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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

“Google asks Supreme Court to upset decades of copyright legislation”: Former U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch has this essay online at The Washington Times.

Posted at 9:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Joe Manchin’s Marshall Mistake: The West Virginia Senator forgets Supreme Court history.” This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Does Clarence Thomas Now Speak for the Majority of the Supreme Court on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights?” Masha Gessen has this post online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said; Top department officials were ‘a driving force’ behind President Trump’s child separation policy, a draft investigation report said”: Michael D. Shear, Katie Benner, and Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“With Amy Coney Barrett, a once-fringe legal philosophy goes mainstream; Is the First Amendment the most important? Adherents of the conservative Christian legal movement believe so — particularly the Free Exercise clause, which they argue has been given short shrift as America has become less religious.” Henry Gass of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

Lynn Sweet of The Chicago Sun-Times has an article headlined “Amy Coney Barrett: Why 2 Notre Dame law school classmates oppose her Supreme Court nomination; If confirmed, Barrett ‘will not foster but rather limit and even dismantle the structural decency guaranteed by our founding documents,’ said classmate Kathleen Ley Bruinsma.”

Ryan Lovelace of The Washington Times reports that “Conservative judicial group adds 15 staffers for Amy Coney Barrett confirmation push.”

Stephanie Kirchgaessner of The Guardian (UK) has an article headlined “Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett lived in home of secretive Christian group’s co-founder; Details of link to Kevin Ranaghan raise fresh questions about supreme court nominee’s involvement with People of Praise.”

In today’s edition of The Providence (R.I.) Journal, Paul Edward Parker has an article headlined “Former professor, Providence native, calls Amy Coney Barrett ‘the real deal’ for conservatives.”

James Pindell of The Boston Globe has a news analysis headlined “The Rose Garden ceremony for Amy Coney Barrett was supposed to define the rest of the campaign. It did. Just not how Trump hoped.”

Dana Bash and Kevin Bohn of CNN report that “Inside Amy Coney Barrett’s White House reception.”

Nick Visser of HuffPost has a report headlined “Fauci: Amy Coney Barrett Nomination Event Was A ‘Dangerous Situation’; ‘I have been very vocal and visible about the fundamental tenets of public health with coronavirus,’ Dr. Anthony Fauci told Times Radio.”

Matthew Daly of The Associated Press reports that “Democrats ask if more material omitted from Barrett response.”

Marianne LeVine of Politico reports that “Dems ask DOJ for answers over Barrett’s abortion ad omission; ‘The failure to disclose the 2006 letter leads to additional questions,’ they say.”

Chad Pergram of Fox News has a report headlined “Amy Coney Barrett hearings: Nominee to face supercharged atmosphere in the age of coronavirus; Amy Coney Barrett heads before the Judiciary Committee less than a month before the election.”

And Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost reports that “150 Civil Rights Groups Oppose Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett; Trump’s court pick is ‘an insult’ to the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, say the NAACP, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Human Rights Campaign.”

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Hears Case of Muslims on No-Fly List; The justices weighed whether a 1993 law protecting religious freedom allows suits seeking money from federal agents”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court hears case of Muslims who say they were targeted for not becoming informants.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Weighs Monetary Damages Under Religious Freedom Law; Three Muslim men claim FBI agents put them on no-fly list when they refused to be informants.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “FBI agents ask Supreme Court for immunity in No-Fly List lawsuit filed by Muslim men.”

Mya Jaradat of Deseret News reports that “Supreme Court hears arguments in religious freedom case involving no-fly list; The justices considered whether three Muslim men were entitled to monetary damages under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act; They claim being on the list cost them jobs and opportunities.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court wrestles with Muslims’ suit over no-fly list.”

And Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law reports that “Justices Skeptical of Limiting Damages Against U.S. Workers.”

You can access via this link the audio and transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Tanzin v. Tanvir, No. 19-71.

Posted at 7:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court wary of letting states regulate prescription drug ‘middlemen'”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg News reports that “Justices Question State Law Guiding Pharmacy Drug Middlemen.”

Lauren Clason of Roll Call reports that “Supreme Court hears drug benefits case with wide-ranging impact; A decision could come by the end of the year but is more likely in 2021.”

And Jack Rodgers of Courthouse News Service reports that “State’s Bid to Skirt Drug-Pricing Preemption Put to High Court Test.”

You can access via this link the audio and transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn., No. 18-540.

Posted at 7:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fight against gay marriage still ‘alive and well’ in U.S., advocates warn; The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and fresh criticism of the 2015 gay marriage ruling by two justices has renewed advocates’ concerns”: Jeff Taylor of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 7:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Warned Against Changing Voting Rules Near Election Day And Then Did It Anyway; The justices reinstated South Carolina’s requirement that absentee voters have a witness sign their ballot; Sen. Lindsey Graham is in a close reelection race there”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

And Josh Gerstein of Politico has an article headlined “The murky legal concept that could swing the election; The outcome of key swing-state disputes could come down to how a 4-4 Supreme Court views the lessons of an obscure 2006 case in Arizona.”

Posted at 3:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Liberals Weigh Jurisdiction Stripping to Rein in Supreme Court; Trying to remove the court’s authority over certain legislation is gaining adherents on the left”: David Yaffe-Bellany of Bloomberg Businessweek has this report.

Posted at 3:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“McConnell, Graham set virtual Supreme Court confirmation hearings for next week”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

Mary Spicuzza and Daniel Bice of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have an article headlined “‘I’ll go in a moon suit’: Sen. Ron Johnson says his COVID-19 diagnosis won’t stop him from voting on Supreme Court.”

And Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News reports that “Republicans Beef Up Virus Measures for Barrett Confirmation Hearing.”

Posted at 1:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Christian, conservative groups organize to oust Supreme Court justice”: Nathaniel Herz of Alaska Public Media has a report that begins, “A coalition of conservative and religious leaders has launched a campaign to oust an Alaska Supreme Court justice whose rulings they oppose. The group, Alaskans for Judicial Reform, announced its campaign against Justice Susan Carney on Monday with a news conference in front of a downtown Anchorage courthouse.”

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Barr Plans to Return to Justice Dept. After Negative Coronavirus Test Results; A spokeswoman said the attorney general was considered an essential worker exempt from guidelines on quarantining after potential exposure”: Katie Benner has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 11:03 AM by Howard Bashman