“How Little Nino Became Justice Scalia: James Rosen charts Scalia’s rise to greatness.” At the “Law & Liberty” blog, Edward Whelan has this post reviewing James Rosen‘s new book, “Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936 to 1986.”
“Senate Judiciary Absences Stall Embattled Circuit Nominee”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Georgia Judge Avoids Removal Over Ethical Concerns, For Now; Judge purportedly mistreated clients as an attorney; Code of Judicial Conduct only applies to judges”: David McAfee of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “A Georgia Court of Appeals judge won’t yet be removed from office, despite a recommendation for such a sanction, the state’s top court ruled Wednesday.”
“Court must uphold Indian Child Welfare Act. Future of tribal sovereignty depends on it.” Chuck Hoskin Jr. has this essay online at The Oklahoman.
“In Wisconsin, Liberals Barrage Conservative Court Candidate With Attack Ads; Daniel Kelly, the conservative candidate for a swing seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, promised that help was on the way; But his campaign has already been outspent on TV by $9.1 million to nothing”: Reid J. Epstein of The New York Times has this report.
“The Abortion Pill Case Is About Who Makes the Rules in America”: Susan Matthews has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“The Full Audio Recording Of Judge Kyle Duncan At Stanford Law; Listen to this recording, ye mighty, and despair — although whether you despair about law students or judges might vary based on your priors”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
“Expensively credentialed, negligibly educated Stanford brats threw a tantrum”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.
And online at The Nation, Elie Mystal has an essay titled “Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn’t Disrespectful, It’s American Judge Kyle Duncan lashed out at students who protested his appearance at Stanford Law School, but shouting at political figures is our most protected speech right.”
“Texas judge presses lawyers on FDA approval of key abortion drug; High-stakes lawsuit could upend access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medical abortions across the country”: Perry Stein, Caroline Kitchener, and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.
“Judges Want ‘Disruptive’ Law Students Flagged to Employers”: Seth Stern of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Stop the Chaos: Law Schools Need to Crack Down on Student Disrupters Now; Administrators who promote intolerance don’t belong in legal education; And students who practice intolerance don’t belong in the legal profession.” Fifth Circuit Judge James C. Ho and Eleventh Circuit Judge Elizabeth L. Branch have this essay online at National Review.