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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

“Biden’s Supreme Court Packers Pack Up; Their report on adding Justices puts the issue in the President’s court”: This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“No, the Constitution is not ‘neutral’ on abortion”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Court Packing’ Issue Divides Commission Appointed by Biden; The bipartisan group voted 34 to 0 to send the president a report analyzing ideas like Supreme Court expansion, but it declined to take a stand”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Biden’s Supreme Court commission endorses final report noting bipartisan public support for term limits.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Commission Approves Report on Supreme Court Amid Partisan Differences; Experts praise process of exploring debates over high court’s makeup and role without resolving them.”

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court commission submits report to White House with no recommendation on ‘packing.’

And Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Biden’s Supreme Court panel doesn’t recommend adding justices or making other major changes.”

Posted at 8:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump had wanted to pick Amy Coney Barrett instead of Brett Kavanaugh for second Supreme Court opening, former chief of staff says”: Felicia Sonmez of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 5:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Expansion Clamor Resumes as Biden Commission Wraps”: Greg Stohr and Jennifer Epstein of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 3:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Kavanaugh’s Empty Democratic Promise: Returning abortion to the states doesn’t put power into the hands of voters in much of the country.” David Litt has this essay online at The Atlantic.

And today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers, contains this month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column, headlined “The Practical Challenges of Returning Abortion Rights to Legislative Control.”

Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“If Roe falls, some fear ripple effect on civil rights cases”: Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “If the Supreme Court decides to overturn or gut the decision that legalized abortion, some fear that it could undermine other precedent-setting cases, including civil rights and LGBTQ protections.”

Posted at 12:52 PM by Howard Bashman