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Home | Archive | RSS | Twitter | Contact Monday, March 16, 2020 “Georgia Republicans’ constitutionally dubious attempt to cancel a state election, explained; It’s far from clear what happens if they succeed”: Online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay that begins, “Georgia Supreme Court Justice Keith Blackwell’s six-year term expires at the end of this year, and the state is supposed to hold an election in May to choose his replacement.” Posted at 2:05 PM by Howard Bashman “Joe Biden’s pledge could change the look of the Supreme Court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report . And online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has a post titled “ Biden says he’ll name a black woman to the Supreme Court; Here are five names he could pick; Only two African Americans, and no black women, have served on the nation’s highest court .” Posted at 1:42 PM by Howard Bashman “McConnell Has a Request for Veteran Federal Judges: Please Quit; The Senate majority leader has encouraged judges thinking about stepping down to do so soon to ensure that Republicans confirm their replacements this year.” Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report . Posted at 1:41 PM by Howard Bashman “Supreme Court postpones arguments because of virus outbreak”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report on a news release that the U.S. Supreme Court issued this morning. Posted at 11:14 AM by Howard Bashman “How coronavirus could change the Supreme Court”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report . Posted at 9:51 AM by Howard Bashman Sunday, March 15, 2020 “Holding oral arguments during the coronavirus pandemic”: Tom Goldstein has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” Posted at 7:25 PM by Howard Bashman “Man blinded in Schererville bar parking lot fight not entitled to sue, Supreme Court rules”: Dan Carden of The Times of Munster, Indiana has this report . Charles Boothe of The Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Telegraph has an article headlined “ Porterfield loses lawsuit: Ind. Supreme Court rules bar fight that blinded delegate a ‘parking lot brawl.’ ” Lacie Pierson of The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette-Mail reports that “ Indiana Supreme Court dismisses Porterfield lawsuit, saying there was no way bar owners could foresee fight that took his vision .” Brad McElhinny of West Virginia’s MetroNews reports that “ Delegate Porterfield loses case over his blinding before Indiana Supreme Court .” And Katie Stancombe of The Indiana Lawyer has a post titled “ Split justices rule for bar after fight left patron blind .” You can access this recent 3-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Indiana at this link . Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard Bashman “Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court justices are dining on your dime, but they won’t tell you where, or why”: Paula Knudsen and Brad Bumsted of The Caucus have this article (registration required for access) online at LNP. Posted at 9:58 AM by Howard Bashman Saturday, March 14, 2020 “Justice Dept. Religious Freedom Training Spurs Concern Among Lawyers; Some department lawyers expressed worries that the workshops were held to teach ways to limit civil rights protections for gay and transgender people”: Katie Benner has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 10:38 PM by Howard Bashman “Greenwood Village family whose house was destroyed by police takes case to U.S. Supreme Court; Nineteen-hour SWAT operation left gaping holes in the home”: Elise Schmelzer of The Denver Post has this report . Posted at 7:52 PM by Howard Bashman “Judge attacking conservatives spotlights bias in court system”: Law professor Jonathan Turley has this essay online at The Hill. Posted at 7:42 PM by Howard Bashman “A Conservative Agenda Unleashed on the Federal Courts; President Trump’s imprint on the nation’s appeals courts has been swift and historic; He has named judges with records on a range of issues important to Republicans — and to his re-election”: Rebecca R. Ruiz, Robert Gebeloff, Steve Eder, and Ben Protess of The New York Times have this report . The article begins with #AppellateTwitter’s own @JusticeWillett. Posted at 11:30 AM by Howard Bashman Friday, March 13, 2020 “Full Appeals Court to Decide Whether Congress Can Sue Executive Branch; The court took up disputes over funding for President Trump’s border wall and a subpoena to Donald F. McGahn II, his former White House counsel”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report . Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post reports that “ Full appeals court to rehear Donald McGahn subpoena and Trump border wall cases .” Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Appeals Court to Reconsider if Ex-Trump Counsel Must Comply With House Subpoena; Court vacated earlier ruling that Don McGahn didn’t have to testify .” Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “ Full appeals court to hear challenges over border wall funds and Don McGahn testimony .” Jan Wolfe of Reuters reports that “ U.S. court to rehear House bid for testimony from ex-White House counsel McGahn .” Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “ Trump Victory Over Congressional Oversight Is in Doubt .” Katelyn Polantz of CNN reports that “ Full DC federal appeals court to hear McGahn and border wall cases in major separation-of-powers showdown .” And John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “ Full appeals court to rehear case over McGahn subpoena .” Posted at 10:16 PM by Howard Bashman “Mitch McConnell takes jab at Democratic leader for Supreme Court attacks”: Phillip M. Bailey of The Louisville Courier Journal has a report that begins, “Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell led a conservative chorus on Friday that warned about liberal threats to the U.S. judiciary during a special event in Louisville attended by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.” And Fox affiliate WDRB in Louisville reports that “ Mitch McConnell, Brett Kavanaugh attend federal judge’s swearing-in ceremony in Louisville .” Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman “Progressive groups push Supreme Court to livestream arguments during coronavirus shutdown”: Harper Neidig of The Hill has this report . Posted at 9:46 PM by Howard Bashman “Contentious State Supreme Court Debate Focuses On Fitness For Office; Candidates Trade Barbs Over Integrity, Recusals”: Corrinne Hess of Wisconsin Public Radio has this report . Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman “Supreme Court petitioned on police officers’ legal immunity”: Matthew Barakat of The Associated Press has this report . Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman “We Won’t Settle for Tokens”: You can access the final installment of the “Ginsburg Tapes” podcast with Lauren Moxley via this link . Posted at 7:20 PM by Howard Bashman “Full appeals court to hear McGahn, border wall cases; D.C. Circuit voids ruling in Trump’s favor on House Russia probe subpoena, sets April arguments”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report . You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granting en banc review in these two cases at this link . Posted at 5:54 PM by Howard Bashman “Could coronavirus change whether the Supreme Court streams proceedings? Justices still routinely deny media requests for audio to be released same day as major cases.” Todd Ruger of Roll Call has this report . And Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Supreme Court Pushed to Stream Arguments Amid Public Closure .” Meanwhile, in matters a bit closer to home, the Pa. Superior Court announced today that it was postponing its en banc session scheduled for next Wednesday in Philadelphia, at which I was scheduled to argue the first case on the calendar on behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants. Posted at 3:11 PM by Howard Bashman “The Judiciary Still Hasn’t Reckoned With Its #MeToo Problem; Thanks to their immense power, federal judges have a license to harass — and no one is trying to stop them”: Elie Mystal has this essay online at The Nation. Posted at 1:58 PM by Howard Bashman “The Faithful Justice”: Kevin Walsh has this post at the “Law & Liberty” ...