“TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes ‘immediately’”: John Fritze, Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole, Pamela Brown, Clare Duffy, Kit Maher, and Evan Perez of CNN have this report.
Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman
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“TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes ‘immediately’”: John Fritze, Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole, Pamela Brown, Clare Duffy, Kit Maher, and Evan Perez of CNN have this report. Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court attorney who founded SCOTUSblog is charged in tax case; Million-dollar poker games, payments to women and a duffel bag of cash are part of the indictment accusing Thomas Goldstein of tax evasion”: Dan Morse of The Washington Post has this report. And Alyssa Aquino of The National Law Journal reports that “22-Count Indictment Is Just the Start of SCOTUSBlog Atty’s Legal Problems, Experts Say; Tom Goldstein, the appellate attorney and SCOTUSBlog publisher, faces a tax evasion complaint related to his alleged gambling activities and personal relationships; But legal experts say the sprawling indictment against him could spawn ethics complaints and civil litigation.” Posted at 9:35 PM by Howard Bashman“Antiabortion advocates look for men to report their partners’ abortions; Boyfriends and husbands can have uniquely personal and specific information necessary to help surface new lawsuits in states with abortion bans”: Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post has this report. Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard BashmanIn Bashman news from South Africa: “Ahlumile Bashman is officially a Mamelodi Sundowns footballer,” reports Lonwabo Marele of Plainsman in an article headlined “Gugulethu teen signs with Mamelodi Sundowns.” Posted at 9:07 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks; Parents in Maryland said a school board’s refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. And Justin Jouvenal and Nicole Asbury of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court to hear case on opting out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books; Parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, want to be able to opt out of instruction on gender and sexuality that they say goes against their religious convictions.” Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman“SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein Accused of Tax Fraud Tied to Gambling”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report. Connor Richards of PokerNews reports that “Indicted Lawyer Won $50 Million in Heads-Up Poker Matches.” At “Above the Law,” Joe Patrice has a blog post titled “Tom Goldstein Hires Trump’s Lawyers In First Good Bet In Years; Pardon me?” And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has posts titled “Comparing The Dates of Tom Goldstein’s SCOTUS Oral Arguments And The Dates In His Indictment; According to the government, Goldstein was very busy before and after his arguments at the Court” and “A 2017 Profile Of Tom Goldstein In The Carolina Alumni Review; Goldstein: ‘I think most people would find what I do boring.’“ Posted at 5:23 PM by Howard Bashman“Gorsuch in TikTok Opinion Calls for Action on ‘Secret Evidence’; Government shielded evidence from TikTok, creators; Gorsuch notes increased use in recent years”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg News has this report. Posted at 5:12 PM by Howard Bashman“Texas Judge in Boeing, ESG Cases Known for High-Profile Docket; Reed O’Connor has handled national cases on guns, healthcare; Fort Worth courtroom draws conservative challengers”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report. Posted at 5:10 PM by Howard Bashman“Chevron’s Swan Song: Loper Bright and the New Era of Judicial Oversight of Agency Actions; How the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright v. Raimondo decision reshapes agency power, shifts judicial deference, and looks at what this means for future legal battles.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Legalytics” Substack site. Posted at 5:04 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law slated to start Sunday; Donald Trump had asked the Supreme Court to delay TikTok’s ban-or-sale law to give him an opportunity to act once he returns to the White House”: Ann E. Marimow and Cristiano Lima-Strong of The Washington Post have this report. And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court OKs TikTok Shutdown; Justices reject Chinese app’s First Amendment challenge to federal law against ‘foreign adversary’ control.” You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link. Posted at 10:52 AM by Howard Bashman“SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein Hit With 22-Count Federal Indictment; A lengthy indictment accuses the once high-flying Supreme Court lawyer of massive tax evasion — tied to multimillion-dollar poker losses and multiple affairs.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. Posted at 10:48 AM by Howard Bashman |
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