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Monday, May 24, 2021

“Senators from Virginia recommend three candidates to fill federal appeals court vacancy”: Frank Green of The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this report.

Posted at 9:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Marbury v. the Education Department: Biden’s secretary defies the Supreme Court’s foundational decision from 1803.” Professor Steve H. Hanke and law professor John Yoo will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Liberals Push Breyer to Quit Supreme Court So Biden Gets a Pick”: Ryan Teague Beckwith and Gregory Korte of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 9:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Parson appoints Robin Ransom, first Black woman to serve on Missouri Supreme Court”: Jeanne Kuang of The Kansas City Star has this report.

Joel Boenitz of The Columbia Missourian reports that “Judge Robin Ransom becomes first Black woman named to Missouri Supreme Court.”

And Summer Ballentine of The Associated Press reports that “Governor appoints 1st Black woman to Missouri Supreme Court.”

Today, the Office of Missouri Governor Michael L. Parsons issued a news release titled “Governor Parson Appoints the Honorable Robin Ransom as Next Missouri Supreme Court Judge.”

Posted at 9:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Mississippi’s last abortion clinic at center of US debate”: Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press has this report.

Posted at 9:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Rejects Inmate’s Plea for Firing Squad; The inmate, Ernest Johnson, argued that Missouri’s planned use of pentobarbital to execute him would cause excruciating pain”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court turns down inmate requesting firing squad, drawing rebuke from liberal justices.”

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court declines to hear appeal by death row inmate who sought execution by firing squad.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court rejects inmate’s plea for execution by firing squad.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court rejects Missouri inmate’s firing squad request.”

And Nina Totenberg of NPR reports that “An Inmate Who Sought Execution By Firing Squad Loses Supreme Court Appeal.”

Justice Stephen G. Breyer today dissented from U.S. Supreme Court‘s denial of certiorari, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor also issued a dissent, in which Justices Breyer and Elena Kagan joined, from the denial of certiorari in Johnson v. Precythe, No. 20-287.

Posted at 9:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“God Save the Clarence Thomas Court; He’s not chief justice, but never before has he had the power and influence he has now”: Columnist William McGurn will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices, Please Take the Harvard Case; The Court needs to affirm the principle of racial equality or the U.S. will resegregate”: This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:26 PM by Howard Bashman