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Monday, April 18, 2022

“Federal Judge Strikes Down Mask Mandate for Planes and Public Transit; The nation’s largest airlines dropped the requirement within hours of the ruling, but New York’s M.T.A. said its passengers must still wear a mask for now”: Charlie Savage and Heather Murphy will have this front page article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Michael Laris and Justin George of The Washington Post reports that “TSA stops mask enforcement after federal judge voids mandate; The transportation mandate has been among the highest-profile mask requirements in the country.”

And Megan Butler of Courthouse News Service reports that “Federal judge strikes down mask mandate for travelers; Ruling against the government, the judge found the mask mandate exceeds the CDC’s statutory authority and violates procedures for agency rulemaking.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida at this link.

Posted at 10:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Putting the Text in Originalism: Three Odd Amendments.” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

Posted at 5:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over the Supreme Court’s McGirt v. Oklahoma Decision; The Fox News backlash has very little to do with public safety, and a whole lot to do with the state’s power over the tribes and their citizens”: Matt Irby has this post at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 5:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“N.J. challenge to reduced property tax breaks under Trump tax law turned away by Supreme Court”: Jonathan D. Salant of The Newark Star-Ledger has this report.

Posted at 5:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Can the S.E.C. Require ‘Gag Orders’ When It Settles Cases? The Supreme Court has been asked to review the practice, which a judge called ‘a stew of confusion and hypocrisy’ and which challengers say violates the First Amendment.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 5:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Rules Against Airman Who Refused Vaccine; The justices said the Pentagon need not accommodate Lt. Col. Jonathan Dunn, who said he had a religious objection to the coronavirus vaccine”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 4:56 PM by Howard Bashman



Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases but called for the views of the Solicitor General in two cases.

And in Love v. Texas, No. 21–5050, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissent, in which Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Elena Kagan joined, from the denial of summary vacatur.

Posted at 9:41 AM by Howard Bashman