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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

“With Kavanaugh Confirmed, Both Sides Of Abortion Debate Gear Up For Battle”: Sarah McCammon had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

Posted at 10:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats not giving up Kavanaugh battle; The conservative jurist is settling into a lifetime appointment, but Democratic leaders think they can still discredit him and GOP leaders”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has a report that begins, “Democrats are showing no signs of backing off their battle against newly minted Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, pressing forward with legal fights to unearth potentially damaging records that didn’t go public during the white-hot nomination contest.”

Posted at 10:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“At Immigration Argument, Justice Kavanaugh Takes Hard Line”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Trump’s Supreme Court nominees appear to differ on immigration case.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Kavanaugh backs Trump administration on jailing and deporting immigrants for crimes committed years earlier.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Questions Government’s Power to Detain Immigrants Long After Prison; Justice Gorsuch skeptical of moves to hold them without bail, even for minor crimes: ‘Is there any limit?’

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court still divided along ideological lines on illegal immigration.”

Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court wrestles with case on detention of immigrants.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Trump appointees hold keys in Supreme Court immigration case.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Grapple With Deportation Clash.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Supreme Court hears immigration detention case.”

And Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has a report headlined “In An Immigration Case, Supreme Court Justices Raise Questions About The Government’s Authority.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Nielsen v. Preap, No. 16-1363.

Posted at 10:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash Movie Gets Green Light From Appeals Court”: Joe Coscarelli of The New York Times has this report.

Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Appeals court: Lynyrd Skynyrd film can be released.”

And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner had a post titled “Appeals Court Reverses Ban on Lynyrd Skynyrd Movie; Heirs of two band members killed in a 1977 plane crash sued over the movie, and a subsequent injunction had press advocates sounding the alarm about prior restraints.”

You can access today’s per curiam ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

Posted at 10:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats Rage Against the Judiciary: Their campaign against Kavanaugh failed, so they resort to smearing the Supreme Court itself.” Columnist Jason L. Riley has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 5:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Wounds Won’t Heal: The fight over Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation has left the United States deeply divided.” David French has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 5:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Ethics Complaints Against Justice Brett Kavanaugh Haven’t Gone Away; Ethics experts speculated any complaints would be dismissed after Kavanaugh was confirmed to the US Supreme Court, but for now they’re just being transferred to another judicial circuit”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Posted at 4:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“John Roberts’s Chance for Greatness: As Kavanaugh tips the Court further to the right, the chief justice will have to decide whether the Court will dictate social policy from the bench.” David A. Kaplan has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 4:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Democrats Won’t Pack the Court in 2021: Even if they take back the White House and Congress, they are unlikely to try to expand the number of justices; Or at least not until the court tries to dismantle the New Deal.” Jonathan Bernstein has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

Posted at 1:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“On the Morning Kavanaugh Took the Bench, One Moment Stood Out”: Cristian Farias has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

Posted at 1:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gay cake case: Belfast bakery did not discriminate, UK supreme court rules; Gareth Lee brought a claim against Ashers bakery for discrimination.” Denis Staunton of The Irish Times has this report.

Frances Gibb of The Times of London reports that “Christian bakers win ‘gay cake’ battle at Supreme Court.”

Max Colchester of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Top U.K. Court Sides With Bakers Who Refused Gay Man’s Order; The man wanted a cake decorated with the message ‘Support Gay Marriage,’ but court says that impinged on bakers’ rights to free speech.”

Jane Croft of Financial Times reports that “UK Supreme Court backs Christian bakery in ‘gay cake’ row; Judges say refusal to take order did not discriminate against person’s sexual orientation.”

Owen Bowcott of The Guardian (UK) reports that “UK supreme court backs bakery that refused to make gay marriage cake; Judges find in favour of appeal, ruling there was no discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.”

Gareth Davies of The Telegraph (UK) reports that “Christian bakers in ‘gay cake’ row did not discriminate against same-sex marriage activist, Supreme Court rules.”

Toyin Owoseje of The Independent (UK) reports that “Christian bakers win ‘gay cake’ Supreme Court battle; Gay rights activist Gareth Lee sued the owners of Ashers Baking Company for discrimination on the grounds of religious belief or political opinion.”

Mark Duell of The Daily Mail (UK) reports that “Christian bakery owners did NOT discriminate against customer when they refused to make £36 ‘Support Gay Marriage’ cake says Supreme Court in case which has cost up to £500,000.”

Danica Kirka of The Associated Press reports that “UK court rules bakery didn’t discriminate in ‘gay cake’ case.”

Reuters reports that “Belfast bakery did not discriminate in gay cake case, UK’s top court rules.”

Jonathan Browning of Bloomberg News reports that “Christian Bakers Who Refused to Make ‘Gay Cake’ Win U.K. Case.”

BBC News has a report headlined “Ashers ‘gay cake’ row: Bakers win Supreme Court appeal.”

Sheena McKenzie of CNN reports that “Christian bakery owners win appeal in ‘gay cake’ case.”

Judith Mischke of Politico reports that “UK Supreme Court rules ‘gay cake’ refusal not discrimination; Court rules that the cakemaker is entitled not to express a political opinion it does not hold.”

And Sara C Nelson of HuffPost reports that “Christian Bakery Owners Win Gay Cake Row Supreme Court Appeal; Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK or Ireland where same-sex marriage is outlawed.”

Today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom can be accessed here, and the court’s press summary can be accessed here.

Posted at 1:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The First Black Republican Feminist: What would Eunice Carter, a civil-rights pioneer and the author’s grandmother, have made of Justice Brett Kavanaugh?” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

Posted at 12:18 PM by Howard Bashman



On today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition”: Dave Mistich had an audio segment titled “Democratic Sen. Manchin Backed Kavanaugh. Will Red W.Va. Re-Elect Him?

Jeff Brady had an audio segment titled “Coming To The Right Answer By Themselves: Talking With Boys About Sexual Assault.”

And an audio segment titled “Stephen Carter’s Book Tells How His Grandmother Helped Convict A Mob Boss” focused on law professor Stephen L. Carter‘s newest book, “Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster.”

Posted at 12:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Abortion Case Likely Headed for the Supreme Court: Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s first chance to roll back abortion rights almost certainly won’t be a challenge to Roe v. Wade.” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.

Posted at 11:18 AM by Howard Bashman



“Believing Men Who Lie About Rape”: Sherry F. Colb has this post at “Dorf on Law,” inspired by this week’s installment of Colb’s Justia’s Verdict column titled “Girls . . . Will Not . . . Replace Us.”

In her column, Colb writes, “Amy Wax, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, recently weighed in on the Kavanaugh/Ford hearings as a guest on the Glenn Loury program.” I linked to the video of that discussion in this earlier post.

Posted at 10:44 AM by Howard Bashman