“The stakes are high: Florida Supreme Court to hear arguments this week on whether residents will vote on abortion.” Cindy Krischer Goodman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel has this report.
And Michael Moline of Florida Phoenix reports that “Rallies planned at FL Supreme Court; justices ready to vet pivotal abortion-rights ballot language; Measure would go on November ballot if cleared by the court; Republican Attorney General Moody is against the language.”
“Supreme Court prepares to decide the future of insurrectionist presidents; The high court’s review of Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility could pit two of the justices’ favorite legal interpretations against one another”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“Donald Trump urges Supreme Court to keep him on ballot in final pitch before arguments”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.
And Maureen Groppe of USA Today has a report headlined “Calling himself ‘presumptive nominee,’ Trump tells Supreme Court to keep him on the ballot; ‘There was no insurrection,’ Trump’s lawyers wrote; ‘President Trump did not ‘incite’ anything.’”
You can access the Reply Brief for Petitioner at this link.
“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visits UH law school”: University of Hawaii News has this report.
“Every Black History Month Celebration Should Honor American Hero Clarence Thomas”: Mark Paoletta has this post at The Federalist.
“Ethics Complaint Spotlights Judges’ Courtroom Advocacy Policies; Complaint targets policies encouraging diverse participation; Other judges use race neutral policies for all junior lawyers”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Attorneys Who Argue Before Supreme Court Skew Male, Ivy League”: Adam Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.
“Texas Abortion Ban Lawyer to Argue Trump Ballot High Court Case; Texas lawyer to argue for Trump; Three attorneys to argue during special sitting”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Pa. courts website still offline from cyber attack”: Jan Murphy of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.
“Does the Constitution Disqualify Trump from Presidency?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.
“Here’s how 2 sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump”: Nicholas Riccardi of The Associated Press has this report.
“The antislavery giant at the center of the Trump disqualification case”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“Trump Ballot Clash Thrusts Supreme Court Into 2024 White House Race; Justices hear arguments Feb. 8 in appeal of Colorado ruling; Trump’s role in Jan. 6 attack led state to bar him from ballot”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“The 91-year-old Republican suing to kick Donald Trump off the ballot; Norma Anderson, a trailblazing former GOP legislator, is among the Colorado voters who have challenged the Republican front-runner’s candidacy in a case that will be heard by the Supreme Court”: Patrick Marley of The Washington Post has this report.
“There’s a Border War Inside the Supreme Court, Too”: Linda Greenhouse has this guest essay online at The New York Times.
“‘Open mic night’ at the Supreme Court? Don’t expect Donald Trump to let loose at the marble palace; Trump is arguing for the Supreme Court to keep his name on the presidential ballot in Colorado; In another case that could reach the high court, he claims immunity from criminal prosecution.” Bart Jansen of USA Today has this report.
“Is Gorsuch Ready for McGirt Round III? Many Native Americans say they’re immune from Oklahoma’s income tax.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.
“Cyberattack Hits Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this breaking news report.
The cyberattack has thrown offline Pennsylvania’s state appellate court PACFile system, which lawyers use for appellate e-filing and the appellate courts use to notify lawyers of new filings, decisions, and orders in appellate cases.
