link updated!). I’m particularly looking forward to watching the case scheduled for oral argument at 11:30 a.m.
Meanwhile, a little over two weeks from now, I will have my own Pa. Superior Court video oral argument debut in the first en banc case on this list.
“Will the Coronavirus Make Us Rethink Mass Incarceration? Community groups have pointed out the social costs of the prison system for decades. Now the pandemic has exposed its public-health risks.” Sarah Stillman has this “American Chronicles” article in the May 25, 2020 issue of The New Yorker.
“Electoral College, the Senate and the Founders”: Lyle Denniston has this blog post.
“Were the Supreme Court’s Phone Arguments a Success? ‘I see so many flaws in it,’ said Lyle Denniston, the dean emeritus of the Supreme Court press corps, who has attended more arguments than any other journalist.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.
And in Wexford Health v. Garrett, No. 19–867, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari.
“Wrigley Field Vendor’s Damages Claim Over Peddling Ban Tossed”: Peter Hayes of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook issued on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Friday.