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Saturday, June 27, 2020

“The Supreme Court Didn’t Have to Rely on Xenophobic Logic; But it did”: Online at The Atlantic, law professor Leah Litman has an essay that begins, “A little more than a century ago, in what are known as the Chinese Exclusion Cases, the Supreme Court said that the political branches possess sweeping powers over noncitizens who are seeking to enter the United States.”

Posted at 11:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Appellate Project’ Aims to Boost Diversity in Specialized Bar; The Appellate Project is developing ways to interest minority law students in appellate work at an early stage; The group is working through educational outreach and an ‘incubator’ summer fellowship program”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal recently had this report.

Posted at 9:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Josh Hawley warns Trump on Supreme Court disappointments; The GOP senator says the president needs to overhaul his process for picking nominees, in a swipe at top legal conservatives”: Marianne LeVine of Politico has this report.

Posted at 9:05 PM by Howard Bashman