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Friday, March 12, 2021

“Unlikely bedfellows in TransUnion SCOTUS case: Justice Thomas and class action fans.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Meanings, Intentions, Original Law: Another way to understand what originalists are doing.” Stephen Sachs has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 9:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“A convicted Oklahoma killer’s death sentence was overturned because of a landmark US Supreme Court ruling”: Dakin Andone of CNN has this report.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals rulings can be accessed here.

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Analyzing the Flurry of Amicus Brief Signatories in NCAA v. Alston”: Sam Ehrlich has this post at The Juris Lab.

Posted at 4:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“SJC: Christian college can’t claim former social work professor was minister in legal dispute.” Travis Andersen of The Boston Globe has this report.

Paul Leighton of The Salem News reports that “State’s top court says Gordon College professor not a ‘minister.’

And Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed has a report headlined “Court: Gordon Is Religious, but Professor of Social Work Is Not ‘Ministerial Employee.’

You can access last Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at this link.

Posted at 12:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Department Backs College Athletes in Supreme Court Case; Biden administration files brief against NCAA’s rules limiting student-athlete compensation as justices prepare to hear case this month”: Brent Kendall and Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 11:56 AM by Howard Bashman



“Remembering RBG: Barrington woman recalls friendship with Supreme Court icon Ginsburg.” Jan Wenzel has this article online at The Providence (R.I.) Journal.

Posted at 11:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“How old will President Biden’s judicial nominees be? Which side of 50 will the nominees be on?” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 11:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“Immigration was a scorching topic at the Supreme Court last year. With Trump gone, that’s changed.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 9:45 AM by Howard Bashman