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Thursday, September 14, 2023

“The new SCOTUS term is almost upon us; Although the court has agreed to hear fewer than two dozen cases so far, some of what could become the biggest cases of the term are just making their way to the justices now”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

Posted at 11:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“White House Asks Supreme Court to Halt Order on Social Media Censorship; The Biden administration is seeking a stay of a lower-court ruling forbidding federal officials from pressuring online platforms to suppress disfavored viewpoints”: Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 11:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court to FDA: Stop Playing Doctor; The Fifth Circuit revives a lawsuit over advice against taking ivermectin for Covid.” Joel Zinberg will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

And at the “Drug & Device Law” blog, Eric Alexander has a post titled “Fifth Circuit FDA Decision Puzzles.”

Posted at 11:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Planned Parenthood announces it is resuming abortions in Wisconsin”: Molly Beck and Jessie Opoien of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

Posted at 10:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“How Donald Trump’s DOJ gave Biden a major assist in the coming impeachment probe: The department’s 2020 opinion around Trump’s impeachment trial could place some serious constraints on House Republicans now.” Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.

Posted at 7:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“How the Supreme Court Could Undercut the Future of Criminal Justice Reform: For people convicted of drug offenses, years of their lives could come down to what nine justices think the word ‘and’ means.” Madiba K. Dennie has this post at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 7:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“New Light on the ERA? A long history of amending resolutions with legal effect.” Stephen E. Sachs has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 7:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Worst Trump Judge In America Is Barbara Lagoa; Why Jeb Bush might have been the only reason the former Florida Supreme Court justice didn’t replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court”: James LaRock has this post at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 7:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate Republicans Learn to Use Their Majority Muscle; An interview with John Yoo”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

Posted at 7:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“No Liberal ‘Victory’ Is Safe at a Captured Supreme Court; Alabama Republicans’ open defiance of the decision in Milligan demonstrates that they understand the Supreme Court better than the justices themselves”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 7:05 PM by Howard Bashman