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Monday, May 17, 2021

“Lawyer in Ecuador Oil Case Ends Contempt Trial Without Mounting Defense; Anticipating an imminent conviction he can then appeal to the Second Circuit, environmental lawyer Steven Donziger said Monday, ‘there is no simply no need to further legitimize this Chevron-funded trial any further'”: Josh Russell of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Posted at 9:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Man takes own life in Fargo federal courtroom after guilty verdict; Emergency crews responded after 2 p.m. Monday to the U.S. District Courthouse in downtown Fargo for a report of a man who cut his own throat”: Matt Henson and April Baumgarten of The Forum of Fargo, North Dakota have this report (subscription required for access).

And Dave Kolpack of The Associated Press reports that “Man cuts own throat, dies after verdict in federal courtroom.”

Posted at 8:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ban on Non-Unanimous Verdicts Is Not Retroactive, Supreme Court Rules; The 6-to-3 decision, a sequel to a ruling last year, affects thousands of prisoners in Louisiana and Oregon”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court issues rulings on policing, climate, criminal defendants’ rights.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court upholds privacy rights when police believe someone is in danger at home.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Limits Impact of New Criminal Procedures; Decision invalidates criteria for deeming some changes are applicable to prior cases.” And Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Rules for Oil-and-Gas Companies Fighting Climate Lawsuit; The justices say Big Oil defendants should get new shot at moving the city of Baltimore’s lawsuit out of state court.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court rejects warrantless seizure of guns from home; Court sides with man after police took guns sans warrant.”

John Simerman of The Times Picayune of New Orleans reports that “U.S. Supreme Court refuses to make Louisiana ban on non-unanimous juries retroactive.”

Jaimie Ding of The Oregonian reports that “Many Oregonians convicted by split juries left in limbo by new Supreme Court decision.”

Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “High court won’t make unanimous jury requirement retroactive.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court limits police power to enter homes with no warrant.” And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court backs energy companies over Baltimore in climate case.”

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Justice Breyer May Resist Calls for His Retirement; In a recent speech on ‘the peril of politics,’ Justice Stephen G. Breyer said judges must renounce loyalty to ‘the political party that helped to secure their appointment'”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Chief Justice’s Last Bulwark of Moderation: Limiting and Reframing Questions Presented; In cases concerning guns and abortion, the Court has restricted the questions presented, perhaps, to achieve moderation.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 8:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Elena Kagan Has Had Enough of Brett Kavanaugh’s Judicial ‘Scorekeeping’; The Supreme Court’s savviest liberal justice is done pulling punches”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Election 2020 and Beyond: Quantifying Litigation Surrounding the Presidential Election Part I.” Adam Feldman has this post at The Juris Lab.

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senator Manchin, Justice Breyer, and the Madisonian Delusion”: Sandy Levinson has this post at the “Balkinization” blog.

Posted at 8:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Meltdown at Yale Law: How a controversy over Amy Chua hosting students at her house has turned the campus on its head — again.” Dahlia Lithwick and Susan Matthews have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 8:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“How Trump and McConnell set the final pieces for the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

Posted at 8:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Anti-Abortion Activists Had A Plan To Get To The Supreme Court. It Worked. The Supreme Court — now with a 6–3 conservative majority — will consider Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban during the next term.” Zoe Tillman and Ema O’Connor of BuzzFeed News have this report.

Posted at 4:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘A Great Sense of Inspiration’: Anti-Abortion Activists Express Optimism; The Supreme Court on Monday said it would consider a case from Mississippi that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of gestation, a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade”: Sabrina Tavernise of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 3:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case Challenging Roe v. Wade; The case, arising from a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, could undermine the constitutional right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court to review Mississippi abortion law that advocates see as a path to diminish Roe v. Wade.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court agrees to hear major abortion case challenging Roe vs. Wade.”

Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court to Review Mississippi Law Limiting Abortion Rights; High court will take up state appeal seeking to ban the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy, giving justices opportunity to revisit Roe v. Wade.”

ohn Fritze and Richard Wolf of USA Today report that “Supreme Court to consider Mississippi 15-week abortion ban with new conservative majority.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court to weigh ban on abortions after 15 weeks.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court to weigh rollback of abortion rights.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court takes up major challenge to abortion rights.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Bid to Slash Abortion Rights.”

Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court to take up major Mississippi abortion case; The announcement is a boost to abortion opponents, who hope that a newly conservative court will be more receptive to abortion restrictions.”

Caroline Kelly and Ariane de Vogue of CNN report that “Supreme Court takes up major abortion case next term that could limit Roe v. Wade.”

Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico reports that “Supreme Court will hear direct challenge to Roe v. Wade; The court’s new conservative majority will have an opportunity to reconsider the landmark decision legalizing abortion nationwide.”

John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court takes case that could diminish Roe v, Wade.”

Alexandra Jones of Courthouse News Service reports that “Abortion Rights Rollback Faces Supreme Court Say.”

And Nina Totenberg of NPR reports that “Supreme Court To Review Mississippi Abortion Law.”

Posted at 12:42 PM by Howard Bashman



Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in four argued cases.

1. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court in Edwards v. Vannoy, No. 19-5807. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Neil M. Gorsuch joined. Justice Gorsuch issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Thomas joined. And Justice Elena Kagan issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court in BP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, No. 19-1189. Justice Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion. And Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. did not participate in the decision. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. Justice Kagan delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in CIC Servs., LLC v. IRS, 19-930. And Justices Sotomayor and Kavanaugh each issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

4. And Justice Thomas delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Caniglia v. Strom, No. 20-157. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Breyer joined. And Justices Alito and Kavanaugh each issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Posted at 10:04 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court just took a case that poses a major threat to Roe v. Wade; The case is the biggest threat to abortion rights to arise since Amy Coney Barrett joined the Court”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 9:38 AM by Howard Bashman