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Friday, August 21, 2020

“Michigan Court of Appeals backs Whitmer on use of emergency power”: Paul Egan of The Detroit Free Press has this report.

Craig Mauger of The Detroit News reports that “Michigan Court of Appeals upholds Gov. Whitmer’s emergency actions.”

And Lauren Gibbons of MLive reports that “Michigan court sides with Whitmer in fight over coronavirus emergency powers.”

Today’s ruling of the Court of Appeals of Michigan consists of a majority opinion and an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

Posted at 10:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Colorado Supreme Court to impose term lengths for chief justice as current one retires; Chief Justice Nathan Coats will be succeeded by Justice Brian Boatright”: Shelly Bradbury of The Denver Post has this report.

Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“North Dakota Supreme Court justice recovering from COVID-19: ‘Be careful and stay safe.'” Jack Dura of The Bismarck Tribune has an article that begins, “North Dakota’s longest-serving Supreme Court justice could be released this week from the hospital while still recovering from COVID-19.”

Posted at 9:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Progressives seethe as Democrats largely ignore Supreme Court at convention; The next president could appoint several justices and reshape the court for a generation. But convention speakers barely mentioned it”: Sahil Kapur of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 9:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Republicans have a strong message on the courts; Democrats need one, too; The Supreme Court can make or break the liberal agenda”: Law professor Melissa Murray has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Which Side Are ‘Liberal’ Lawyers On? Many public-interest attorneys also represent corporations against their workers.” Leo Gertner recently had this essay online at The American Prospect.

Posted at 9:06 AM by Howard Bashman