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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

“Pennsylvania Legislators Invite Some Extra SCOTUS Chaos this Election season”: Justin Levitt has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

Posted at 10:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ginsburg was a champion of voting rights, but mostly in dissent”: Richard Hasen has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 8:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Harry Reid on the Senate, the Supreme Court, and a Time for Major Change”: Jeffrey Toobin has this post online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 8:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s first week without Ginsburg includes coronavirus, ‘Remain in Mexico,’ revenge porn cases; The Supreme Court returned from its summer recess on Tuesday”: Bill Mears and Evie Fordham of Fox News have this report.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Amy Coney Barrett Sets an Example for Working Mothers; The ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ caricature is not only unfair but wildly at odds with the reality of her life”: Kate Bachelder Odell has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 2:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Amy Coney Barrett Is No Threat to Obamacare; Democrats are crying wolf when they warn that conservative Supreme Court justices are likely to strike down the Affordable Care Act”: Ramesh Ponnuru has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 1:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawsuit against gun maker, seller allowed to proceed in Mt. Pleasant shooting case”: Paula Reed Ward of The Tribune-Review of Greensburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

Laura Ly of CNN reports that “After a child’s accidental shooting death, Pennsylvania appeals court rules federal gun industry protection law unconstitutional.”

And Zack Budryk of The Hill reports that “Pennsylvania appeals court rules gun industry protection law unconstitutional.”

You can access yesterday’s 63-page ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Switcheroo? That’s Show Biz. Democratic senators put on a rousing performance, but the story will end happily for Republicans.” Columnist Barton Swaim has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“The First Abortion Case Before a Post-Ginsburg Supreme Court”: Margaret Talbot has this post online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Liberals Are Furious. Their Standard-Bearer Wants to Hold Back. As an unusually high-stakes Supreme Court battle begins during the most bitter election season in decades, Joe Biden is wading cautiously into the fight.” Lisa Lerer has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“ND Constitutional Studies Conversations: Judges Amy Barrett and Amul Thapar.” Notre Dame Constitutional Studies Minor has posted this video on YouTube.

Posted at 11:33 AM by Howard Bashman



“Manchin won’t support Dems move to expand Supreme Court; Manchin is arguably the most conservative Democrat in the Senate”: Andrew O’Reilly of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 10:58 AM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Nominee Could Solidify Supreme Court’s Conservative Direction”: This interview with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

Posted at 10:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“Presidential Debate to Focus on Coronavirus, Supreme Court; What to know about key areas Trump and Biden are expected to cover during their first debate Tuesday”: Sabrina Siddiqui of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 10:48 AM by Howard Bashman



“Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in voter rolls and voter ID cases”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Posted at 10:44 AM by Howard Bashman