“Klein ISD student wins $90K settlement after being harassed for sitting out the Pledge of Allegiance”: Rebecca Hennes of The Houston Chronicle has this report.
And Cameron Langford of Courthouse News Service reports that “Texas teacher settles in battle with student over Pledge of Allegiance; The Supreme Court established in 1943 no one can be compelled to pledge allegiance to the U.S. flag, but that didn’t stop a Texas teacher from taking issue with a Black student who abstained.”
“The Hypocritical Attack on Justice Clarence Thomas; The left smears him for the opinions of his wife, Ginni, a standard never applied to other judges”: Columnist Jason L. Riley will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“What to Expect from Justice Breyer’s Retirement and Judge Jackson’s (Presumptive) Confirmation to the Court”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.
“Whether, in cases where the compensatory damages award is substantial, a punitive-to-compensatory damages ratio exceeding 9:1 is presumptively unconstitutional under U.S. Supreme Court precedent?” The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania today granted a petition for allowance of appeal presenting that question.
“Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Emeritus Sidney R. Thomas to Take Senior Status”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release today.
“Ginni Thomas Is No Outlier”: Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times.
“Colorado Supreme Court strikes down part of state’s cyberbullying law as unconstitutional; State’s harassment laws were amended in 2015 to strengthen protestions against cyberbullying”: Shelly Bradbury of The Denver Post has this report.
And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh has a post titled “Colorado Supreme Court Strikes Down Electronic Harassment Ban.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Colorado at this link.
“Governor Newsom Swears in Justice Patricia Guerrero to California Supreme Court, the First Latina to Serve on State’s Highest Court; A first-generation Californian, Justice Guerrero hails from the Imperial Valley”: The Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom issued this news release yesterday.
“Motion: Man who won Supreme Court case was fired because he was gay.” Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “A former Clayton County court official who won a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court was wrongly fired because he was gay, a recently filed court motion contends, citing pretrial testimony and entries in a judge’s diary. In June 2020, Gerald Bostock’s case handed the LGBTQ community a major civil rights victory when the high court ruled federal law prohibits discrimination against gay employees in the workplace.”
“The politics driving the Montana Supreme Court races: After a year of political flashpoints, judicial candidates are campaigning in a charged environment.” Mara Silvers of Montana Free Press has this report.
“Justice Thomas’s failure to recuse may be wrong but it’s not judicial misconduct”: Russell Wheeler has this post at the “FixGov” blog of the Brookings Institution.
“Impeach Thomas? House Dems can go there, but most won’t. The chamber’s Democrats have one serious option to respond to the furor swirling around the Supreme Court justice’s wife. They’re not using it — yet.” Kyle Cheney, Sarah Ferris, and Nicholas Wu of Politico have this report.
“RFRA in the Military on the Shadow Docket — With a Tangent on Trump v Hawaii”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”
“Activist could be liable for BRPD officer’s injuries in 2016 protest, La. Supreme court says”: Jennifer Wadsworth of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has an article that begins, “The Louisiana Supreme Court said Friday that people who ‘precipitate’ crimes by others can be held liable for their actions, and that emergency workers injured in the line of duty aren’t automatically barred from suing for damages.”
And Kevin Foster of WAFB 9 in Baton Rouge reports that “La. state supreme court says Deray McKesson can be sued for 2016 protest.”
You can access Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, on certified questions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, at this link.
“Time to Challenge Compelled Speech? Many campuses have adopted political statements that employees and prospective employees are expected to affirm publicly.” George R. La Noue has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.
“Severability First Principles”: Law professor William Baude has posted this article at SSRN.
“Clarence Thomas’s long fight against fair and democratic elections; Like wife, like husband”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
“Does Judge Jackson Have a Judicial Philosophy and if so is it Originalism?” Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.
“Politics Centered on D.C. Warp Supreme Court Hearings; Members of the opposite party attack qualified nominees like Ketanji Brown Jackson because it’s the most effective way to reach their voters”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“Ketanji Brown Jackson on track for confirmation by end of next week; Judiciary panel to vote next Monday on advancing 1st Black woman to Supreme Court”: Amy B Wang and Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post have this report.
“Three Supreme Court Justices Tried to Force the Navy to Deploy Unvaccinated SEALs”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Six questions about Clarence Thomas and Supreme Court conflict of interest; Ethics rules for the court have been stalled for years, and Congress seems unlikely to act”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.
“Supreme Court to Weigh California Law on Humane Treatment of Pigs; Trade groups challenged the law, which requires adequate space for breeding pigs to turn around, saying it unfairly burdens out-of-state farmers”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court to consider California rules regarding treatment of pigs.”
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court agrees to hear pork producers’ challenge to California animal anti-cruelty law.”
And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Supreme Court will hear challenge to California’s law on livestock cages.”
“Supreme Court to Hear Copyright Fight Over Andy Warhol’s Images of Prince; The justices will decide whether the artist’s reliance on a photograph of the musician was copyright infringement or protected as a new, transformative work”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Deanna Paul and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court to Consider Copyright Battle Over Warhol Paintings of Prince; The high court also will hear a challenge to a California voter initiative involving the treatment of pigs.”
John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court to hear copyright dispute over Andy Warhol’s images of musician Prince.”
And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court to review dispute involving Andy Warhol’s ‘Prince Series.’“
“Thomas Again Absent From Courtroom for Supreme Court Session”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“Can Clarence Thomas be impeached? History shows it is very unlikely.” Chris Geidner of Grid has this report.
“Open Minds, Loud Voices and Free Speech on Campus: Was Ilya Shapiro canceled?” These letters to the editor appear in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“The Anti-Choice Movement’s Biggest Lie Is Unraveling; Opponents of legal abortion have always fallen into two camps that maintain an uneasy coexistence with one another; But with Roe in peril, that distinction is disappearing in a hurry”: Lisa Needham has this post at Balls and Strikes.
“A Message From Dean Gerken on the March 10 Protest; Dean Heather K. Gerken sent the following message to Yale Law School students, staff, and faculty on March 28”: Yale Law School has posted this message online.
“Jan. 6 committee to seek interview with Ginni Thomas”: Jacqueline Alemany and Amy B Wang of The Washington Post have this report.
“Cory Booker did what those bullies couldn’t — bring Ketanji Brown Jackson to tears”: Columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. has this essay online at The Miami Herald.
And online at The Washington Post, columnist Eugene Robinson has an essay titled “The eloquent moment that cut through the GOP’s ugliness in the Jackson hearings.”
“Backwards and in High Heels”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, featuring law professors Leah Litman, Kate Shaw, and Melissa Murray, via this link.
“The Supreme Court must protect itself from the Thomas duo”: Columnist Jennifer Rubin has this essay online at The Washington Post.
And Friday at “PrawfsBlawg,” Paul Horwitz had a post titled “Some Thoughts on Today’s Ginni Thomas Story.”
“How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student: Mackenzie Fierceton was championed as a former foster youth who had overcome an abusive childhood and won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship; Then the University of Pennsylvania accused her of lying.” Rachel Aviv will have this article in the April 4, 2022 issue of The New Yorker.
“Court costs: A fostering agency’s 2021 Supreme Court win came at a price, but the dividends are accruing.” Kim Henderson will have this article in the April 9, 2022 issue of World magazine.
