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Thursday, December 8, 2022

“State Battles on Abortion Access Are Ahead in the New Year; Uncertain political backdrop, ongoing litigation loom over states whose abortion laws remain in flux”: Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ex-Antiabortion Activist Tells House Panel of Effort to Sway Supreme Court; Operation urging conservative justices to overturn Roe v. Wade is recounted”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has an article headlined “At hearing, Jim Jordan ensnares Democrats’ witness who accused Justice Alito of leaking 2014 ruling.”

Ronn Blitzer of Fox News reports that “SCOTUS whistleblower admits incident in his book ‘possibly’ did not happen, then Jordan proves it didn’t; After intense questioning, Jordan provided a transcript and audio recording that contradicted Schenck’s story.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “House hearing airs ethics allegations against Supreme Court; Democrats showcased a former evangelical leader who led efforts to ‘wine and dine’ justices.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Sarah McCammon had an audio segment titled “Former evangelical activist says he ‘pushed the boundaries’ in Supreme Court dealings.”

Posted at 8:39 PM by Howard Bashman



“Special Master’s Review in Trump Case Ends as Appeal Court’s Ruling Takes Effect; A federal judge in Florida had shocked experts by intervening after the F.B.I. seized sensitive files from the former president’s residence and club”: Charlie Savage and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial security measure included in U.S. House-passed defense policy bill”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has a report that begins, “Tucked into the 4,000-plus page annual defense policy bill that cleared the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday is a long-stalled bill to bolster federal judges’ security and privacy by shielding their personal information online.”

And Madison Alder and Isaiah Poritz of Bloomberg Law report that “Tweaked Judge Security Measure Passed in House Defense Bill.”

Posted at 4:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“New York can continue to enforce state gun control law, appeals court rules”: Ben Feuerherd of The New York Post has a report that begins, “New York can continue to enforce a state law that bans guns from ‘sensitive’ places pending its appeal of a ruling that struck down aspects of the measure, a federal appeals court panel said Wednesday.”

Posted at 4:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Advocate tells lawmakers of ‘stealth’ efforts to influence Supreme Court; The Rev. Robert Schenck, a former antiabortion activist, testified as Democrats and transparency advocates seek ethics overhaul”: Ann E. Marimow and  Emma Brown of The Washington Post have this report.

And Gram Slattery and Nate Raymond of Reuters have a report headlined “Pastor to Congress: 2014 Supreme Court leak pushed limits of Christian ethics.”

Update: In other coverage, Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal reports that “GOP Judiciary Committee Members Skewered Leader of Influence Scheme Targeting Conservative Justices; Republicans called the former leader of Faith in Action a ‘pathetic grifter’ and a ‘documented liar’ over claims he made that Justice Samuel Alito leaked the court’s Hobby Lobby decision in 2014.”

Posted at 4:12 PM by Howard Bashman



Garçon, bring me the definitions of “and”: On Tuesday, a divided en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its ruling in United States v. Garcon.

In coverage of the ruling, Orlando Montoya of Georgia Public Broadcasting reports that “Drug sentencing ruling hinges on definition of simple, common word.”

Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that “‘And’ means ‘and,’ Atlanta federal appeals court rules.”

At his “Sentencing Law and Policy” blog, Douglas A. Berman has a post titled “En banc Eleventh Circuit now gives broad reading to FIRST-STEP-amended mandatory-minimum safety valve provision.”

And at “The SDFLA Blog,” John R. Byrne has a post titled “‘And’ Means ‘And’ (Or does it mean or?).”

Posted at 3:44 PM by Howard Bashman