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Monday, May 18, 2020

“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.

Posted at 9:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Clarence Thomas, hobbits and the mute button: A historic two weeks at the virtual Supreme Court.” Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

Posted at 5:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 5:53 PM by Howard Bashman



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.

Posted at 9:52 AM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 9:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“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.

Posted at 9:38 AM by Howard Bashman