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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

“Supreme Court’s decision in abortion case will affect dozens of states beyond Mississippi”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 10:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Woman savoring last few hours before getting turned back into vessel”: Columnist Alexandra Petri has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“An Abortion Crossroads at the Supreme Court: The Court must consider the Constitution and long-time precedent.” This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Government Was Ordered To Unveil More Of The Mueller Report After A Court Ruled In Favor Of BuzzFeed News”: Jason Leopold of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Eric Tucker of The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court orders release of some Mueller report passages.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Appeals court orders release of more from Mueller report; The unanimous three-judge panel says the public is entitled to more details on decisions not to prosecute Trump campaign officials.”

Rebecca Beitsch of The Hill reports that “Court orders release of some redacted passages of Mueller report.”

And Brad Kutner of Courthouse News Service reports that “Appeals court lifts redactions in parts of Mueller report; Despite an appellate panel noting the soon-to-be-released information offers little beyond what was already made public by the report on 2016 election interference, BuzzFeed’s senior investigative reporter hailed the ruling as a huge win.”

You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Seventh Circuit hears challenge to Obama Presidential Center; Opposed by park conservationists, the proposed campus is set to serve as both a presidential library and museum and will also feature walking paths and a private event space”: David Wells of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit via this link.

Posted at 8:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Weighs a Type of Damages Schools Can Face in Civil Rights Lawsuits”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report.

And Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Weighs Emotional-Distress Damages for Discrimination; A disabled woman’s lawsuit attracts interest from civil-rights organizations and business groups.”

The U.S. Supreme Court has posted online the transcript and audio of today’s oral argument in Cummings v. Premier Rehab, No. 20-219.

Posted at 8:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Judge Who Told the Truth About the Mississippi Abortion Ban: The ban that comes before the Supreme Court tomorrow is ‘pure gaslighting,’ says the controversial judge who struck it down.” Reynolds Holding has this article online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 3:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. appeals court upholds California’s ban on large-capacity firearms magazines”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Federal court upholds California law banning large-capacity gun magazines.”

Dale Kasler and Lara Korte of The Sacramento Bee report that “California ban on high-capacity firearm magazines upheld; Big win for gun control advocates.”

Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Appeals Court Upholds California’s Ban on Some Firearm Magazines; 7-4 ruling reversed earlier decisions finding that the restriction violated Second Amendment.”

Don Thompson of The Associated Press reports that “Court upholds California ban on high-capacity magazines.”

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “California ban on high-capacity magazines reinstated by U.S. appeals court.”

Jeremy B. White of Politico reports that “9th Circuit upholds California ban on high-capacity ammo magazines.”

And John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Appeals court reinstates California ban on large-capacity magazines.”

You can access today’s 7-to-4 ruling of an 11-judge en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 3:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“John Roberts and the Abortion Precedents: The chief justice has a chance to protect the Supreme Court, strike a blow for democracy, and overturn bad decisions.” Edward Whelan has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 2:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Inside the Last Abortion Clinic in Mississippi: The clinic, which is busier than ever, is at the center of a Supreme Court case that could lead to one of the most consequential decisions on abortion rights in decades.” Rick Rojas of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 1:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Alternative to Overturning Roe That Terrifies Anti-Abortion Advocates: Almost everyone thinks the Supreme Court will either affirm or abandon Roe v. Wade; But there’s another option.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Is Poised to Sabotage the Administrative State; This week, the high court will take up the matter of Chevron deference — the judicial doctrine that currently allows the executive branch to function”: Matt Ford has this report online at The New Republic.

Posted at 1:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Will Opinion Announcements Fade Away? Opinion announcements from the bench, a long tradition that is an important part of justices’ public roles, may become a thing of the past.” Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

Posted at 10:26 AM by Howard Bashman



“Alumna Named Bristow Fellow; Mariette Peltier ’20 To Help With Appeals in Solicitor General’s Office”: Mike Fox of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report.

Posted at 10:22 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to Review Mississippi’s 15-Week Abortion Ban; State wants Roe v. Wade overruled and women’s right to end unwanted pregnancies abolished”: Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 8:42 AM by Howard Bashman