“Justice Dept. to appeal judge’s order on eviction moratorium”: Michael Balsamo of The Associated Press has this report.
Jessica Schneider of CNN reports that “DOJ files appeal of Trump-appointed judge’s ruling on CDC eviction moratorium.”
And Katy O’Donnell of Politico reports that “Justice Department appeals order blocking federal eviction ban; The federal court in Texas had ruled Thursday that the federal government had overstepped its authority in imposing the sweeping ban.”
“Arizona to argue before US Supreme Court that 2 laws don’t hurt minority voting”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this report.
And Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Voting Rights at the Supreme Court: The Justices have a rare chance to clarify federal election law.”
“Pa. woman linked to ‘alien reptile’ cult must stay jailed for killing boyfriend, state court says”: Matt Miller of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report on a non-precedential ruling that the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued Tuesday.
“Supreme Court Reform? Three Proposals.” Berkeley Law’s Public Law and Policy Program recently hosted this event featuring law professors Erwin Chemerinsky and Orin Kerr and former D.C. Circuit Judge (and Supreme Court of California Justice) Janice Rogers Brown as panelists and law professor John Yoo as moderator.
You can access the video on YouTube via this link and a transcript via this link (scroll down).
“A Supreme Court Test for What’s Left of the Voting Rights Act; While state legislatures consider new voting restrictions to address claims of election fraud, the justices will hear arguments on what kind of legal scrutiny such laws should face”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court to again consider federal protections for minority voters.”
Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits.”
In commentary, online at The Washington Post, columnist Ruth Marcus has an essay titled “With voting rights already under attack, the Supreme Court could deal another big blow.”
And online at ABA Journal, law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has an essay titled “Voting rights cases before SCOTUS could have profound effects on future elections.”