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Sunday, August 18, 2019

“Muslim group demands Trump pull court pick who defended Israel, ‘ethnonationalism'”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

Earlier, Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reported that “Trump Names Picks for Second Circuit, Five Other Courts.”

Tal Axelrod of The Hill reported that “Trump taps White House lawyer for federal appeals court.”

And Jake Holland of Bloomberg Law reported that “Trump to Tap White House Aide for N.Y.-Based Appeals Court.”

Posted at 9:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Can Block Migrants Seeking Asylum, but Only in Some States, Appeals Court Rules”: Michael D. Shear of The New York Times has this report.

Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post reports that “Federal court issues split decision, allowing Trump’s latest asylum restrictions to continue in Texas, New Mexico.”

Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports that “9th Circuit removes nationwide injunction against Trump’s latest plan to limit asylum.”

Brent Kendall and Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal report that “Appeals Court Bars Trump Asylum Restrictions for California, Arizona; Ninth Circuit won’t block limits in other states, potentially causing more confusion along the southern U.S. border.”

Nomaan Merchant of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: US can reject asylum along parts of Mexico border.”

Daniel Trotta of Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court deals partial setback to Trump rule to curtail asylum.”

Daniella Silva of NBC News reports that “Appeals court narrows injunction blocking Trump asylum restrictions; The policy, announced by the Trump administration last month, would broadly end asylum eligibility for migrants who pass through another country on their journey to the United States.”

Julián Aguilar of The Texas Tribune reports that “Trump administration’s latest asylum rule allowed to stand in Texas, New Mexico; The ruling could change the fate of thousands of people waiting to apply for asylum in Mexican border cities like Ciudad Juárez, Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros.”

And in commentary, The Wall Street Journal has published an editorial titled “A Lesson in Judicial Humility: The Ninth Circuit, of all places, overrules a national injunction.”

You can access Friday’s order of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 8:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Toobin talks Supreme Court, past and present; CNN chief analyst says court is at a ‘tipping point'”: Lucas Thors of The Martha’s Vineyard Times has this report.

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Kamikaze Climate Suit: Democratic states suing the EPA could hurt their own emissions cause.” This editorial appeared in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:05 PM by Howard Bashman