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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

“More Mallory Mutterings”: Stephen McConnell recently had this post at the “Drug & Device Law” blog.

The post concludes, “Sachs’s article is interesting. It is insightful. It might even be brilliant. What it is not is useful.”

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Texas Law Restricting Access to Porn; The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are at least 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

And Tobi Raji, Justin Jouvenal, and David Ovalle of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court takes cases including vape rules, porn access for minors; The high court declined to hear challenges to Illinois gun laws after issuing two major gun rulings during the blockbuster term that ended Monday.”

Posted at 9:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“Northwestern Law School Accused of Bias Against White Men in Hiring; The lawsuit was filed a year after the Supreme Court struck down the use of racial and gender preferences in college admissions”: Anemona Hartocollis of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“The ‘MAGA Supreme Court’ Doesn’t Exist; Democrats are fuming, but look at the record of the cases this term”: This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court term focused on Trump, abortion, guns and administrative state”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

Posted at 5:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“As Trump dominated the docket, divided Supreme Court moved boldly to the right; There were fresh signs of a fractured conservative coalition on the Supreme Court even as the justices reshaped federal agency and presidential power”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 5:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“In a Volatile Term, a Fractured Supreme Court Remade America; Amid signs of dysfunction and disarray, Chief Justice John Roberts reasserted his authority, while the influence of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito waned”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 5:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pfizer defends appellate court’s ‘naming names’ rule in lawsuit over diversity program”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

Posted at 5:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals Court Reinstates $10 Billion Bank Lawsuit After WSJ Investigation Into Conflicts; Federal judge shouldn’t have presided over the lawsuit against Bank of America and others, court rules”: James V. Grimaldi of The Wall Street Journal has this report on a per curiam decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

Update: In other coverage, Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “US judge’s financial conflict leads to revived lawsuit against big banks.”

Posted at 5:07 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Decision of Surpassing Recklessness in Dangerous Times; The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States would have been wrong and dangerous at any time; It’s uncommonly so with Trump poised to retake power”: Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 5:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Andrew Brasher”: You can access today’s new episode of the “For the Defense with David Oscar Markus” podcast via this link.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Emperor Trump? Supreme Court Just Expanded the Imperial Presidency; The conservative justices set aside their judicial principles in a ruling that would horrify America’s founders.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 1:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Purdue Ruling Tees Up ‘Consent’ Question for Bankruptcy Courts; Supreme Court didn’t define consensual liability releases; Court rulings on opt-out provisions poised to loom large”: Evan Ochsner of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 1:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Sidesteps New Gun Cases as It Closes Out Term; High court leaves Illinois ‘assault weapons’ bans in place; Court orders reconsideration of New York law, felon gun ban”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Did Justice Alito Lose The Majority Opinions In Trevino and NetChoice? Alito had only four majority opinions this term, while Roberts, Thomas, Sotomayor, and Kagan all had seven.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 11:24 AM by Howard Bashman



Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in five cases, two of which were consolidated for oral argument.

In Price v. Montgomery County, Ky., No. 23-649, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a statement respecting the denial of certiorari.

In Harrel v. Raoul, No. 23-877, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a statement.

In McCrory v. Alabama, No. 23-6232, Justice Sotomayor issued a statement respecting the denial of certiorari.

In King v. Emmons, No. 23-668, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a dissent, in which Justice Sotomayor joined, from the denial of certiorari.

In Allstates Refractory Contractors v. Su, No. 23-819, Justice Thomas issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari.

In Bassett v. Arizona, No. 23-830, Justice Sotomayor issued a dissent, in which Justices Elena Kagan and Jackson joined, from the denial of certiorari.

And in Doe v. Snap, Inc., No. 23-961, Justice Thomas issued a dissent, in which Justice Neil M. Gorsuch joined, from the denial of certiorari.

Posted at 10:34 AM by Howard Bashman