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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Programming note: On Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. eastern time, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to issue rulings in various cases argued earlier this Term that have yet to be decided. Once the Court posts its decisions online, you can access them via this link.

I will post more about these decisions later in the day on Wednesday. However, at 10 a.m., I need to be in court, where I will be waiting to present oral argument for the plaintiffs/appellees/cross-appellants in this case.

Posted at 10:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Immunity Case Just One Supreme Court Decision That Could Shape U.S. Politics; High court poised to rule on several blockbuster cases as presidential race begins”: Jess Bravin and Annie Linskey of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Department urges Supreme Court to decide if felons can be barred from having a gun; The request came days after the high court offered some clarification on testing the constitutionality of gun restrictions”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 9:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Lifesaving decision’: Activists praise Supreme Court ruling in Arlington firearms case.” Lillie Davidson of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has this report.

Posted at 9:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Early divisions signal bitter internal conflicts as Supreme Court turns toward final decisions”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Oklahoma Supreme Court Says No to State Funding for a Religious Charter School; In a closely watched case, Oklahoma’s highest court blocked what was set to become the nation’s first religious charter school; An appeal is likely”: Sarah Mervosh of The New York Times has this report.

Michelle Boorstein of The Washington Post reports that “Oklahoma court rejects proposed religious public charter school; The state Supreme Court said the first-of-its-kind school, approved last year by the charter school board, violated the state and U.S. constitution.”

And Sara Randazzo and Matt Barnum of The Wall Street Journal report that “Religious Charter School Is Unconstitutional, Oklahoma High Court Rules; Case tests how far religion can encroach in public schools, observers say.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma both here and here.

Posted at 5:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ketanji Brown Jackson Reminds Supreme Court That Its Decisions Have Real-World Consequences; The junior justice’s concurring opinion in Rahimi calls out her colleagues for allowing lower court judges, lawmakers, and normal people to twist in the wind”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 4:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Twisted Career of the term ‘Liberty Interest’ Gets Twistier Still in Dep’t of State v. Muñoz“: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

Posted at 9:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval”: Kimberlee Kruesi of The Associated Press has this report.

Posted at 8:46 AM by Howard Bashman



“As conservatives target same-sex marriage, its power is only getting clearer”: Abbie E. Goldberg has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 8:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“High Court unanimously rules against exemption for haredim in IDF; Likud: Peculiar that the High Court is forcing ultra-Orthodox conscription; Ruling also calls to freeze funding of yeshivas who do not comply.” Yonah Jeremy Bob of The Jerusalem Post has this report.

And Aaron Boxerman of The New York Times reports that “Israel’s Supreme Court Rules the Military Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jews; The court ruled there was no basis to exempt the ultra-Orthodox from service, a decision that threatened to split Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government amid the war in Gaza.”

Posted at 8:42 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Army Made Her Plead Guilty or Face Prison for Being Gay. She’s Still Paying the Price. LGBTQ veterans and advocates want justice for discrimination and are frustrated that an upcoming VA change for so-called bad paper discharges may not achieve that.” Anne Marshall-Chalmers has this article online at The War Horse.

Posted at 8:37 AM by Howard Bashman