“Supreme Court rejects GOP proposal to elect regional justices”: Sam Wilson of The Helena (Mont.) Independent Record has an article that begins, “The Montana Supreme Court on Friday upheld a district court ruling that struck down an attempt by Republicans in the Legislature to change the way the high court’s justices are elected.”
And Shaylee Ragar of Montana Public Radio reports that “State Supreme Court rules against electing justices by district.”
You can access today’s 5-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Montana at this link.
In reaction to the ruling, the Montana Department of Justice issued a news release titled “Montana Supreme Court Votes To Protect Their Own Jobs, Deprive Montanans Of Right To Decide Election Methods.”
“Abortion will become illegal in Idaho as Supreme Court declines to pause trigger law”: Nicole Blanchard of The Idaho Statesman has this report.
And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Idaho top court allows near-total abortion ban to take effect.”
You can access today’s 3-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Idaho at this link.
“State Supreme Court denies appeal in hotly contested abortion case, keeping ban in place”: Sam Karlin of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has this report.
“Robin Vos fires Michael Gableman, ending a 2020 election review that’s cost taxpayers more than $1 million and produced no evidence of fraud”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.
And Mitchell Schmidt of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Speaker Robin Vos fires Michael Gableman, marking end to 2020 election review.”
“The Abortion Elections All Across America: The stakes are highest in states where the legislature and the governor’s mansion are held by different parties; How much will abortion rights motivate voters?” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.
“Threats to Trump search-warrant judge prompt renewed push for security bill”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
“‘The Greatest Talker of His Time’: Felix Frankfurter was an eloquent liberal champion of judicial restraint; Is it time for a reappraisal?” In the September 2022 issue of The Altantic, law professor Justin Driver has this review of law professor Brad Snyder‘s new book, “Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment.”
“News media groups want the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider a decision that weakened the open records law”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.
