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Thursday, September 24, 2020

“Full court to hear appeal of ex-U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown’s conviction on fraud, tax charges”: Steve Patterson of The Times-Union of Jacksonville, Florida has this report.

Jim Saunders of The News Service of Florida reports that “Full appeals court to take up ex-Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s fraud case.”

And at his “SDFLA Blog,” David Oscar Markus has a post titled “Corrine Brown’s case goes en banc before the 11th Circuit.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link. And my earlier coverage of the original divided three-judge panel’s ruling can be accessed here.

Posted at 10:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. appeals court rejects novel opioid settlement framework”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

Michael Leonard and Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News report that “Opioid Distributors Get ‘Negotiation Class’ Tossed on Appeal.”

And Andy Monserud of Courthouse News Service reports that “Sixth Circuit Tosses Class Approval in Sprawling Opioid Settlement.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Amazon zigs and zags in latest strategy to avoid product liability claims”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

Posted at 9:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“How Did a Young, Unknown Lawyer Change the World? Ruth Bader Ginsburg took on the obstacles to women’s equality incrementally, but she was powered by a larger vision.” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 7:51 PM by Howard Bashman



“Politico’s pretentious, error-filled hit against Amy Coney Barrett”: Columnist Sohrab Ahmari has this essay online at The New York Post.

Posted at 7:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Harris set for Supreme Court showdown after coming up short with Kavanaugh”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

Posted at 7:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Amy Coney Barrett’s Religious Beliefs Aren’t Off Limits; Putting a member of a ‘covenant’ community on the high court would raise a whole new set of questions about religion and the Constitution”: Professor Massimo Faggioli has this essay online at Politico.

Posted at 6:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘This is an illegitimate nomination’: Some Democrats snub Trump’s pick; Several senators say they have no intention of holding a traditional meeting with Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court.” Burgess Everett and Marianne LeVine of Politico have this report.

Posted at 6:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Republicans Push Ahead With Plans to Confirm Supreme Court Nominee; Democrats say they are considering procedural tools, though they concede they can do little to stop the process”: Andrew Duehren of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 6:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gorsuch, Kavanaugh ‘didn’t really tip’ Supreme Court balance, Trump advisers say in new book; David Bossie says fight over Ginsburg seat to be ‘seminal’ moment in Trump presidency”: Tyler Olson of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Conservatives Care More About the Supreme Court: Liberals sometimes wonder why their opponents have been so aggrieved by judicial politics; Now they’re learning.” Ramesh Ponnuru has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 1:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Barbara Lagoa Would Bring an Atypical Background to the Supreme Court; Not well-connected in Washington and New York law circles, the child of Cuban exiles has spent most of her career in Florida”: Corinne Ramey and James V. Grimaldi of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Authority Behind McConnell’s ‘Hypocrisy’: The Senate majority’s power is accepted as legitimate, even when that majority takes highly partisan actions.” Mike Rappaport has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

Posted at 12:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“What happens to the law in a world without Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Sloppy, purely partisan arguments are likely to prevail.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 11:58 AM by Howard Bashman



“Judge’s faith becomes early flashpoint in Supreme Court fight; Amy Coney Barrett, a contender to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, belongs to a tight-knit charismatic Christian community whose conservative views alarm some liberals”: Ben Schreckinger of Politico has this report.

Posted at 11:56 AM by Howard Bashman



“Trump visits Supreme Court to pay respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, protests heard outside; Trump says he will hold off on announcing a nominee until after memorial ceremonies have concluded”: Ronn Blitzer of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 11:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“McConnell’s fabricated history to justify a 2020 Supreme Court vote”: Russell Wheeler has this post at the “FixGov” blog of The Brookings Institution.

Posted at 10:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“Judges propose making disclosure of their personal details a crime; The request to Congress raises serious First Amendment and transparency concerns, critics said”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

Posted at 8:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court term limits do not require a constitutional amendment; Democrats can join with their conservative colleagues who have long embraced term limits and ensure that never again will a superannuated bench determine the direction of our country”: Gabe Roth has this essay online at USA Today.

Posted at 8:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“‘Rock star’ appeals judge Allison Rushing in high court mix”: Gary D. Robertson of The Associated Press has this report.

Posted at 8:05 AM by Howard Bashman



“Another conservative justice on the Supreme Court could mean big changes for abortion and affirmative action cases”: Liz Goodwin has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

Posted at 7:58 AM by Howard Bashman