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Sunday, May 24, 2020

“Federal judge: Florida can’t stop poor felons from voting; U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle called it a ‘pay-to-vote system.'” Lawrence Mower of The Tampa Bay Times has this report.

Patricia Mazzei of The New York Times reports that “Florida Law Restricting Felon Voting Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules; A federal judge said the law would result in discrimination against felons who cannot afford to pay court fines and fees.”

Amy Gardner of The Washington Post reports that “Federal judge guts Florida law requiring felons to pay fines before they can vote.”

And Arian Campo-Flores of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Florida Law Declared Unconstitutional, Paving Way for Felons to Vote; In his decision, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruled that Florida’s procedures amounted to an ‘unconstitutional pay-to-vote system.’

You can access today’s 125-page ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida at this link.

Posted at 9:51 PM by Howard Bashman



“Chief justice says pandemic teaches humility, compassion”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “U.S. Chief Justice Says Pandemic Pierces ‘Illusion of Certainty.’

Ariane de Vogue of CNN has a report headlined “‘This is your moment’: Chief Justice John Roberts delivers remarks to son’s graduating high school class.”

And Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal reports that “Chief Justice Roberts Laments Hiatus of Handshake That Unites Justices.”

You can view via this link the video of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.’s prerecorded remarks on the occasion of his son’s high school graduation.

Posted at 9:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“State Supreme Court says counties can decide when to return to in-person court operations”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “Courts in Wisconsin’s 72 counties can shift back to more in-person hearings, and even jury trials, as they adopt their own approved plans to do so safely, the state Supreme Court has ordered.”

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Richard N. Palmer retiring after 27-year career that included decisions on death penalty, same-sex marriage”: Edmund H. Mahony has this front page article in today’s edition of The Hartford Courant.

Posted at 8:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Oregon Supreme Court to Baker County judge: Throw out injunction against governor’s emergency coronavirus orders by Tues., or explain why not.” Maxine Bernstein has this article in today’s edition of The Oregonian.

Gillian Flaccus of The Associated Press reports that “Judge told vacate or explain order nixing virus restrictions.”

And Meerah Powell of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that “Lower Court Faces Choice With COVID-19 Ruling.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of Oregon at this link.

Posted at 8:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court prepares for major decisions on Trump taxes, LGBT rights, immigration and abortion”: Tucker Higgins of CNBC has this report.

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Immunity, Impunity, and Justice by the Numbers: The financial records cases, who’s getting cut off on the all-new SCOTUS call-in show, and why the law is for suckers.” You can access online via this link yesterday’s new installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick and her guests, including law professor Leah Litman.

Posted at 7:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump administration asks Supreme Court to stop release of inmates at risk for COVID-19”: David G. Savage has this article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 7:40 PM by Howard Bashman