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Monday, February 19, 2024

“Bakery Drivers Head to High Court Searching for Arbitration Exit; Industry test would add fights on transportation firm meaning; With circuits split, high court to hear oral arguments Tuesday”: Jennifer Bennett of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 11:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Truck Stop ‘Sleeper Case’ Could Open Old Rules to New Lawsuits; Six-year time limit for regulatory challenges at issue; Effects could be drastic if court tosses Chevron deference”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And in commentary, Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “The Supreme Court and the Right to Sue: Regulators want to cut off lawsuits six years after a rule is issued; But that’s not what the Administrative Procedure Act says.”

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Mary Moreau officially welcomed as the Supreme Court’s newest member; In historic first, women now the majority on highest court”: Christian Paas-Lang of CBC News has a report that begins, “Mary Moreau has officially been welcomed to her seat on the Supreme Court of Canada as its newest justice.”

Posted at 1:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alabama Supreme Court Cites the Bible in Terrifying Embryo Ruling; The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision is all but guaranteed to gut IVF in the entire state”: Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling has this essay online at The New Republic.

Posted at 1:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Babylon Bee fights for free speech all the way to the Supreme Court; Supreme Court needs to stop Big Tech from abusing vague policies that silence free speech”: Seth Dillon and Jeremy Dys have this essay online at Fox News.

Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Zeitgeist of the Law: The Return of ‘Spirit’ in Legal Interpretation.” Adrian Vermeule has this post at “The New Digest” Substack site.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“John Oliver offers to pay Clarence Thomas $1m a year if he resigns from supreme court; Late-night host gives justice, under fire over undisclosed donations, 30 days to accept offer, which includes a tour bus”: Ramon Antonio Vargas of The Guardian has this report.

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Reality Check on ‘Officer of the United States’ at the Founding”: John Mikhail has this post at the “Balkinization” blog.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



Griffin’s Case (1869) and The Enforcement Act of 1870: Justice Kavanaugh was right; Chief Justice Chase’s decision in Griffin’s Case ‘forms the backdrop against which Congress’ legislated The Enforcement Act of 1870.” Josh Blackman and Seth Barrett Tillman have this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 1:02 PM by Howard Bashman