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Monday, December 2, 2024

“WPATH, ‘Transgender Healthcare’ and the Supreme Court; The group’s so-called Standards of Care are an attempt to stack the deck by concealing rather than exploring the evidence”: Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court will hear largest transgender rights case in US history”: Henry Gass of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has articles headlined “Supreme Court to take up challenge over medical treatment for trans youth” and “Trans advocates say Supreme Court case over youth medical bans ‘continues’ despite Trump reversal.”

And Lil Kalish of HuffPost reports that “The Supreme Court Is Set To Weigh In On The Future Of Health Care For Trans Youth; As the Supreme Court takes up a pivotal case, trans youth and their families brace for a life-changing decision.”

Posted at 8:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hearing held on request to remove attorney general from case involving NH Supreme Court justice; Attorneys for Supreme Court justice say attorney general has conflict of interest”: Tim Callery of WMUR has this report.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court seems likely to reverse a ridiculous decision about vaping; The justices spent Monday morning reminding us that the Court can always get worse under Trump”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 8:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Republican calls for second recount in NC Supreme Court race; The North Carolina Republican Party on Monday announced Jefferson Griffin’s call for a statewide hand recount Monday as some county election officials were reviewing Griffin’s protest of more than 60,000 ballots; Meanwhile, a state House race that could determine GOP legislative power remained close”: Paul Specht of WRAL has this report.

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Hears Case on Flavored Vapes Popular With Teenagers; The question for the justices was whether the Food and Drug Administration had acted lawfully in rejecting applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court appears sympathetic to FDA’s rejection of flavored vapes; The FDA has rejected applications for more than 1 million fruit-, candy- and dessert-flavored e-cigarettes and vaping liquids in recent years.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court weighs FDA’s power to prohibit new vaping products for teens.”

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Flavored vape fight at Supreme Court goes up in smoke; The high court seemed skeptical that the FDA acted outside its authority to reject marketing applications for flavored e-cigarettes that could appeal to children.”

Posted at 8:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“The ‘Great Replacement’ Conspiracy Theory, Coming Soon to the Supreme Court”: Steve Kennedy has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 8:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Ninety-Nine-Year-Old Lawyer’s Final Case | ‘Frank’ | The New Yorker Documentary”: The New Yorker has posted this video on YouTube.

Posted at 3:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Meta DIG and Its Nvidia Implications; The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Nvidia to provide guidance on whether and how plaintiffs can use expert reports in securities fraud complaints, notwithstanding any factual issues presented by the case; If the court DIGs Nvidia based on those factual issues, it will further muddy this important legal issue and lead plaintiffs lawyers to push courts to follow the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s erroneous decision”: Law professor Joseph A. Grundfest has this essay online at law.com.

Posted at 3:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hunter Biden’s Pardon Is Understandable — But Wrong. Who wouldn’t try sparing a child from prison? It’s still a tragedy for the republic.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 2:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Right’s About-Turn on Parental Rights: Next week’s trans healthcare ban case at SCOTUS reveals the conservative legal movement’s deepest hypocrisies.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is the Supreme Court about to let red states ban hormone treatment for transgender teens?” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court wades into thorny fight over healthcare for trans teens; Transgender teens will take their fight for gender-affirming healthcare to the Supreme Court this week; The justices’ review of equal protection privileges could catch parents’ rights, discrimination law and bodily autonomy in the crosshairs.”

Joan Biskupic of CNN has a news analysis headlined “In transgender care case, Supreme Court to consider how far equal protection goes.”

And Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press reports that “First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors.”

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Posted at 1:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Converting to Judaism in the Wake of October 7th. For decades, I maintained a status quo of living like a Jew without being one. When I finally pursued conversion, I discovered that I was part of a larger movement born of crisis.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this Personal History article in the December 9, 2024 issue of The New Yorker.

Posted at 10:46 AM by Howard Bashman



“Ex-Baseball Minor Leaguer Makes SCOTUS Debut in Transgender Case; Tennessee SG Matt Rice to argue at high court on behalf of state; Former Thomas clerk also spent time in Big Law”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law reports that “Transgender Lawyer Strangio Faces Tough Road in High Court Debut; First openly transgender attorney to argue at Supreme Court; State ban on gender-affirming care for minors challenged.”

Posted at 10:35 AM by Howard Bashman



“The future of NEPA — Why NEPA was not part of the plot in Mad Max: Fury Road.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

Posted at 10:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court restrained Trump last time. Will it do so again? With Republicans controlling Congress, the Supreme Court could emerge as a strong potential check on President-elect Donald Trump’s boundary-testing agenda.” Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 9:40 AM by Howard Bashman