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Saturday, November 23, 2024

“Can The Senate Save Us? From Cabinet confirmations to judicial vacancies, will the Senate supercharge Trump’s lawlessness, or curb it?” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

Posted at 10:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hawaii Is Looking For Its Next Supreme Court Justice; The Judicial Selection Commission is seeking applicants to succeed Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, who must retire next year when he turns 70”: Chad Blair of Honolulu Civil Beat has this report.

Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Agency Power; A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

And Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court to examine power of Congress to delegate authority; The cases explore whether Congress violated the Constitution when it allowed the Federal Communications Commission to gather fees to help pay for critical telecommunications services in communities that might not otherwise have it.”

Posted at 10:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ketanji Brown Jackson on Ethics, Trust, and Keeping It Collegial at the Supreme Court; The Supreme Court Justice talks with David Remnick about the decline in public trust and questions about the Court’s ethics code, and how Justices get along in a very partisan era”: You can access the new episode of “The New Yorker Radio Hour” podcast via this link.

Posted at 10:07 PM by Howard Bashman