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Monday, September 21, 2020

“Fate of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Papers Is Unclear; As recently as last year, a court spokeswoman said Ginsburg ‘has not announced her plans for her Supreme Court papers'”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report.

Posted at 10:08 AM by Howard Bashman



“Ginsburg’s Law Clerks Likely to Be Reassigned as New Term Unfolds; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s clerks had likely already been studying petitions that will be considered by the justices at the so-called long conference”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report.

Posted at 10:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“Conservative Supreme Court majority? What it could mean on these issues; Conservatives have long sought to create a majority to address the excesses of the Warren Court.” Law professor John Yoo has this essay online at Fox News.

Posted at 9:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“Trump says Supreme Court list is down to 5 people, announcement coming Friday or Saturday; During a ‘Fox & Friends’ interview, Trump said a vote should be taken ‘before the election'”: Brooke Singman of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 9:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“‘She’s been groomed for this moment’: Amy Barrett’s Supreme Court preparation began early; From her first year as a Notre Dame law student, conservatives marked her as a future leader in the mold of the Federalist Society.” Ben Schreckinger of Politico has this report.

And Gary Fineout, Marc Caputo, and Matt Dixon of Politico have an article headlined “Florida Republicans: Nominating Lagoa could clinch state for Trump; Top GOP leaders in the nation’s largest swing state say the Cuban-American federal judge could win Hispanic votes and shield vulnerable members of Congress.”

Posted at 9:48 AM by Howard Bashman



“As Trump rushes to fill a court seat, conservative groups fear missteps; What seemed like a preelection gift — Republicans replacing a die-hard liberal on the Supreme Court — has led some conservative groups to worry about not going far enough to the right”: Gabby Orr of Politico has this report.

Posted at 9:44 AM by Howard Bashman