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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

“The Ninth Circuit Upholds a Wealth Tax; The Supreme Court should review the ruling, which ignores constitutional limits on the taxing power”: Christopher Cox and Hank Adler will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued the decision in June 2022. And in November 2022, the court issued an order denying rehearing en banc form which four judges dissented.

Posted at 9:47 PM by Howard Bashman



“South Carolina revisits shield law as Supreme Court debates firing squad, electrocution”: Kathryn Casteel of The Greenville News has this report.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s worst judge is now a dangerous threat to press freedom; An unhinged case brought by anti-vaxxers will be heard by one of the biggest reactionaries in the federal judiciary”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 1:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Covering History in the Making; U.S. Supreme Court reporter Marcia Coyle looks back at her 35 years of coverage here at The National Law Journal”: Marcia Coyle has this report.

Posted at 1:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Americans Like the Supreme Court More — But Still Not That Much; Support reaches 47%, still well below September 2020 level; Poll sees support for ruling barring race-conscious admissions”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

Posted at 1:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Biden Leery of Involvement in Potential Plea Deal in Sept. 11 Case; A proposal to end a decade-long attempt to seek the death penalty before a military tribunal carries political risks, but the Trump administration also decided the system failed”: Charlie Savage and Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 1:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“California enacts new abortion laws, expecting copycats; New policies taking effect aim to make California an abortion haven”: Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico has this report.

Posted at 1:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court is concerned about its own security — what about ours?” Michael J. Dell has this essay online at The Hill.

Posted at 9:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“Colleges are bracing for a court decision on affirmative action. Here’s what Princeton’s president is doing to prepare. ‘We are going to continue to pursue within the limit of the law the diversity that is essential to the mission of this university,’ said Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber.” Susan Snyder of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Posted at 9:10 AM by Howard Bashman



“Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Shields Against Supreme Court Rulings On Abortion, Guns; Lawmakers are considering statewide regulations on concealed carry and also plan to debate measures protecting doctors who perform abortions”: Blaze Lovell of Honolulu Civil Beat has this report.

Posted at 9:08 AM by Howard Bashman



“2023’s Biggest, Most Unusual Race Centers on Abortion and Democracy; The election for a swing seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has huge policy stakes for the battleground state; Cash is pouring in, and some of the candidates have shed any pretense of judicial neutrality”: Reid J. Epstein of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:04 AM by Howard Bashman