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Friday, July 10, 2020

“Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone’s prison sentence”: Jill Colvin and Eric Tucker of The Associated Press have this report.

Posted at 8:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court presented by Ruth Marcus”: The Chautauqua Institution has posted this video on YouTube.

Posted at 8:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Flynn case now paused while full appeals court considers review”: Katelyn Polantz of CNN has this report on an order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

In other coverage, Bob Fredericks of The New York Post reports that “Appeals court delays decision on dismissal of Michael Flynn charges.”

And in commentary, online at The Los Angeles Times, columnist Michael McGough has an essay titled “The judge who oversaw Michael Flynn’s case is fighting to rehear it. Good for him.”

Posted at 7:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Department plans to appeal ruling halting execution”: Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, and Andrew DeMillo of The Associated Press have a report that begins, “The Justice Department plans to appeal a judge’s ruling that halted the first federal execution in nearly two decades after family members of the victims raised concerns they would be at high risk of coronavirus if they had to travel to attend it.”

Dartunorro Clark of NBC News reports that “Judge blocks first federal execution in 17 years over coronavirus threat to victims’ families; The victims’ families argue that Attorney General Bill Barr violated federal law when he scheduled the execution for July 13 ‘without adequate measures in place to protect them.’

Jeff Mordock of The Washington Times reports that “Judge halts execution of convicted killer because of coronavirus concerns.”

Earlier, Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal had an article headlined “First Federal Execution Since 2003 Is Set for Monday; Convicted killer Daniel Lewis Lee is scheduled to die at Terre Haute prison, despite objections from victims’ family and concerns about the coronavirus.”

Kevin Johnson of USA Today had an article headlined “Re-opening federal death chamber: Victim opposition, pandemic threaten first execution in 17 years.”

And on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Carrie Johnson had an audio segment titled “Federal Government Will Resume Executions.”

Posted at 6:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Chief Justice John Roberts Rebuked Trump This Term. What’s He Up To?” Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

Posted at 6:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Year of surprise Supreme Court rulings shows influence of powerful chief justice John Roberts”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 5:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Tenth Circuit on the Scope of § 1447(d) Remand Appeals; The Tenth Circuit held that when an exception to §1447(d) applies, the court can review only the expressly excepted grounds for removal”: Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog.

Posted at 5:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Rulings let Trump keep his taxes under wraps for now, but his angry reaction underscores a political risk”: Toluse Olorunnipa and John Wagner have this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 2:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Seeks to Harness Supreme Court Losses in Making 2020 Case”: Josh Wingrove and Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 2:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Conservative Court and Trump’s Own Appointees Declare Their Independence; The Supreme Court’s dismissal of President Trump’s claims of immunity was a reminder that institutional prerogatives still matter in Washington, even in a time of extreme partisanship”: Peter Baker has this front page news analysis in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman



Thursday, July 9, 2020

“In L.A. case, Supreme Court rules job discrimination laws don’t protect church-school teachers”: David G. Savage has this front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak has an article headlined “Job Bias Laws Do Not Protect Teachers in Catholic Schools, Supreme Court Rules; The case was the court’s latest consideration of the relationship between the government and religion.”

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Supreme Court affirms ‘ministerial exception’ that protects religious organizations from some lawsuits.”

And Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court upholds autonomy of religious employers in employment discrimination cases.”

Posted at 10:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Upholds Trump Administration Regulation Letting Employers Opt Out of Birth Control Coverage; The regulation was the latest attempt to undermine the ‘contraception mandate,’ a signature initiative of the Obama administration”: Adam Liptak has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has a front page article headlined “Supreme Court says employers may opt out of Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate over religious, moral objections.”

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage has an article headlined “Supreme Court upholds most of Trump rule to let religious employers end birth control coverage.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall have a front page article headlined “Supreme Court Rulings Expand Exemptions for Religious Employers; Justices further elevate the right of religious exercise and the role of sectarian institutions in American society, in two separate rulings.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court allows religious, moral exemptions for employers opposed to contraceptives.”

In today’s edition of The Washington Times, Alex Swoyer has a front page article headlined “Supreme Court sides with Trump over Obamacare religious exemptions.”

And in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jeremy Roebuck has a front page article headlined “U.S. Supreme Court hands victory to Trump in latest round of Pennsylvania’s birth-control wars.”

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Teaches Trump the Limits of His Presidency”: Amy Davidson Sorkin has this post online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 7:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Political Genius of John Roberts: The chief justice stood up to Trump, placated Democrats, and scored indisputable points for judicial supremacy.” Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 6:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“In bias case, Jones Day pushes novel theory to block retaliation claim over press release”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

Posted at 6:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds most lame-duck laws, throws out provisions on government documents”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “The state Supreme Court upheld many of the lame-duck laws that limited the power of the governor and attorney general Thursday, but the justices tossed out provisions that dictated how government documents had to be written.”

Riley Vetterkind of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds most lame-duck laws curbing powers of Tony Evers, Josh Kaul.”

Todd Richmond of The Associated Press reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws.”

And Joe Kelly of Courthouse News Service reports that “Wisconsin Justices Uphold Most GOP Lame-Duck Laws.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin — totaling 144 pages — at this link.

Posted at 5:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge asks appeals court to revive Michael Flynn case, permit review of DOJ dismissal”: Ann E. Marimow and Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post have this report.

Bryon Tau of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Judge Appeals Order to Dismiss Charges Against Michael Flynn; Former national security adviser had pleaded guilty to perjury before Justice Department moved to end case.”

Jeff Mordock of The Washington Times reports that “Trial judge in Flynn case asks appeals court to reconsider decision to drop prosecution.”

Colleen Long of The Associated Press reports that “DC judge asks for full appeal review of Flynn dismissal.”

Jan Wolfe of Reuters reports that “U.S. judge hearing Flynn case asks appeals court to reconsider dismissal.”

Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Judge in Michael Flynn case wants full appeals court to rehear dismissal of charges; Judge Emmet Sullivan said three-judge panel’s ruling to dismiss charges against former national security adviser ‘threatens to turn ordinary judicial process upside down.’

Katelyn Polantz of CNN reports that “Trial judge tries to keep Michael Flynn case alive in new request to appeals court.”

Gregg Re of Fox News reports that “Judge refuses to dismiss Flynn case, petitions full appellate court for review.”

Dan Mangan and Kevin Breuninger of CNBC report that “Judge asks full federal appeals court to reconsider decision forcing him to drop Michael Flynn case.”

And Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Judge asks appeals court to reconsider decision ordering him to dismiss Flynn charges.”

You can view at this link the petition for rehearing en banc filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Posted at 5:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Teflon Robe — Emboldened by Impunity: With ‘judges judging judges,’ rogues on the bench have little to fear; Secretive and cozy judicial oversight systems enable judges to subvert accountability in many states; Exhibit A: Oklahoma, where not a single judge was publicly disciplined in 14 years; When the state finally did charge a judge with wrongdoing, he was allowed to resign, his record pristine and his pension intact.” Michael Berens and John Shiffman of Reuters have this report, part two of a Reuters Investigates series.

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“People ask me if I’ve recovered from COVID-19. That’s not an easy question to answer.” David Lat has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 10:44 AM by Howard Bashman