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Thursday, July 29, 2021

“Has Roe v. Wade Met Its Match? The brief by Mississippi’s attorney general makes a surprising argument aimed at Chief Justice Roberts.” David J. Garrow will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court must affirm its own decision to broadcast oral arguments; Keeping in place a practice that has worked for the last year and a half could benefit justices who prefer self-imposed incremental change to statutory mandates”: The Boston Globe has published this editorial.

Posted at 7:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“11th Circuit strikes down Florida megachurch challenge to hate group label; An evangelical Christian ministry listed as an anti-LGBTQ hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center was not discriminated against when its application to fundraise through Amazon’s charitable website was denied, the court ruled”: Kayla Goggin of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

Posted at 2:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ninth Circuit kills pork industry challenge to California confinement rules; The appeals court found California’s voter-approved animal confinement standards aren’t unconstitutional — even if they will dramatically impact the nation’s pork producers”: Bianca Bruno of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And Metropolitan News-Enterprise reports that “Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act Is Constitutional; Ikuta Says It Does Not Offend Dormant Commerce Clause Despite Pronounced Effect on Out-of-State Farmers.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 2:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Cosby Ruling: Some Legal Analysts Dispute the Court’s Reasoning; The court decision that reversed the sexual assault conviction of Bill Cosby has prompted an unusual level of legal debate about the appropriate parameters of appellate review.” Graham Bowley has this news analysis in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Biden urges Congress to extend eviction moratorium, saying his hands are tied by Supreme Court ruling”: John Wagner of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman