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Thursday, March 26, 2026

“Supreme Court Sides With Internet Provider in Copyright Fight Over Pirated Music; Leading music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Julian Mark of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court finds internet service providers not liable for users’ pirated music; The decision means Cox Communications will probably not have to pay a judgment in a case brought by dozens of music companies.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court rules against music industry in piracy case; The Supreme Court weighed internet service providers’ role in stopping music piracy; Much was at stake for both the industry and internet users.”

Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Justices won’t place blame on internet service providers in bootleg music dustup; The high court was asked to pin down the standard for holding third parties liable when users violate the law.”

And in commentary, today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial titled “Another Supreme Court Knockout; All nine Justices reject an attempt to expand secondary liability.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“For 2nd Time, an Appeals Court Backs the Trump Administration’s Detention Policy; Courts are weighing whether the administration can hold undocumented immigrants without bond, an issue that may be resolved by the Supreme Court”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

Ryan Luetkemeyer of Courthouse News Service reports that “Eighth Circuit backs Trump tactic of detaining immigrants without bond; The decision follows a similar ruling from the Fifth Circuit earlier this year, and further strips away decades of bond hearings for immigrants lacking permanent legal status.”

And Beth Wang and Megan Crepeau of Bloomberg Law report that “Eighth Circuit Backs Mandatory Detention Policy for Noncitizens.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“What Would Have Been Justice Scalia’s Legacy If He Survived Into The Trump Presidency? Richard Re poses thought provoking questions about a Scalia counterfactual on Earth 2.0.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bonus 217: The Day the Supreme Court Wasn’t Supreme; In 1944, Congress enacted a statute effectively giving a specific Second Circuit panel the ‘final and conclusive’ power to resolve a landmark antitrust case — because the Supreme Court lacked a quorum.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 12:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“J. Harvie Wilkinson III ’72, This Year’s ‘Outstanding Virginian,’ Reflects on a Life of Service; Appellate Judge of More Than 40 Years Says He’s Still ‘Learning Something New Every Day’”: Cooper Allen of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report.

Posted at 12:18 PM by Howard Bashman