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Monday, January 11, 2021

“National Injunctions and the Erasure of the Plaintiff/Nonplaintiff Line”: Samuel Bray has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 10:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Republican Attorney General Official Resigns Over Group’s Role in Capitol March; Adam Piper was executive director of Republican Attorneys General Association, which sent robocalls asking people to join rally that turned into deadly riot”: Deanna Paul and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 10:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Donor Privacy at the Supreme Court; Xavier Becerra’s policy on nonprofits is in the dock”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

Posted at 9:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Congress Has All the Impeachment Evidence It Needs; The attack on the Capitol didn’t start with Trump’s speech; He’s been fomenting insurrection for weeks”: William Saletan has this essay online at Slate.

Posted at 8:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“The 25th Amendment isn’t impeachment-lite. We shouldn’t treat it that way. Trump isn’t incapacitated. In his case, impeachment is the proper way to try removing him.” Law professor Michael J. Gerhardt has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“My college tried to stop me from speaking about religion. Now, we’ll meet in the Supreme Court.” Chike Uzuegbunam has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Colorado’s Supreme Court first in U.S. to revamp common-law marriage for same-sex couples; Justices use 3 rulings to create new legal standard for common-law marriage in Colorado”: Shelly Bradbury of The Denver Post has this report.

You can access here, here, and here today’s three rulings of the Supreme Court of Colorado.

Posted at 6:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Mob Attacked the Capitol for Trump. Now What? Wednesday’s riot was the next blind step toward an outcome no one wants, driven by people who can’t understand their own endgame.” Mike Giglio has this article online at The Intercept.

Posted at 5:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s 2024 Hopes Just Crashed Into the 14th Amendment; A provision of the Constitution designed to bar Confederate leaders from office may keep Trump from running again”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 5:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Roots of Josh Hawley’s Rage: Why do so many Republicans appear to be at war with both truth and democracy?” Katherine Stewart has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 2:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Nestlé v. Doe and Cargill v. Doe”: Kelsey Clinton has this post today at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Circus is Coming for the Courts; In an age of demagoguery, judges and justices — members of a highly credentialed elite dealing with complex questions — are perfect targets”: John G. Grove has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

Posted at 1:09 PM by Howard Bashman



Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases, but the Court did call for the views of the Solicitor General’s office in one case. In addition, the Court denied multiple requests to expedite challenges to the results of November’s presidential election.

And in Bruni v. City of Pittsburgh, No. 19–1184, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a statement respecting the denial of certiorari.

Posted at 9:33 AM by Howard Bashman



“Into the Fire: First Case for DC Circuit’s Newest Entails Sealed Comey Probe Record.” Megan Mineiro of Courthouse News Service had this report back in September 2020.

On Friday, D.C. Circuit Judge Justin R. Walker issued his very first published opinion on behalf of his new court deciding the case for a unanimous two-judge panel. Now Walker can truthfully say that his very first D.C. Circuit opinion consisted of ruling against CNN in a matter involving former FBI Director James Comey.

Posted at 9:05 AM by Howard Bashman



“No, Trump Isn’t Guilty of Incitement; Inflaming emotions isn’t a crime; The president didn’t mention violence, much less provoke it”: Jeffrey Scott Shapiro has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:51 AM by Howard Bashman