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Thursday, May 2, 2024

“Inside the ground game to win Florida abortion referendum votes; Democrats and Republicans are coalescing around two contrasting messages on Florida’s Amendment 4 on abortion as they aim to persuade moderate voters”: Lori Rozsa of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 10:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“What Is a Song? Is it simply the music flowing out of your earphones? According to the law, the answer is a bit more complicated.” Ben Sisario of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Wants to Prosecute Biden. He Also Thinks Presidents Deserve Immunity. In arguing to the Supreme Court that he cannot be charged for acts while in office, Donald Trump has asked the justices to enforce a norm that he has long threatened to shatter.” Alan Feuer and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times have this news analysis.

Posted at 9:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“How an Ordinary Guy Took a $3,000 Case to the Supreme Court; Stuart Harrow has his day — to one justice’s bemusement: ‘I’m just wondering why the government’s making us do this.’” Ben Foldy will have this front page article in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“IVF and the Alabama Ruling”: The Spring 2024 issue of The New Atlantis contains a series of essays on this topic.

Leah Libresco Sargeant has an essay titled “Embryos as Schrödinger’s Persons: The Alabama IVF ruling reveals peculiar entities that are neither people nor property until we need them to be.”

Charlotte Collingwood has an essay titled “Laboring in the Dark: IVF might sound like an act of taking control, but it felt like an act of surrender.”

And Emma Waters has an essay titled “Taming IVF’s Wild West: Real regulation is long overdue. But consumer protection is not enough.”

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Harry Reid Botches Miers Nomination; Huge victory for conservatives”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Um Wow, How Was Neal Katyal Sitting Courtside at an NBA Playoff Game? Come, let us together investigate how corporate America’s favorite Supreme Court lawyer could possibly have found himself watching Jamal Murray from the comfort of the best seats in the house.” Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 8:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“A rare Georgia Supreme Court race could hinge on abortion rights”: Greg Bluestein and Rosie Manins of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have this report.

Posted at 8:25 PM by Howard Bashman