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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

“No Bad Conservative Idea Ever Dies; Comes now the ‘nondelegation doctrine,’ a nonsense legal theory that has new life because Republicans have the votes”: Charles P. Pierce has this post online at Esquire.

Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“The fight over reopening churches reaches the Supreme Court; This is likely to end badly for public health”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 9:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Who Asked Woman if She Closed Her Legs to Prevent Assault Is Removed; ‘No witness, alleged victim or litigant should be treated that way in a court of law,’ a justice in New Jersey Supreme Court wrote in the unanimous decision”: Maria Cramer of The New York Times has this report.

In today’s edition of The Star-Ledger of Newark, New Jersey, Joe Atmonavage has a front page article headlined “N.J. judge who asked rape victim about closing her legs is removed from the bench.”

And in today’s edition of The Asbury Park Press, Kathleen Hopkins has a front page article headlined “Judge John F. Russo removed from bench by Supreme Court.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link.

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Broke Police Accountability. Now It Has the Chance to Fix It. George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police officers shows the damage the court has wrought.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 9:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“My Argument for Preserving Employment Division v. Smith; I’d love to hear your thoughts about this draft brief”: Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 8:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Drilling into the Content of the Supreme Court’s May Arguments”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

Posted at 5:09 PM by Howard Bashman



Access the May 2020 special edition of Appellate Issues, a publication of the American Bar Association’s Council of Appellate Lawyers: Via this link, focusing on appellate practice during the coronavirus pandemic.

Posted at 10:46 AM by Howard Bashman