“Young conservative who clerked for Ginsburg nominated to the federal bench in Louisville”: Andrew Wolfson of The Courier Journal of Louisville, Kentucky has this report.
And Dave Thompson of The Paducah Sun reports that “Paducah native nominated to federal judgeship.”
Congratulations to “How Appealing” reader Benjamin Beaton, who has been nominated to fill the vacancy that will arise on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky once U.S. District Judge Justin R. Walker joins the D.C. Circuit.
“Judge blocks enforcement of Fairness law against photographer who opposes same-sex weddings”: Andrew Wolfson of The Courier Journal of Louisville, Kentucky has this report on a ruling that U.S. District Judge Justin R. Walker (W.D. Ky.) issued Friday.
Judge Walker was confirmed to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in June but has not yet received his judicial commission for that appellate judgeship.
“McKesson v. Doe — Searching for Clarity on Protesters’ Rights”: Tabatha Abu El-Haj recently had this guest post at the “Balkinization” blog, along with a related post titled “Our Best Bet — Legislating a Robust Right to Peaceably Assemble.”
“Another Intra-Circuit Conflict on Cumulative Finality; A recent First Circuit decision adds to the list of circuits with inconsistent law on when subsequent events save a premature notice of appeal”: Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog.
“The Constitutionality of a Federal Mask Mandate, Part II: Can Congress mandate that people in many (most) places wear masks?” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“The constitutionality of a federal mask mandate”: Jack Balkin has this post at his “Balkinization” blog.
“Trump Defying Court on DACA, Title VII Rulings”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his “Jost on Justice” blog.
“Lawyers and Historians Argue About the Constitution”: Law professor Jack M. Balkin has posted this article on SSRN.
