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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

“Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race could be the beginning of the end for GOP dominance; The stakes of this down ballot race could have a domino effect on abortion rights, the House majority — and maybe the 2024 presidential election”: Zach Montellaro and Megan Messerly of Politico have this report.

Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Must Disclose Travel and Gifts Under New Rules; The change comes as members of Congress have called for the justices to be held to ethics standards similar to those for the executive and legislative branches”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 10:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Dueling court cases in Washington state and Texas could determine legality of abortion pill”: Spencer Kimball of CNBC has this report.

Posted at 10:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s new target: the Americans with Disabilities Act; A ruling could essentially rewrite the ADA, which was designed to put enforcement partly in the hands of those best positioned to recognize public access discrimination: those with disabilities.” Columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr has this essay online at The Boston Globe.

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Americans remain pessimistic about Supreme Court months after Roe’s demise, poll finds”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 10:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Idaho Is About To Become The First State To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion; A bill would create a whole new crime — dubbed ‘abortion trafficking’ — which aims to limit minors’ ability to travel for abortion care without parental consent”: Alanna Vagianos of HuffPost has this report.

Posted at 9:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Garland looks to hand off security duty for Supreme Court justices; Sen. Katie Britt unveiled training materials showing that marshals were discouraged from arresting protesters”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

Posted at 5:36 PM by Howard Bashman



Greetings from Little Rock: Where on Friday I will be speaking at the Corbin Symposium, Arkansas’ premier appellate CLE event.

My flight from Charlotte to Little Rock was delayed for over one hour, but I figured the four-person maintenance team had properly fixed the issue, since Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was on board (sitting in the very last row of coach, surprisingly!), and it wouldn’t be very good marketing for American Airlines if the flight didn’t operate successfully.

Posted at 5:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court Improperly Nixed Unvaccinated Jurors, Pa. Panel Told”: Matthew Santoni of Law360 has this report (subscription required for access) on the oral argument before a three-judge Pa. Superior Court panel in which I participated yesterday in Pittsburgh on behalf of the plaintiff-appellee. The argument that is the subject of the article’s headline was being advanced by counsel for the defendant-appellant.

Posted at 5:27 PM by Howard Bashman