“Twitter, Facebook, Google Win Suit by Victims of Pulse Shooting”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report.
And Izzy Kapnick of Courthouse News Service reports that “Social media companies not liable for Pulse nightclub shooting, 11th Circuit rules; The 11th Circuit handed down the latest in a string of federal appellate decisions absolving tech giants of liability for the radicalization of mass shooters.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.
“Federal judges: NYC can impose vaccine mandate on teachers.” Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press has this report.
Update: Reuters has posted Monday’s order of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.
“Federal appeals court puts hold on Georgia’s abortion lawsuit”: Maya T. Prabhu of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court said Monday that it will hold off deciding the fate of Georgia’s 2019 anti-abortion law until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling on a similar lawsuit out of Mississippi.”
And Kate Brumback of The Associated Press reports that “Court says it will wait to rule on Georgia abortion law.”
“‘A complacent majority’: U.S. Supreme Court abortion cases could spark backlash against GOP.” Adam Wollner of McClatchy DC has this report.
“Supreme Court meets to discuss adding new cases to blockbuster term”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.
“The A.C.L.U. Errs on R.B.G.” Columnist Michelle Goldberg will have this essay in tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times.
“Court’s Standing Sags as Politics Overtakes Law”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”
“A Better Guide for How to Follow This SCOTUS Term: It’s not all about abortion, and it’s certainly not about cheerleaders.” Dahlia Lithwick and law professor Steve Vladeck have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Mississippi Claims Its Abortion Ban Will ‘Empower’ Women; In reality, it could kill them”: Jonathan Allen and Mark Joseph Stern have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“2021 Appellate Practice Webinar — Effective Advocacy Before the Fourth Circuit”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has posted on YouTube the video of an event the court held online earlier this month.
I haven’t yet watched the video, so I don’t know if the panelists discussed one skill that may be unique to practicing in the Fourth Circuit — requiring all sides on the same side of an appeal (all appellants and all appellees) to join in a single brief unless the court grants an exception, even in cases where different appellees may have quite divergent views of things.
Hashim M. Mooppan, former Counselor to the Solicitor General, has filed a 25-page response to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States addressing criticisms that some commentators have leveled against the U.S. Supreme Court‘s emergency-docket orders in recent federal execution litigation: You can access the response at this link.
“Amy Chua And Jed Rubenfeld List House For $1.08 Million; New Haven home hits Zillow”: Joe Patrice has this post at “Above the Law.”
“How the SCOTUS Long Conference Started + Did Scalia Really Watch RBG Parasail? One justice is credited with starting the annual long conference 50 years ago.” Veteran U.S. Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro has launched “The Marble Palace” blog, which The National Law Journal and Law.com are hosting without any paywall. You can access his inaugural post at this link.
“Before The Court”: This week’s new installment of season two of the “This Land” podcast, about the fight underway to invalidate the Indian Child Welfare Act, can be accessed here. The episode focuses on the argument of the Brackeen case at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
In today’s mail: I received a complimentary copy of Joshua Prager‘s new book, “The Family Roe: An American Story.”
Last Thursday, CNN published an excerpt from the book titled “The memo that saved abortion rights in America.”
“Biden admin moving to protect Dreamers after Texas court ruling; The new rule will modify DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, in an effort to ‘preserve and fortify’ it against future legal challenges”: Julia Ainsley of NBC News has this report.
“Trump’s Appeals Court Judges Are Taking the Mask All the Way Off: Supreme Court justices insist their work isn’t ‘political’; Trump’s life-tenured appeals court nominees are cheerfully proving them wrong.” Lisa Needham has this post at Balls and Strikes.
Therein, Needham writes, “Even on a federal appeals court nearly entirely captured by Republican appointees, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge James Ho has already managed to distinguish himself as among the most zealous robed cultural warriors.”
“Must SCOTUS Injunctions Abide By Precedent?” Richard M. Re has this post at his blog, “Re’s Judicata.”
“Here’s the Truth About Brett Kavanaugh’s Finances: No, liberals, the Koch brothers don’t own him.” Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones has this report.
“Midterm Fears Quicken Pace on Biden Judicial Nominations”: Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“What is Justice Breyer Doing?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”
“How has practicing in the Supreme Court changed throughout the years?” Carter G. Phillips and Michael R. Dreeben are Stephanie Francis Ward’s guests on this week’s installment of ABA Journal’s “Asked & Answered” podcast.
“How Far Will Supreme Court’s Super-Conservative Majority Go to Push Religious Freedom in Public Schools? Maine Choice Case Provides Fresh Test.” Linda Jacobson of The 74 has this report.
“Sidney Powell Drags Justice Samuel Alito and Supreme Court into January 6 Mess”: Khaleda Rahman of Newsweek has this report.
“Death of Justice could mean more conservative Tennessee Supreme Court”: Adam Tamburin and Nate Rau of Axios have this report.
“Why Scores of Female Athletes Are Speaking Out on Abortion Rights; With a Supreme Court ruling in the balance, an Olympic medalist joined a group of more than 500 athletes supporting reproductive rights”: Kurt Streeter has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
