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Sunday, July 14, 2019

“The Trump administration’s incompetence just blocked a major victory by the religious right; The government still has to follow the law, even if it thinks God is on its side”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at ThinkProgress.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Your View by Pa. woman who won Supreme Court case: It’s my farm but it’s everybody’s Constitution.” Rose Mary Knick has this essay online at The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s lying lawyers are doing permanent damage to the Justice Department”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at ThinkProgress.

Posted at 9:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. battle over partisan electoral maps to face major test in North Carolina”: Joseph Ax of Reuters has an article that begins, “After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled federal judges cannot curb partisan gerrymandering, reform advocates vowed to take their fight to state courts that retain the power to police the practice of drawing electoral lines for political advantage.”

Posted at 9:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“On the Road, Police Power Has Few Limits. Officers have wide discretion when they pull over motorists. And the courts keep giving them more.” Law professor Sarah A. Seo has this article online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 9:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Clarence Thomas: From ‘Black Panther Type’ To Supreme Court’s Conservative Beacon.” Nina Totenberg of NPR has this report.

Posted at 9:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Republicans ready to dive off a cliff on Obamacare; GOP senators hope the courts strike down the health law — even if they have no plan to deal with the ensuing chaos”: Burgess Everett of Politico has this report.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Battle for Health Care: The latest Republican effort to destroy the Affordable Care Act appears likely to reach the Supreme Court in the heat of the 2020 Presidential race.” Amy Davidson Sorkin will have this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the July 22, 2019 issue of The New Yorker.

Posted at 9:15 PM by Howard Bashman