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Thursday, April 14, 2022

“Republicans can blame themselves for not claiming first Black female justice”: Vanessa Williams has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“A new Supreme Court case makes George W. Bush look like a racial justice crusader; Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board is a testament to just how much Republicans have radicalized on race”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 6:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Mississippi-style abortion ban into law”: James Call of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

Posted at 6:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“With Jackson Headed to Supreme Court, New Judicial Battles Loom; Democrats aim to fill as many court vacancies as possible by the end of 2022, when Senate Republicans are in reach of winning control and slamming the brakes on President Biden’s picks”: Carl Hulse will have this new installment of his “On Washington” column in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 5:41 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ketanji Brown Jackson and Stephen Breyer Are Friends, But They Pronounce ‘Amicus’ Differently; Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers said ‘Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off’ when they disagreed on how to pronounce ‘tomato’; But Justice Breyer and Justice-to-be Jackson will surely stay friends, even though they say the Latin word for friend differently”: Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

Posted at 5:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Colleagues worry Dianne Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions”: Tal Kopan and Joe Garofoli have this front page article in today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.

Posted at 10:33 AM by Howard Bashman