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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

“SC Supreme Court issues Heritage Act ruling, calling vote measure an ‘overreach'”: John Monk and Emily Bohatch of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report.

Seanna Adcox of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina reports that “SC Supreme Court keeps part of Heritage Act intact, strikes supermajority vote approval.”

And Jeffrey Collins of The Associated Press reports that “South Carolina’s Confederate monument protection law upheld.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of South Carolina at this link.

Posted at 10:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Prison strip-search case pits religious rights against transgender rights; An appeal by a Muslim inmate is testing what Wisconsin considers more important: the inmate’s religious beliefs or a transgender prison guard’s right to be treated the same as his cisgender colleagues.” Dave Byrnes of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Posted at 9:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Mississippi voting rights case is argued at US appeals court”: Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press has this report.

And Sabrina Canfield of Courthouse News Service reports that “Full Fifth Circuit hears challenge to Mississippi felony voting ban; An en banc rehearing centered on the permanent disenfranchisement of Mississippians convicted of certain felonies through a constitutional amendment passed during the Jim Crow era.”

You can access the audio of today’s en banc oral argument of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“4th Circuit vacates earlier order, rendering 2A lawsuit moot”: Tyler Hammel of The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Virginia has this report.

Denise Lavoie of The Associated Press reports that “Court throws out ruling on handgun sales to people under 21.”

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court erases ruling allowing gun sales to people under 21.”

And Brad Kutner of Courthouse News Service reports that “Fourth Circuit vacates order striking down age limit for handguns; While not mandatory, the decision to vacate prior rulings in mooted cases is the Richmond-based appeals court’s customary practice.”

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“There’s No Constitutional Right to Interracial (or Same-Sex) Marriage, Says the Architect of the Texas ‘Heartbeat Bill’; It’s the one amicus brief supporting Mississippi’s abortion restriction that takes a wrecking ball to the Supreme Court’s fundamental-rights precedents”: Dale Carpenter has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“The State of Texas v. Jesus Christ: Texas’s refusal to allow a pastor to pray while holding a dying man’s hand is an offense to basic Christian values.” Elizabeth Bruenig of The Atlantic has this report.

Posted at 7:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Book Review: ‘The Authority of the Court and the Peril of How Much I Love My Job,’ by Stephen Breyer; The 83-year-old leader of the Court’s liberal wing is facing significant public pressure to step down from the bench; He decided to write a book instead.” At Balls and Strikes, Jay Willis has this review of Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s new book, “The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics.”

Posted at 7:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court is Giving George W. Bush the Last Laugh on Guantanamo; The architects of the 43rd president’s assault on constitutional rights are now judges and justices; That’s bad news for fundamental constitutional rights”: Debra Perlin has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

Posted at 1:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Texas Abortion Opponents Aren’t Suing Dr. Alan Braid Over New Law; Physician who said he is first to violate new restrictions doesn’t present appealing case for conservative groups, legal scholars say”: Jacob Gershman has this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:36 AM by Howard Bashman



“Wisconsin Supreme Court to weigh in on sex trafficking victim defense in Kenosha homicide”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on whether a state law meant to protect victims of sex trafficking can serve as a defense to homicide.”

Posted at 8:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“Before off-duty police shooting, Chicago officer had complaint record. Should city pay?” Robert Klemko of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 8:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“Support for U.S. Supreme Court drops as Democrats and independents turn away from justices, poll finds”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Approval Drops as New Term Brings Divisive Issues.”

You can access online the “Detailed results of the Marquette law school supreme court poll-September 7-16, 2021” and a news release titled “New Marquette Law School Poll finds sharp decline since July in public opinion of the Supreme Court’s job performance; change is driven by partisan differences.”

Posted at 8:25 AM by Howard Bashman