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Sunday, July 16, 2023

“As Justices Snipe, Supreme Court’s Image Suffers; Several opinions and dissents this term were memorable for their sharp and strangely personal disagreements”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 10:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court affirmative action ruling exempts military academies. But for how long?” Alia Wong and John Fritze of USA Today have this report.

Posted at 10:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alabama Scrambles to Redraw Its Voting Map After a Supreme Court Surprise; State lawmakers have until Friday to come up with new congressional districts that do not illegally dilute the power of Black voters”: Emily Cochrane and Michael Wines of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 9:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (07.15.23): Call of Duty; New SCOTUS ethics controversies, an arrest of an accused serial killer, Biglaw’s emerging four-day workweek, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Control Act: New ethics proposals from Senate Democrats are a scheme to destroy the Court’s independence.” This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman