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Thursday, November 16, 2017

“Grassley schedules judicial hearings despite ‘blue slip’ concerns; Hearing for David Stras and Kyle Duncan set for Nov. 29”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

Stephen Montemayor of The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that “U.S. Senate will proceed with stalled nomination of Minnesota’s Stras for Appeals Court; Over Sen. Al Franken’s objections, panel to go ahead with judge nomination hearing.”

And Bryn Stole of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisana reports that “Federal Fifth Circuit nominee from Louisiana to get hearing, despite lack of endorsement from Sen. John Kennedy.”

Posted at 10:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“This ex-Fidelity worker won at the Supreme Court. Now a Boston jury will decide if she is a true whistle-blower.” Columnist Shirley Leung has this essay online at The Boston Globe.

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“Snyder expected to name Chief Legal Counsel Beth Clement to Michigan Supreme Court”: Paul Egan of The Detroit Free Press has this report.

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“She’s fought gerrymandering and voter ID. Now she wants a NC Supreme Court seat.” Anne Blythe of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Ruling Could Limit Workplace Harassment Claims, Advocates Say”: Yuki Noguchi had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

Posted at 8:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats Just Lost One Of The Only Ways They Could Block Trump’s Judicial Nominees”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Posted at 5:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hargan v. Garza And The (Near) Future Of Abortion Access”: Leah Litman has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

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“Free speech at the Supreme Court: The justices dive into new abortion controversy; Can a state require pro-life pregnancy centres to alert women of government-funded abortions?” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

Posted at 1:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“ABA committee member provides context to ‘you guys’ comment in Grasz interview”: Debra Cassens Weiss has this post online at ABA Journal.

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman