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Sunday, February 19, 2023

“There is only one way to rein in Republican judges: Shaming them.” Columnist Perry Bacon Jr. has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ron Wyden’s Nullification Doctrine: A powerful Democratic Senator calls on the FDA and Biden to ignore a possible court order on an abortion drug.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

Posted at 8:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Biden and Republican senators join forces in attack on Big Tech at Supreme Court; Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley essentially agree with the Biden administration in opposing broad immunity for social media companies”: Lawrence Hurley and David Ingram of NBC News have this report.

And Matt Shuham of HuffPost reports that “The Supreme Court’s Big Internet Cases Are Scrambling The Partisan Divide; The fight for the future of the web could depend on this week’s arguments over content moderation and a law known as Section 230.”

Posted at 1:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Her baby has a deadly diagnosis. Her Florida doctors refused an abortion. Florida abortion ban includes exception for fatal fetal abnormalities. But her doctors told her they could not act.” Frances Stead Sellers of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 1:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Wisconsin Supreme Court race holds high stakes for abortion rights and the 2024 election”: Tierney Sneed and Fredreka Schouten of CNN have this report.

Adam Edelman of NBC News reports that “Democrats see a prime chance to take control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; Democrats haven’t had a majority on it in 15 years, but they see concerns over abortion access and voting rights as key opportunities to take back control.”

Scott Bauer of The Associated Press reports that “Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race.”

Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post has a news analysis headlined “How a Wisconsin Supreme Court race could influence abortion laws.”

Corrinne Hess of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article headlined “From gay rights to abortion access and property rights. Where 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates stand on big rulings.” According to the article, “Jennifer Dorow cited Lawrence v. Texas that legalized same-sex sexual activity as Supreme Court’s worst ruling.”

In commentary, online at The Washington Post, Jennifer Rubin has an essay titled “The political world focuses on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race.”

And online at The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, columnist Daniel Bice has an essay titled “Supreme Court candidate Daniel Kelly was paid $120,000 by Republicans to work on ‘election integrity,’ advise on fake electors.”

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman