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Thursday, January 30, 2025

“Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice says dispute over her authority could lead to litigation; Baker again says she hopes to pick new Administrative Office of the Courts director”: Tess Vrbin of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

Posted at 9:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“President Trump expects to end birthright citizenship with support from Supreme Court”: Bart Jansen of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 9:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kim Davis’ lawyer eager for next step as he argues same-sex marriage case before appeals panel”: Sarah Ladd of Kentucky Lantern has this report.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge denies Charlie Adelson request for new sentencing hearing over scoresheet error”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

Posted at 9:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers; The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Court’s ‘historical tradition’ test”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Federal appeals court strikes down feds’ handgun ban on those under 21; Judges declare law unconstitutional, say 18-20-year-olds have right to keep and bear arms.”

And Christina van Waasbergen of Courthouse News Service reports that “Fifth Circuit declares age restrictions on adult handgun purchases unconstitutional; The appellate panel ruled that a federal law prohibiting firearms dealers from selling handguns to adults under 21 is inconsistent with firearm regulations at the time of the country’s founding.”

You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Donna Adelson gives surprise testimony about jailhouse talk and family ‘blackmail’”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

Posted at 4:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Jackson punches out her frustrations with the conservative Supreme Court in the boxing ring”: Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press have this report.

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is Texas due for a judicial pay raise? Here’s what chief justice says and what’s proposed.” Alex Driggars of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

Posted at 1:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Arizona’s first Latina justice is in no way a ‘diversity hire’; Maria Elena Cruz is the Arizona Supreme Court’s first Latina justice; But that’s not the most important reason why she got the job”: Elvia Díaz has this essay online at The Arizona Republic.

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Heightened Scrutiny’ Review: A Transgender Attorney Heads to the Supreme Court in an Emotional and Informative Doc; Sam Feder’s documentary follows the ongoing case of United States v. Skrmetti — and takes aim at how news media can foster prejudice in lawmaking.” Siddhant Adlakha of Variety has this review.

Posted at 12:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Atlanta family in mistaken FBI raid gets case before U.S. Supreme Court; Ruling could set national precedent in cases against the federal government and its employees”: Rosie Manins of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

Posted at 12:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Firings Are Baiting the Supreme Court; The president wants the court to hold that he can fire anyone within the executive branch”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 12:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gov. Katie Hobbs appoints Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court”: Stacey Barchenger of The Arizona Republic has this report.

Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star reports that “Hobbs appoints first Latina and Black justice to Arizona Supreme Court.”

Sejal Govindarao and Gabriel Sandoval of The Los Angeles Times report that “Arizona governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court.”

And Caitlin Sievers of AZ Mirror reports that “Hobbs names Maria Elena Cruz, the first Latina justice, to Arizona Supreme Court.”

Posted at 12:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Invited Trump to Defy It; The justices’ decisions in recent years have made the Court especially vulnerable to exactly the kind of authoritarian pressure it should be positioned to resist”: Law professor Pedro Gerson has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 12:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Indicted SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein can’t switch collateral, magistrate judge rules”: Debra Cassens Weiss has this post at ABA Journal.

Posted at 12:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Plea Deal May Be Best Strategy For SCOTUSBlog Publisher”: Asha Glover of Law360 has this news analysis (subscription required for full access).

And Ali Sullivan of Law360 has an article headlined “Tom Goldstein Seeks To Shield DC Home In Tax Crimes Case” (subscription required for full access) that begins, “Appellate lawyer and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein asked a Maryland federal judge Wednesday if he could put up three South Carolina properties as collateral for his pretrial release in place of his Washington, D.C., home as he faces charges of tax evasion and mortgage fraud.”

Posted at 8:42 AM by Howard Bashman