“Inside the Violent and Misogynistic World of Roy Den Hollander: He was known for his hatred of women and frivolous lawsuits; Then he killed the son of a New Jersey federal judge before taking his own life, officials said.” Nicole Hong, Mihir Zaveri, and William K. Rashbaum of The New York Times have this report.
“Gov. Doug Ducey to Arizona Supreme Court: Toss bar owners’ challenge to his authority.” Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has an article that begins, “Gov. Doug Ducey is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to throw out a challenge to his authority filed by dozens of bar owners, in a case that will determine the scope of gubernatorial power.”
“Sen. Hawley lays down new antiabortion marker for Supreme Court nominees”: Robert Costa of The Washington Post has an article that begins, “Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that he would not support any future nominee for the Supreme Court unless they had publicly stated before their nomination that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established federal protection for abortion, was ‘wrongly decided.'”
“Texas 5th Court of Appeals Justice David Bridges killed in wrong-way crash with suspected drunk driver”: Mathew Richards of inForney has this report.
“Right to farm: Indiana families ask U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on case over factory farm.” Sarah Bowman of The Indianapolis Star has an article that begins, “A local environmental group believes that Indiana’s Right to Farm Act violates the federal constitution, and they are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.”
“Louisiana Supreme Court says coronavirus-stricken judge can skip election paperwork for now”: Andrea Gallo of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has an article that begins, “Campaign officials for an East Baton Rouge district judge incapacitated by the novel coronavirus filed paperwork Friday to place him on the Nov. 3 ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled that extraordinary circumstances caused by a worldwide pandemic shouldn’t disqualify him.”
“Supreme Court decision reignites the fight over Utah’s 18-week abortion law”: Bethany Rodgers of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.
“The Supreme Court Built America’s Broken Policing System And It’s Working Just As Intended; For over 50 years, the court has provided ‘super powers’ to American police that free them to stop and frisk, use deadly force and evade accountability”: Paul Blumenthal of HuffPost has this report.
“Conservatives Slam ‘Swamp-Infected’ John Roberts After Nevada Church Ruling: ‘National Disgrace.'” Daniel Politi of Slate has this report.
“Republicans will fill a Supreme Court vacancy this year if they get one. But that could backfire. Making the court grounds for an endless cycle of retaliation and counter-retaliation between the parties is a constitutional crisis that no one needs.” Scott Lemieux has this essay online at NBC News.
“Amicus Presents: The Class of RBG, Part 2; Ruth Bader Ginsburg and two of her classmates discuss their lives from Harvard Law School through today.” Slate has posted online this new installment of its “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick.