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Thursday, August 26, 2021

“Justice Dept. to Close Troubled Jail Where Jeffrey Epstein Died; The 233 people being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center will be moved, at least temporarily, while officials address conditions there”: Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“2nd Circuit won’t enjoin New York anti-abortion protesters”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report.

And Daniel Jackson of Courthouse News Service reports that “Second Circuit refuses to block anti-abortion protests in front of Queens clinic; While New York’s attorney general says anti-abortion protesters have harassed women seeking the procedure, the Second Circuit reversed its position and allowed demonstrations outside a clinic to continue.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on panel rehearing at this link.

Posted at 9:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Where We Stand: Assessing Vacancies and Nominations in the Federal Judiciary — The Midwest.” Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

Posted at 8:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Courts Oppose Harassment Shield Bill for Judiciary Workers”: Seth Stern of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “The federal judiciary announced its opposition to legislation that would give its workers the same antidiscrimination rights and whistleblower protections as other federal employees.”

And in related coverage, Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law reports that “Sexual Harassment Called Persistent in Judiciary Workplaces.”

Posted at 8:46 PM by Howard Bashman



Biden v. Texas Is a Step in the Right Direction”: Richard Pierce has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Should the Government Impose a National Vaccination Mandate? Despite claims to the contrary, there are many routes to legally requiring COVID inoculation.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this essay online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Safehouse takes its battle over a Philly supervised drug injection site to the U.S. Supreme Court; The move sets the stage for what could be the most definitive legal battle yet over the issue, but it’s one fraught with risk for supporters of such facilities”: Jeremy Roebuck and Aubrey Whelan of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

You can view the petition for writ of certiorari filed Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 5:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Clerks, October Term 2010: Where Are They Now? Checking in with SCOTUS clerks, a decade after their time at One First Street.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 4:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Vaccination, the Law, and the Common Good: Should Jacobson v. Massachusetts be reconsidered in light of new government mandates about COVID?” James Stoner has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

Posted at 8:53 AM by Howard Bashman