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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

“Roundup MDL judge: plaintiffs’ attys’ free-rider ‘obsession’ is ‘out of control.'” Brendan Pierson of Reuters had this report back in June 2021.

A three-judge Ninth Circuit panel tomorrow will hear oral argument of an appeal from that decision. The oral argument is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. pacific time, noon eastern time, in Portland, Oregon. Once it begins, you can view the oral argument live on YouTube via this link.

Posted at 9:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court rulings wipe out gun laws in wake of Supreme Court decision; Lower court judges express confusion, uncertainty as they interpret June decision”: Michael Macagnone of Roll Call has this report.

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Conservative Stalwart Challenging the Far-Right Legal Theory That Could Subvert American Democracy; J. Michael Luttig is opposing Republican groups in one of the most momentous cases that the Supreme Court is considering this term”: Jane Mayer has this report online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Wisconsin legal group petitions U.S. Supreme Court to block Joe Biden’s loan forgiveness plan”: Kelly Meyerhofer of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Posted at 8:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Faulty Case against Arkansas’s Law Limiting Gender Treatments for Minors”: Christopher Mills has this post at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog.

Posted at 7:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Despite outcry, Marion County agency doesn’t pull case that’s at Supreme Court”: Johnny Magdaleno and Tony Cook of The Indianapolis Star have a report that begins, “Leaders of Marion County’s public health agency took no action Tuesday to change course on a U.S. Supreme Court petition that could carry national consequences, even as prominent Democrats and disability rights advocates begged them to withdraw the case.”

Posted at 4:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“What Does ‘Abortion’ Mean? Even the Word Itself Is Up for Debate. In medical terms, the definition is clear. But when disputes arise, opponents argue that not every termination is an abortion.” Kate Zernike has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 4:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“The wrong way to combat cancel culture”: Online at The Hill, law professor Steven Lubet has an essay that begins, “Judge James Ho created quite a stir when he delivered the keynote address at a Federalist Society conference last month in Kentucky.”

Posted at 4:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Nonprecedential Precedent in Patent Venue Disputes”: At the “Patently-O” blog, Paul R. Gugliuzza has a guest post that begins, “The Federal Circuit decides lots of mandamus petitions on transfer of venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Most federal courts of appeals decide one or two per year, at most. The Federal Circuit, in 2021 alone, decided 30. Yet the Federal Circuit rarely designates those decisions as precedent.”

Posted at 1:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is Judge’s Yale Boycott A Sign of ‘Supreme’ Ambitions?” Bloomberg Law has posted online this new episode of its “On The Merits” podcast, featuring Bloomberg Law columnists Lydia Wheeler and Vivia Chen.

Posted at 1:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court affirmative action cases spark heated debate over meaning of Brown v. Board; The landmark 1954 decision held that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional; Does it also stand for the principle that the Constitution requires colorblindness?” John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Do Early Term Arguments Lead to Less Contentious Decisions?” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

Posted at 12:44 PM by Howard Bashman