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Thursday, February 8, 2024

“Fewer cases and increased division: Canada’s Supreme Court is flashing warning signs; Some in the legal community are concerned that parts of Canadian law aren’t keeping up with changing times.” Christopher Nardi of National Post has this report.

Posted at 11:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Interview With Justice Kagan: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was interviewed by federal Judge Jeffrey Sutton as part of the 2024 Supreme Court Fellows Program, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.” C-SPAN has posted the video from this afternoon’s event at this link.

Posted at 11:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Sarah Isgur’s Majority Report: On ‘Advisory Opinions,’ the lawyer and former Trump Administration spokesperson argues that the Supreme Court is good, even — or especially — in its current incarnation.” Kelefa Sanneh has this article online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 11:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hawaii top court upholds gun laws, criticizes US Supreme Court; Hawaii Supreme Court says it disagrees with U.S. Supreme Court’s Second Amendment rulings; Court upholds laws barring carrying guns in public without a license”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “Hawai’i Supreme Court Says No Right to Bear Arms in Public; Says Bruen is dangerous way to look at US Constitution; Life ‘is a bit different now’ than 1791 or 1868, court says.”

And Jennifer Sinco Kelleher of The Associated Press reports that “Hawaii’s high court cites ‘The Wire’ in rebuke of US Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Hawaii at this link.

Posted at 10:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawyers for student barred from wearing shirt to school that said ‘there are only two genders’ argue before Boston appeals court”: Travis Andersen of The Boston Globe has this report.

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Massachusetts student fights ‘two genders’ shirt ban in US appeals court.”

And Eric Heisig and Allie Reed of Bloomberg Law report that “Appeals Court Ponders Limits in ‘Two Genders’ T-Shirt Case; Twelve-year-old prevented from wearing shirt in school; School district claims it needed to protect LGBTQ+ students.”

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.

Posted at 10:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“US Supreme Court Buttresses Whistleblower Law in Defeat for UBS; Court reinstates $900,000 verdict won by fired UBS employee; Whistleblowers don’t need to prove intentional retaliation”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report on a decision that the U.S. Supreme Court issued today.

Posted at 10:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Massachusetts Governor Raises Eyebrows by Naming Ex to Top Court; Gabrielle Wolohojian nominated to Massachusetts’ highest court; Nominee dated Gov. Maura Healey (D) for many years”: Allie Reed of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 10:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Further Thoughts About Missouri’s COVID Suit Against China”: William S. Dodge has this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.”

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Seems Likely to Reject Challenge to Trump’s Eligibility; Justices across the ideological spectrum expressed skepticism about several aspects of a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court, but there was little discussion of the Jan. 6 riot or Mr. Trump’s role in it”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report, along with an article headlined “A Ruling for Trump on Eligibility Could Doom His Bid for Immunity; As the Supreme Court tries to recapture its authority and legitimacy, it may be tempted to issue a pair of lopsided decisions both for and against the former president.”

Ann E. Marimow and Patrick Marley of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court poised to allow Trump to remain on Colorado ballot; Across the ideological spectrum, the justices voiced deep concern about permitting a single state to disqualify a presidential candidate.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court leans in favor of Trump’s bid to run again despite Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol.”

Jess Bravin and Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Appears Likely to Restore Donald Trump’s Ballot Eligibility; Justices hear oral arguments on whether 14th Amendment’s disqualification clause bars him from returning to the White House.”

Maureen Groppe and Bart Jansen of USA Today report that “Supreme Court grapples with leaving Donald Trump on presidential ballot in Colorado; Justices questioned the real-world consequences of a state knocking a major candidate off the ballot, including different options among states and a potentially national consequences in swing states.”

And Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times have an article headlined “Supreme Court skeptical of Colorado kicking Trump off ballot: ‘Just doesn’t seem like a state call.’

Posted at 9:41 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Newman’s Upheld Suspension Has Some Questioning Ethics Law; Legal scholars call for tweak to judge-suspension process; Specific criticisms and proposals for change vary widely”: Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 8:34 PM by Howard Bashman