“Trump Might Escape Writer’s Defamation Suit Because He Was President; E. Jean Carroll’s case may fail thanks to broad protections granted to federal officials and employees; She still plans to file a separate suit accusing the ex-president of rape”: Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times have this report.
And Rachel Weiner of The Washington Post reports that “D.C. court asked to decide if Trump denied rape claim as part of job; The decision will affect whether columnist E. Jean Carroll can pursue a defamation suit against the former president.”
My earlier coverage of today’s Second Circuit ruling can be accessed here.
“Supreme Court’s new term packed with voting rights, racial discrimination, religious liberty battles”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.
“Is Racial Gerrymandering Illegal Anymore? U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Soon. The justices’ position on centuries of racism against Black people continues to be, more or less, ‘Hey isn’t that over?'” Yvette Borja has this post at Balls and Strikes.
“Trucker or baker? Appeals court splits over Supreme Court arbitration precedent.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post about an amended ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued yesterday.
“U.S. justice Alito says he is mindful of ‘real world’ impact of Supreme Court”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Reuters has this report.
“Ohio judge extends order blocking six-week abortion ban through Oct. 12”: Jessie Balmert of The Cincinnati Enquirer has this report.
“En banc Ninth Circuit guts California ban on for-profit detention facilities; The 11-judge en banc panel affirmed a three-judge panel’s ruling, which said the state’s ban on private detention facilities would force the feds to dramatically change its business of handling immigrants”: Hillel Aron of Courthouse News Service has this report.
Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Federal court says California ban on private ICE detention facilities is unconstitutional.”
Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Court strikes down California law banning private immigration detention centers.”
Daniel Wiessner of Reuters reports that “GEO Group wins legal challenge to California ban on private immigrant prisons.”
And Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “California Ban on Private Prisons in State Held Unconstitutional.”
You can access yesterday’s 8-to-3 ruling of an 11-judge en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“Federal appeals court punts on writer’s suit against Trump over rape denial; 2nd Circuit asks a D.C. court to weigh in on E. Jean Carroll’s libel case stemming from alleged rape”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.
Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press reports that “Trump bid to dodge suit from rape accuser heads to DC court.”
Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Donald Trump wins ruling in rape accuser Carroll’s defamation lawsuit.”
Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump May Avoid Defamation Suit by Rape Accuser; Appeals court rules Trump qualified as government employee; Panel sends final deciding question to highest local DC court.”
Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed of CNN have a report headlined “In boost to Trump, appeals court opens door to DOJ shielding him in defamation lawsuit.”
And John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Court hands partial win to Trump in rape accuser’s defamation suit.”
You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link. Senior Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi wrote both the majority opinion and a concurring opinion.
“How to Rein in the Supreme Court’s Radical Conservatives: Right-wing judicial hegemony presents a daunting challenge for liberal leaders — but not an insurmountable one.” Simon Lazarus has this essay online at The New Republic.
Also recently opened in Texas — the Sonia Sotomayor High School: KSAT of San Antonio reported last month that “KSAT gets firsthand look at new Sotomayor High School on far West Side; Sotomayor HS is Northside ISD’s 12th high school.”
And lest the school’s namesake become dispirited as the result of too many adverse 6-to-3 rulings in the upcoming Term, she can watch the school’s fight song video on YouTube for inspiration.
“Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Confiscating Man’s Entire Net Worth Over A Misdemeanor”: Nick Sibilla has this post online at Forbes about a ruling that the Supreme Court of Ohio issued earlier this month.
Earlier, Dan Trevas of Court News Ohio summarized the ruling in a post titled “Court-Ordered Truck Forfeiture for Third Drunk-Driving Offense Found Constitutional.”
“The Fight Over Online Speech Headed to the Supreme Court; How laws in Texas and Florida take aim at social media companies and how they moderate content”: Mark Joseph Stern was the guest on Friday’s episode of Slate’s “What Next:TBD” podcast. You can access the audio here and a transcript of the podcast here.
“Politics have no place on the bench, party-nominated Michigan Supreme Court candidates say”: Alyssa Burr of MLive has this report.
“Idaho Supreme Court pushes abortion lawsuit hearing back one week; Planned Parenthood case will determine if state’s three abortion laws remain intact”: Kelcie Moseley-Morris of the Idaho Capital Sun has this report.
“Justice Elena Kagan Speaks at Salve Regina University on the Constitution and Courts”: C-SPAN has posted this video online.
And Salve Regina University has posted on YouTube a video titled “Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan visits Salve Regina University.”
My earlier post collecting news coverage of this event can be accessed here.
“It Is Time for the Supreme Court to Act: A Four Step Proposal to Strengthen the Court’s Legitimacy.” Barry Winograd has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.
“Term limits — a way to tackle the Supreme Court’s crisis of legitimacy”: Norman Eisen and Sasha Matsuki have this post at the “FixGov” blog of the Brookings Institution.
“Social Media Transparency Rules, Zauderer Standard Head to Supreme Court”: Corbin Barthold has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.
“The Supreme Court case that’s likely to handcuff the Clean Water Act; Sackett v. EPA may prove to be the most significant attack on America’s clean water laws since the 1970s”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
