“The ‘Recklessness Itself Sends a Message’: 35 Legal Experts Assess Trump’s Return.” Online at The New York Times here.
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“The ‘Recklessness Itself Sends a Message’: 35 Legal Experts Assess Trump’s Return.” Online at The New York Times here. Posted at 9:59 PM by Howard Bashman“US law firm Jenner asks court to permanently bar Trump executive order”: Mike Scarcella and Sara Merken of Reuters have this report. Posted at 9:18 PM by Howard Bashman“The Supreme Court’s Order for Supplemental Briefing in Kennedy v. Braidwood and the Reorganization Plan of 1966; The Reorganization Plan of 1966, standing by itself, is not a statute that could vest ‘by law’ the appointment power authority in the Secretary”: Josh Blackman and Seth Barrett Tillman have this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” Posted at 9:14 PM by Howard Bashman“Federal Agencies Launch Title VI Investigation Into Harvard Law Review”: Hugo C. Chiasson and Sebastian B. Connolly of The Harvard Crimson have this report. Caroline G. Hennigan and Bradford D. Kimball of The Harvard Crimson report that “HLS Dean of Students Condemns ‘Disturbing’ Mass Emails Sent to Students After Law Review Controversy.” Bianca Quilantan of Politico reports that “Trump administration probes Harvard Law Review for alleged race-based discrimination; The Trump administration is probing financial ties, oversight procedures, selection policies and other documentation for both membership and article publication.” Nate Raymond and Jack Queen of Reuters report that “US probes Harvard and its law review for ‘race-based discrimination.’” And Janet Lorin of Bloomberg News reports that “Harvard Probed by US Agencies for Law Review Discrimination.” Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman“Justices seem sympathetic to student in disability discrimination case; A case out of Minnesota asks whether families must meet an unfairly high burden to show that schools are falling short in meeting the needs of disabled students”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report. Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports that “Justices Appear Skeptical of School District in Student Disability Rights Case; The case is being watched closely by disability rights groups, which warned that arguments by a school district could threaten broader protections for disabled people.” Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court appears likely to side with student in disability discrimination case; The high court is likely to rule discrimination suits related to education don’t face a higher bar.” Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Teen’s fight for disability accommodations turns into schoolyard brawl at SCOTUS; The justices left the bench stunned Monday after a seemingly straightforward case spiraled into a thorny dispute that could make it harder for Americans with disabilities to win discrimination claims.” And Mark Walsh of Education Week reports that “Supreme Court Poised to Back Student in Key Disability-Rights Case.” The U.S. Supreme Court has posted online a transcript and the audio of today’s oral argument in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, No. 24-249. Posted at 8:17 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court to Consider Jurisdictional Redo in Baby Food Suit”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report. Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman“Landmark Religious Charter School Fight Comes to Supreme Court”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report. Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman“Can Religious Parents Veto Books in Public Schools?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube. Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman“146. Denaturalization and Expatriation: There is no lawful way to ‘deport’ U.S. citizens; And although citizenship can be revoked, any attempt by the government would run into significant statutory, constitutional, and practical obstacles.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site. Posted at 1:08 PM by Howard Bashman“DOJ Civil Rights Unit Makes Sharp Turn Toward Trump Causes; Justice Department civil rights unit takes on conservative priorities; Changes expected to push out career lawyers”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report. Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman“Sidley Partner to Make Supreme Court Debut in Veterans Dispute; Former Breyer clerk is focused on impact; Case centers on payments for combat service”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report. Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court Disabled Student Dispute Turns Unusually Hostile; School districts attorney accused opposing counsel of ‘lying’; Parents counsel urges narrow ruling, warns of ‘five-alarm fire’”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has an article that begins, “Arguments at the US Supreme Court were unusually aggressive over when school districts can be liable for discriminating against disabled students.” Roman Martinez, Nicole Reaves, and Lisa Blatt were the attorneys who argued the case. You can access the audio of this morning’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument online a C-SPAN via this link. Posted at 12:56 PM by Howard Bashman“A ‘Citizen Lawyer’ Gets a Standing Ovation at the Supreme Court; In a remarkable scene, the justices applauded Edwin S. Kneedler, a government lawyer with a reputation for candor, care and integrity”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times. Posted at 12:48 PM by Howard Bashman“The Anti-Trump Cases That Have Changed The Game; Key legal takeaways from 100 days of lawlessness”: You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link. Posted at 12:44 PM by Howard Bashman“Trump Has a Trust Problem in Court; President’s policies face roadblocks with judges who don’t believe they can give his administration benefit of doubt”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report. Posted at 9:26 AM by Howard Bashman |
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