“How the Supreme Court upended a century of federal Indian law: Half of Oklahoma is set to become tribal reservations, but what does that mean for crimes committed on those lands?” Graham Lee Brewer and Cary Aspinwall have this report online at High Country News.
“How Native Tribes Started Winning at the Supreme Court: In July, the court ruled that half of Oklahoma is an Indian reservation; The decision was two decades in the making.” Delilah Friedler of Mother Jones has this report.
“Why Josh Hawley’s New Supreme Court Litmus Test Is False Advertising; Sen. Josh Hawley’s pledge to vote only for nominees who have objected to Roe v. Wade would mean a vote against Clarence Thomas, and in favor of David Souter, Anthony Kennedy, and Sandra Day O’Connor”: Carrie Severino has this post at The Federalist.
“Approval of the Supreme Court Is Highest Since 2009”: Justin McCarthy of Gallup has this report. You can access the results of the survey via this link.
And John Kruzel of The Hill has a report headlined “Supreme Court’s approval rating highest in over a decade: Gallup.”
“Federal appeals court reinstates conviction in Jill Behrman murder case”: Elizabeth DePompei of The Indianapolis Star has this report.
And Alex Hardgrave of the Indiana Daily Student reports that “Convicted murderer John Myers to stay in jail, court rules Tuesday.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.
“Grubhub Delivery Drivers Must Arbitrate Overtime Complaints”: Maeve Allsup of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that Circuit Judge Amy C. Barrett issued yesterday on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit announces that it will continue to hear oral arguments remotely through the end of 2020: Chief Judge Diane S. Sykes issued this order Monday.
“Appeals Court Blocks Immigrant Wealth Test in the Northeast; The federal court ruled that the Trump administration’s so-called public charge rule for green card applicants could not go into effect in New York, Connecticut and Vermont”: Zolan Kanno-Youngs has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
And Priscilla Alvarez of CNN reports that “Appeals court blocks Trump ‘public charge’ immigration rule in 3 states.”
You can access yesterday’s 105-page ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.
“Former jails union boss Norman Seabrook loses appeal in bribery case”: Stephen Rex Brown of The New York Daily News has this report.
And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Ex-NYC union chief loses bribery appeal; hedge fund exec wins resentencing.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.
“Bin Laden’s Propaganda Chief Gets New Hearing Over Life Sentence”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued yesterday.
“Want Proof that Democrats Are Playing A Losing Game on Judges: Look to the States.” Harsh Voruganti has this interesting post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”
“Anti-Federalists and the Roots of Judicial Oligarchy”: Aaron N. Coleman has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.
“The Least Interesting Branch: Why Supreme Court Leaks Reveal Little.” Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.
And at his “Dorf on Law” blog, he has a related post titled “Leaks, Legal Realism, and Private Deliberations.”
“Federal judge pens scathing opinion on qualified immunity: ‘Let us waste no time in righting this wrong.'” Jamie Ehrlich and Ariane de Vogue of CNN have this report.
My earlier coverage of yesterday’s must-read decision can be accessed here.
“What would a new Tsarnaev trial look like, five years later?” Dugan Arnett of The Boston Globe has this report.
And in commentary, online at The Boston Globe, former U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner (D. Mass.), Martin F. Murphy, and Michael Keating have an essay titled “Prosecutors’ excessive zeal during the Tsarnaev trial: Their overreach during the first trial may now require a second one.”
“Planned Parenthood targets Susan Collins with $1.7 million voter turnout plan”: Ryan Lovelace of The Washington Times has this report.
According to the article, “Planned Parenthood’s primary objection to Ms. Collins focuses on her votes to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and other judicial nominees appointed by President Trump.”
“Drug users delivering stillbirths could face murder rap if this California case advances”: Alex Wigglesworth has this article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.
“Error of Will — Or Matter of Framing?” Robert R. Gasaway has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.
“Why is diversity so important? Read Orrick’s amicus brief on jurors and #BLM.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.
“Mississippi Judge Blasts Qualified Immunity in Blistering Order”: Porter Wells of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).
Today, U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves (S.D. Miss.) issued this must-read decision.
“Avery Rasmussen ’21 To Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh”: Mike Fox of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report.
“Moot Opposition for Zero Disclaimer”: Dennis Crouch has this post at his “Patently-O” blog about a non-precedential decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued yesterday in Royal Crown Co. v. Coca-Cola Co.
“Eleventh Circuit, in Error-Filled Decision, Upholds Florida Presidential Ballot Access”: Richard Winger has this post at his “Ballot Access News” blog about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.
“Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Mourns Passing of Judge Jerome Farris”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently issued this news release.
“Sixth Circuit: Covid-19 Restrictions Don’t Affect Ballot-Access Requirements.” Kevin Koeninger of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued yesterday.
“‘We will not bite’: Federal appeals strikes down plan to allow floating fish farms in Gulf.” Tristan Baurick of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.
And Janet McConnaughey of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Appeals court: NOAA can’t make rules for offshore fish farms.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.
“Appeals court revives challenge to Maryland gun laws”: Matthew Barakat of The Associated Press has this report.
And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh has a post titled “Gun Stores Have Standing to Raise Their Customers’ Second Amendment Rights, in challenge to Maryland’s handgun license requirement.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.
“All U.S. Appeals Courts Embrace Argument Streaming Due to Covid”: Madison Alder and Allie Reed have an article that begins, “All 13 federal appeals courts now are livestreaming oral arguments compared to four prior to the pandemic, the latest sign of how Covid-19 has made U.S. courts more transparent.”
“Associate Justice Elena Kagan, after decade on bench, emerges as Supreme Court ‘bridge-builder'”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.
“Massachusetts Court Won’t Use Term ‘Grandfathering,’ Citing Its Racist Origins; The term was ‘adopted by some states after the Civil War in an effort to disenfranchise African-American voters,’ the court noted”: Azi Paybarah of The New York Times has this report on a ruling that the Appeals Court of Massachusetts issued today.
“Senate GOP divided over whether they’d fill Supreme Court vacancy”: Alexander Bolton of The Hill has this report.
And at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York Magazine, Eric Levitz has a post titled “Two GOP Senators Oppose Filling Supreme Court Vacancy in 2020.”
“Supreme Court Leaks Are Unfortunate, But This Wasn’t A Big Deal; A response to my co-blogger Josh Blackman”: Orin S. Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Judge Whose Son Was Killed by Misogynistic Lawyer Speaks Out; ‘Two weeks ago, my life as I knew it changed in an instant, and my family will never be the same,’ Judge Esther Salas said in a video statement”: Tracey Tully of The New York Times has this report.
Ted Sherman of NJ Advance Media has an article headlined “‘My son’s death cannot be in vain…’ Judge speaks out for first time of the day of horror when a ‘madman’ attacked.”
Michael Sheridan of The New York Daily News has an article headlined “Federal judge whose son was killed by gunman dressed as FedEx driver speaks out: ‘We are living every parent’s worst nightmare.’”
Brendan O’Brien of Reuters reports that “Latina judge from New Jersey breaks silence two weeks after attacker kills her son.”
Eric Levenson of CNN reports that “New Jersey federal judge whose family was attacked details her son’s last words.”
Jon Haworth of ABC News reports that “Judge Salas breaks silence in heartbreaking video tribute after son’s shooting death; ‘This monster knew where I lived and what church we attended,’ said Salas.” Earlier, Meredith Deliso of ABC News reported that “Threats to judges are increasing, and experts say misogyny is a problem; Roy Den Hollander is the primary suspect in two murder investigations.”
Stephanie Pagones of Fox News reports that “Judge Salas releases statement after son killed, husband shot in attack by lawyer; ‘My son’s death cannot be in vain,’ she said.”
Hayley Miller of HuffPost reports that “Esther Salas Pleads For Stronger Protection Of Federal Judges After Son’s Murder; The federal judge spoke out for the first time about the fatal shooting at her home in New Jersey in an emotional video.”
And Tasneem Nashrulla of BuzzFeed News reports that “Judge Esther Salas Spoke Out About The Shooting That Killed Her Son And Injured Her Husband.”
Eyewitness News ABC7NY has posted on YouTube a video titled “Complete statement from Judge Esther Salas after son killed, husband shot.”
“The Supreme Court is leaking. That’s a good thing. The norms of secrecy on the high court go way too far.” Law professor Daniel Epps has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“A Supreme Court Divided Cannot Stand. John Roberts Must Step up or Step Off.” Law professor Josh Blackman has this essay online at Newsweek.