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Saturday, August 1, 2020

“Roberts is no GOP villain or liberal savior. He’s a dyed-in-the-wool conservative. The onus lies on Democrats to be as effective as Republicans have been in convincing voters that the control of the Supreme Court is a crucial campaign issue.” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

Posted at 5:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence overturned? Jury selection in a high profile case, not the location of the trial, led to the stunning ruling Friday.” Milton J. Valencia and Tonya Alanez have this front page news analysis in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

Posted at 4:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ruling renews fairness debate in Boston Marathon bomber case”: Jim Mustian and Wilson Ring of The Associated Press have this report.

Posted at 4:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Highlights of Joan Biskupic’s Four-Part Series; The most important elements of the Supreme Court leaks”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 3:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Leaks Don’t Lead Anywhere Good; Justices who serve for life shouldn’t gossip about each other to reporters”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 2:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ruth Bader Ginsburg worked through her fifth bout of cancer to help shape a blockbuster Supreme Court term”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

Posted at 10:40 AM by Howard Bashman