“Man Arrested With Anti-Police Shirt Sees Suit Revived on Appeal”: Brian Flood of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.
The court’s opinion begins, “Michael Wood wore a shirt bearing the words ‘Fuck the Police’ to the county fair.”
“Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo seeks new sentencing hearing in Maryland; Malvo was sentenced to 10 life terms in Maryland and Virginia for the 2002 attacks”: Paul Duggan of The Washington Post has this report.
And Brian Witte of The Associated Press reports that “Maryland court hears case seeking new sentence for DC sniper.”
You can view via this link the video of today’s oral argument before the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that state’s highest court.
“When nominating judges gets more political, filling seats requires strategy; Presidents are increasingly avoiding filling vacancies in states held by the opposition party during their first year in office”: Rose Wagner of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“Brett Kavanaugh’s Defense of the Shadow Docket Is Alarming”: Law professor Steve Vladeck has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Racial Gerrymanders at the Supreme Court: Does the law command proportional representation by race?” This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Biden will lean into his long tenure as a senator to fill Supreme Court vacancy”: Scott Detrow had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
“A California lawyer tweeted what she saw in immigration court. The DOJ demanded she delete it.” Tal Kopan of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.
“Why Biden’s judges are different — and what that means for the Supreme Court; Public defenders and civil rights lawyers, often kept out of the judiciary, have been front and center in Biden’s judicial picks”: Chris Geidner of Grid has this report.
“Ginni and Clarence Thomas draw questions about Supreme Court ethics; Watchdog groups call for new, enforceable ethics code for justices”: Devin Dwyer and Gabriella Abdul-Hakim of ABC News have this report.
“The Supreme Court’s newest attack on voting rights, explained; The Court’s median justice just made it much harder to stop attacks on the right to vote”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
“The Supreme Court may completely hollow out the Voting Rights Act by 2024”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.
“Who’s Who in the Running for Biden’s Supreme Court Pick: Three leading contenders are being considered to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court; Each has strengths and weaknesses.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“Why It’s So Hard to Get a Defense Lawyer Confirmed to the Supreme Court: Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first in 30 years.” Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones has this report.
“Biden’s real Supreme Court choice: Bridge-builder or truth-teller?” Ronald Brownstein has this news analysis online at CNN.
“What Are the ‘Right’ Qualifications for the Supreme Court? There Are None. The obsession with a certain kind of judicial experience is harming the court’s understanding of the real world.” Jeff Greenfield has this essay online at Politico Magazine.