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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

“In bankruptcy judge romance scandal, Texas law firm loses privilege fight”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

Posted at 9:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Biden Must Commute Death Sentences Before the Court Greenlights More Trump Executions; Now that Hunter Biden has his pardon, will the president do what he can to fulfill his campaign promise to end the death penalty at the federal level?” Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is Contraception Under Attack? You can now buy a pill over the counter, but a conservative backlash is promoting anti-contraceptive disinformation.” Margaret Talbot has this post online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Inclined to Uphold Tennessee Law on Transgender Care; The justices heard arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth; More than 20 other states have similar laws”: Adam Liptak and Emily Bazelon of The New York Times have this report.

And Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Justices appear likely to uphold Tennessee ban on treatments for trans teens; The justices’ ruling will have implications for the Tennessee law and for the 23 other states that ban puberty blockers, hormones for transgender minors.”

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Transgender Minors at the Supreme Court: The government says the Constitution doesn’t let states deny treatments.” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 2:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court leans in favor of state laws that ban hormone treatments for trans teens”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Jess Bravin and Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal have an article headlined “Some Supreme Court Justices Appear Willing to Let States Ban Transgender Care for Minors. One Is a Mystery. Justice Gorsuch, a potentially pivotal vote, says nothing during oral arguments on Tennessee’s ban.”

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court struggles with state ban on medical treatment for trans youth.”

Posted at 2:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Replaces His White House Counsel Before He Even Started the Job; The shake-up is a sign that the new administration may see the same chaos and infighting that so often plagued President-elect Donald J. Trump’s first term in office”: Maggie Haberman of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 2:18 PM by Howard Bashman