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Monday, March 20, 2023

“After 50 Years, a U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Educational Equity Is Still Debated”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report.

Posted at 10:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lecture by 5th Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan: ‘Free Speech and Legal Education in Our Liberal Democracy.'” The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government at the University of Notre Dame has posted online an announcement that begins, “Judge Kyle Duncan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will visit Notre Dame on Friday, March 24 to deliver a lecture titled ‘Free Speech and Legal Education in Our Liberal Democracy.'”

The event is scheduled to be live-streamed via this link beginning at 12:30 p.m. this Friday.

Posted at 3:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘New Era’ of Scrutiny Brings Calls for Supreme Court Ethics Code”: Lydia Wheeler and Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law have this report.

Posted at 1:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court wrestles with Navajo Nation water rights dispute; The justices heard arguments on whether a Navajo lawsuit claiming the federal government has a duty to address the tribe’s water rights can move forward”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 12:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Video Testimony in the Covid Era Faces a Constitutional Test; Two criminal defendants have asked the Supreme Court to decide whether remote testimony against them violated the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 12:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Where Dominion v. Fox Could Lead: The case may have profound implications not only for the two companies but also for the legal framework in which the media operate.” Amy Davidson Sorkin has this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the March 27, 2023 issue of The New Yorker.

Posted at 10:57 AM by Howard Bashman



“19. When There Are Nine… A look at the historical evolution of the size of the Supreme Court, and some of the reasons why even progressives ought to be wary about expanding it today.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 10:53 AM by Howard Bashman



“Biden’s appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny”: Seung Min Kim of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “One of President Joe Biden’s nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups over his signature on a legal brief defending a parental notification law in New Hampshire, injecting the issue of abortion into his confirmation fight from an unexpected flank.”

Posted at 10:52 AM by Howard Bashman