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Thursday, March 10, 2022

“Previewing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings: What are the chances that Judge Jackson’s nomination will be defeated?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Tweeting Supreme Court History: Duke Law professor Marin Levy has found a way to make Supreme Court history approachable and interesting, with small bites and Twitter threads.” Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

You can (and most definitely should!) follow law professor Marin Levy on Twitter via this link.

Posted at 5:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“SJC weighs arguments in Cape Cod doctor’s right-to-die case”: Tonya Alanez has this article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

Cynthia McCormick of The Cape Cod Times reports that “State’s highest court hears arguments in Cape Cod doctor’s right-to-die case.”

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Massachusetts top court appears open to legalizing medically assisted suicide.”

And Craig LeMoult of Boston’s GBH News reports that “Mass. high court could pave the way for medically assisted death.”

You can view the video of yesterday’s Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court oral argument online via this link.

Posted at 11:33 AM by Howard Bashman



“Lifelong friends open up about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson; If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court”: Suzanne Yeo of the ABC News program “Good Morning America” has this report.

Posted at 11:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Harvard ties raise recusal questions in Supreme Court’s affirmative action case”: Ann E. Marimow and Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 11:10 AM by Howard Bashman



United Airlines asks the Fifth Circuit to vacate the divided three-judge panel’s opinion and dismiss as moot the case challenging the company’s placement of unvaccinated employees with religious exemptions on unpaid leave: You can access the company’s motion, filed this morning, at this link.

Today’s motion follows on the heels of yesterday’s news that United would now be allowing these employees to return to work.

Posted at 10:55 AM by Howard Bashman