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Monday, March 30, 2020

“Coronavirus in Ohio: Judge temporarily blocks state health order halting abortions during coronavirus.” Jessie Balmert of The Cincinnati Enquirer has this report.

Posted at 7:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Federal judge blocks Texas from enforcing coronavirus-related abortion ban”: Chuck Lindell of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

Anna M. Tinsley of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that “Judge prevents Texas from closing abortion clinics because of coronavirus.”

Jeremy Blackman of The San Antonio Express-News reports that “Federal judge suspends Texas abortion ban during coronavirus shutdown.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. judge stops Texas from curbing abortions during coronavirus crisis.”

Caroline Kelly of CNN reports that “Federal judge blocks Texas order liming abortion access over coronavirus.”

Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico reports that “Judge lifts Texas abortion ban pegged to coronavirus pandemic; Ohio, Iowa, Mississippi, Alabama and Oklahoma are among the other states that recently moved to suspend access.”

Jessie Hellmann of The Hill reports that “Judge blocks Texas from banning abortion as part of coronavirus response.”

And Ema O’Connor of BuzzFeed News reports that “A Judge Struck Down A Texas Ban On Abortions During The Coronavirus Outbreak; Planned Parenthood and other reproductive rights groups have sued five states, including Texas, for banning abortions as part of their coronavirus-mitigation strategies.”

Posted at 6:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump nominates Mississippi judge for 5th US appeals court”: The Associated Press has this report.

Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump Taps Wilson in New Try to Fill Fifth Circuit Seat.”

Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “Trump Taps Mississippi Judge for Seat on Fifth Circuit.”

And today the White House issued a news release titled “President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees.”

Fifth Circuit nominee Cory T. Wilson currently serves as a judge on the Mississippi Court of Appeals and had been the current nominee for a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Posted at 6:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Website Fails, Temporarily Derailing New Opinion”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report. Fortunately for all concerned, the decision did not issue in a case of great public interest.

Posted at 2:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Fifth Circuit’s Inconsistent Approach to Certiorari and Abeyance: What should a Court of Appeals do when the Supreme Court grants, or is about to grant, a case with related issues?” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“GOP Plows Forward on Plans to Kill Obamacare, Pandemic Be Damned; Despite the virus hitting their states, attorneys general say they aren’t bending on the idea that the Affordable Care Act must go”: Sam Brodey of The Daily Beast has this report (subscription required for full access).

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman