“Ohioans who worked from home during COVID not eligible for tax refund, court rules; The Ohio Supreme Court decision means cities avoided millions in refunds”: Jessie Balmert of The Cincinnati Enquirer has this report.
Andrew J. Tobias of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that “Ohio Supreme Court upholds taxing former commuters who worked from home during coronavirus pandemic.”
And Dan Trevas of Court News Ohio reports that “Municipalities Taxing Stay-At-Home Workers During Pandemic Was Constitutional.”
You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Ohio at this link.
“There’s Time for Supreme Court Rulings on Trump Cases; The Colorado case and the Jan. 6 immunity claim are exactly the sort of major legal issues we want the highest court to decide thoughtfully”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“Threats to US federal judges double since 2021, driven by politics”: Joseph Tanfani, Peter Eisler, and Ned Parker of Reuters has this report.
“Climate protesters smear powder on case housing U.S. Constitution”: Ellie Silverman of The Washington Post has this report.
“Trump On Pace to Drain Legal Funds by July, With Only $27 Million Left; Trump-allied group has $26.6 million to spend on legal fees; GOP frontrunner will have to tap RNC or donors for more cash”: Bill Allison of Bloomberg News has this report.
“Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Move Quickly in Trump Immunity Case; Jack Smith, the special counsel, stressed that speed was in the public interest, pushing back against former President Donald J. Trump’s request that the court pause an appeals court ruling”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Special counsel asks Supreme Court to let Trump’s D.C. trial proceed; Federal prosecutors respond to Donald Trump’s request to delay trial until after the election by seeking oral argument in March.”
Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “Special Counsel asks Supreme Court not to delay Trump’s election interference trial; How the Supreme Court responds could determine whether a trial can be completed before the November election.”
And Alex Swoyer and Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times have an article headlined “Special Counsel Jack Smith tells Supreme Court not to delay Trump trial; Suggests court hears Trump immunity claim in March, rule by June.”
You can access the Special Counsel’s filing at this link. You can access the other filings in the case via this link.
“Why Was Taft a Better Chief Justice than President?” Laura Kalman has this guest post at the “Balkinization” blog, the first of a series of posts to follow in the days ahead in the “Balkinization Symposium on Robert Post, The Taft Court: Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921–1930.”
Retired Justice Stephen G. Breyer is among the anticipated contributors to the symposium, demonstrating that Justices will depart from the U.S. Supreme Court to become law bloggers.
“Most Federal Judges Have Enrolled in Home Protection Program; Over 70% of judges have enrolled in program, per Marshals director Davis; Davis also said threats against judges have doubled since 2021”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Congratulations To The 2024 Bristow Fellows; There’s a nice mix of law schools in this latest class, including one school that hasn’t had a Bristow in a long time (if ever)”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
“California’s Negligence Tort Empowers Juries, Hurts Innovation”: Law professor George Priest has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.
“Missouri appeals court fines litigant after finding fake, AI-generated cases cited in filings”: Rudi Keller of Missouri Independent has this report on a decision that the Missouri Court of Appeals issued yesterday.
“How the Right Weaponized the Dobbs Ruling to Wage War on Trans People; The Supreme Court’s infamous decision is being wielded against gender-affirming care in the first of many attacks on our rights to come”: Zane McNeill has this essay online at The New Republic.
“What is the Fifteenth Court’s Precedent?” You can access the latest episode of Texas appellate attorney David Coale‘s podcast, “Coale Mind,” via this link.
“What the Oral Argument Should Have Said”: You can access the new episode of law professor Akhil Reed Amar‘s podcast, “Amarica’s Constitution,” via this link.
“Trump’s SCOTUS Stay Application Says the Quiet Part Out Loud”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”
“The Consequences of Jack Smith’s Rush to Trial; Special Counsel Jack Smith’s rush to try Donald Trump violates Justice Department rules and presents tricky issues for the Supreme Court on the immunity issue”: Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.
“Liberals Still Have a Chance to Save the Administrative State; With Chevron doctrine in the Supreme Court’s crosshairs, there’s still time to apply the same kind of public pressure that’s kept the justices from going too far”: Simon Lazarus has this essay online at The New Republic.