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Friday, October 22, 2021

“Eunice Lee an Active Questioner on First Day Hearing 2nd Circuit Arguments; Lee, the first former federal defender ever to serve on the influential appeals court, peppered attorneys in three appeals, foreshadowing a potentially-outsized role in addressing unsettled areas of criminal law”: Tom McParland of New York Law Journal has this report.

Posted at 8:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Author John Grisham and Supreme Court Thrillers: You may wonder what Grisham and his book have to do with the U.S. Supreme Court, but there are connections.” Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

Posted at 8:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Barrett’s Chambers Refused to Allow Livestreaming or Any Video for McConnell Center Event; Newest justice feted with McConnell-hosted dinner, free hotel and flight and personalized Louisville Slugger bat”: Fix the Court has this report. You can access the underlying documents via this link.

Posted at 2:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“When Will Senate Democrats Ditch Blue Slips for Good? Progressive lawyers in red states fear an arcane Senate tradition could slow the Biden administration’s efforts to fill vacant district court judgeships.” Sam Mellins has this post at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 2:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ban Them All; Let the Courts Sort Them Out. Saving Clauses, the Texas Abortion Ban, and the Structure of Constitutional Rights.” Law professor Peter N. Salib has this essay at the Texas Law Review Online.

Posted at 2:01 PM by Howard Bashman



“McConnell lauds Thomas, says Supreme Court should not heed the ‘rule of polls'”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “McConnell warns Democrats on judiciary attacks; ‘Hostage-takers never settle,’ minority leader says.”

David Catanese of McClatchy DC reports that “McConnell says Biden White House aims to weaken Supreme Court independence.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN has a report headlined “Justice Clarence Thomas: the Supreme Court’s influencer.”

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law reports that “Clarence Thomas Waited 30 Years for Court That Thinks Like Him.”

In commentary, online at MSNBC, Steve Benen has an essay titled “Why Mitch McConnell’s celebration of Clarence Thomas matters; Amy Coney Barrett recently said she doesn’t want people to see justices as ‘partisan hacks’; I hope she saw Clarence Thomas’ Heritage Foundation event.”

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “A Night To Remember With Justice Thomas; A star-studded celebration for Justice Thomas’s 30th Anniversary on the Supreme Court.”

The Heritage Foundation has posted on YouTube the video of yesterday evening’s event at this link.

Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court won’t block Texas abortion law but grants expedited review for Nov. 1”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports that “Supreme Court Again Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Law; But the court said it would hear arguments on Nov. 1 on challenges to the law from the Biden administration and abortion providers in the state.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court refuses again to block Texas abortion law.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Agrees to Quick Consideration of Texas Abortion Case; Court will hear oral arguments on Nov. 1.”

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court won’t block Texas fetal heartbeat law, will hear DOJ’s case.”

You can access here and here today’s orders of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman