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Sunday, February 6, 2022

“South Carolina judge is at the center of a political whirlwind around Biden’s Supreme Court decision”: Jeff Zeleny, Kevin Liptak, and Phil Mattingly of CNN have this report.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (02.05.22): Lesser White Men; Some tragic and untimely passings, a possible landmark libel case, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 7:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Colleges Don’t Care About Free Speech: It’s incentives more than ideology, and there’s a simple fix.” In Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, law professor John Hasnas will have an op-ed that begins, “Georgetown University’s law school violated its own speech policy last week when it placed Ilya Shapiro, a newly hired administrator, on leave over a tweet that offended some students.”

Posted at 7:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judges Weigh More Biden Vaccine-Mandate Cases After Supreme Court Rulings; Several lower courts considering challenges to the administration’s other Covid-19 vaccine requirements”: Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 2:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“California’s Supreme Court Was Split. Leondra Kruger Found the Center. Known for her ‘elegant’ mind, the moderate judge, now on President Biden’s short list of potential high court nominees, could be a mediating force in Washington.” Shawn Hubler and Katie Benner of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 1:58 PM by Howard Bashman