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Friday, July 9, 2021

“Policing, race heating up the pages of opinions in Richmond-based federal appeals court”: Frank Green of The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this report.

Posted at 9:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pa. Cases To Watch In 2021: Midyear Report.” I am serving as appellate counsel for the plaintiff in two of the cases featured in this article written by Matthew Santoni of Law360.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s Term Appeared To Be Cautious. The Numbers Tell A Different Story.” Nina Totenberg and Eric Singerman of NPR have this report.

Posted at 3:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Revenge of John Roberts: And what it will take to rescue democracy from a Supreme Court and a GOP hell-bent on dismantling it.” Andy Kroll of Rolling Stone has this report.

Posted at 3:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Florida Supreme Court draws fire over rule on continuing lawyer education; “This raises the danger of injecting the Florida Supreme Court and its justices into a political issue,’ one lawyer said”: Dara Kam of News Service of Florida has this report.

Posted at 3:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Throwback Tulsa: One year ago, McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court decision rules part of state remains an American Indian reservation.” The Tulsa World has this report.

Posted at 3:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gov. Doug Ducey appoints Kathryn Hackett King to Arizona Supreme Court”: Lacey Latch of The Arizona Republic has this report.

Posted at 3:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Garland Settles In but Trump Era Still Shadows the Justice Dept.; The attorney general’s decisions in a handful of cases have shaped an early challenge for him: fortifying the department’s independence.” Katie Benner of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Should an Originalist Justice Support Overruling Kelo v. New London? The general assumption that the Fifth Amendment bars takings for economic development purposes rests on shaky ground.” Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

In response, Ilya Somin has a post at “The Volokh Conspiracy” titled “Kelo, Originalism, and Public Use: A response to Jonathan Adler’s attempt at an originalist defense of Kelo v. City of New London.”

Posted at 11:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“Reprimand of judges for social media misconduct warrants updated guidelines, experts say; After a spate of reports of judges using social media in partisan and inappropriate ways, observers say states should revisit their guidelines and give more clarity”: Erik Ortiz of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 11:11 AM by Howard Bashman



“What Difference Would a Justice Breyer Retirement Make? Replacing the Court’s most pro-government justice with a young progressive might make a bigger difference than expected.” Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 10:51 AM by Howard Bashman



“Post-Trump supreme court appears willing to embrace judicial activism; Court issued some near-unanimous decisions this term, but one legal expert suspects rightwing justices are playing a ‘long game'”: Ed Pilkington of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

Posted at 10:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“How Stephen Breyer Is Helping to Destroy the Norms He Claims to Cherish; The Republican Party will use the justice’s sentimental beliefs about democracy against him”: Michael Tomasky has this essay online at The New Republic.

Posted at 10:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“Citizens, Not the State, Will Enforce New Abortion Law in Texas; The measure bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy; And it effectively deputizes ordinary citizens to sue people involved in the process”: Sabrina Tavernise of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 10:25 AM by Howard Bashman