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Saturday, March 20, 2021

“Aaron Nielson Receives the Federalist Society’s 2021 Joseph Story Award”: Christopher J. Walker has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

The Federalist Society has posted the video of the award presentation on YouTube at this link.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Do We Have to Pay Businesses to Obey the Law? A motel owner in 1964 sued over being forced to accommodate Black patrons; Now agribusinesses are borrowing his argument to bar union organizers.” Law professor Nikolas Bowie has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Behind the Back-Office Blunder That Cost Citigroup $500 Million; Clunky software led to mistaken payments to companies ready to fight to keep the money”: Davide Scigliuzzo and Katherine Doherty of Bloomberg Businessweek have this report.

According to the article, “Citigroup is appealing the decision and has asked that the court keep the money frozen while the dispute continues.”

Posted at 8:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“High court to be asked to overturn intellectual disability threshold; Critics: Georgia standard of proof imposed on death penalty defendants practically impossible to meet.” Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“It’s time for Justice Breyer and Senator Feinstein to retire”: Columnist Paul Waldman has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:24 AM by Howard Bashman