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Sunday, May 19, 2024

“Sam Alito’s flag flew upside down. Are his ethics? Justice Alito’s wife hoisted a ‘Stop the Steal’ flag after Jan 6. Should her husband recuse himself now?” Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Biden Turns Title IX Into a Weapon Against Women and Girls; Biology matters in sports and intimate spaces, even if it is irrelevant to employment decisions”: Kristen Waggoner will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“We’ll Protect Both Life and IVF: A Senate bill to clear up confusion after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling.” U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL) will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Exclusive: Justice Alito sold Bud Light stock amidst anti-trans boycott effort; Alito did not respond to questions about the sale, but its timing raises fair questions — particularly in light of other ethical questions the justice has faced over the past year.” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

Posted at 8:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (05.19.24): Wifey Did It; Justice Alito and Senator Menendez blame their spouses, Elon Musk pressures a law firm, S&C raids Skadden, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 5:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Even If Alito Is Right, the Upside-Down Flag Was Wrong; Let’s say the Supreme Court justice is accurately portraying what happened at his house; He and his wife still made a serious mistake”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 5:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Two-Pronged Attack on a Muslim Judicial Nominee; How the smearing of Adeel Mangi became a bipartisan exercise”: Jonathan Blitzer has this essay online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 5:40 PM by Howard Bashman