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Sunday, April 17, 2022

“If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned, What’s Next? After building toward such a moment for half a century, pro-life legal efforts aren’t likely to stop there.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen will have this Comment in the April 25, 2022 issue of The New Yorker.

Posted at 5:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“O’Connor has Republican raging, but ‘fat cats’ don’t fear high court”: Columnist Thomas Suddes has this essay online at The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.

Posted at 5:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Nancy Waples, daughter of Chinese immigrants, becomes first woman of color on Vermont’s Supreme Court”: Andrew Brinker of The Boston Globe has this report.

Posted at 5:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“Guns, guns everywhere: Last week’s subway shooting was horrifying. If the Supreme Court creates a national right to carry, the future will be worse.” Professor Saul Cornell has this op-ed online at The New York Daily News.

Posted at 5:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“As Supreme Court weighs abortion, Christians challenge what it means to be ‘pro-life'”: Jaweed Kaleem of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 5:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Days After Setting an Execution Date, a Texas Prosecutor Reverses Course; John Henry Ramirez, a death row inmate whose religious freedom case gained national attention, may win a reprieve in an unexpected twist”: Ruth Graham has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And Abby Livingston of The Texas Tribune reports that “Prosecutor moves to stop execution of inmate whose religious freedom case reached U.S. Supreme Court; The Nueces County district attorney, Mark A. Gonzalez, has moved to withdraw the death warrant for John Henry Ramirez, convicted of a 2004 robbery-murder.”

Posted at 5:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Poll: Most Americans see politics over substance in Supreme Court confirmation process; Fresh off of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, a new poll shows some Americans have concerns about the arduous and political Senate approval process.” John Fritze and Chelsey Cox of USA Today have this report.

Posted at 4:56 PM by Howard Bashman