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Friday, December 25, 2020

“Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack expresses concern over threats, comments aimed at members of her court”: Bill Glauber of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Shanzeh Ahmad of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “State Supreme Court Chief Justice releases statement expressing concern over recent threats.”

You can access the statement that Chief Justice Patience Drake Roggensack of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued today at this link.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“As Biden zeroes in on attorney general pick, some worry one contender is too moderate on criminal justice issues”: Matt Zapotosky and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “As President-elect Joe Biden seeks an attorney general who can restore public faith in the Justice Department as an independent law enforcement institution while boosting internal morale, federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland has consistently found himself on the shortlist.”

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Disgraced former Springfield cop allowed to work as lawyer with conditions, Oregon Supreme Court rules”: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian has an article that begins, “A disgraced former Springfield police officer who had been dishonest about how he used his police job to pursue and have sex with vulnerable women he had met on duty will be allowed to practice law under certain conditions, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday.”

You can access Thursday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Oregon at this link.

Posted at 1:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court refuses to bar woman’s murder prosecution for death of fetus, a loss for Becerra”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“My elderly dog could be a Supreme Court justice. Technically.” Columnist Gene Weingarten will have this essay in Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post Magazine.

Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Lasting Legacy: Conservative Supermajority on Supreme Court.” Masood Farivar of Voice of America News has this report.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court in no hurry to hear Trump campaign case, sets response deadline two days after inauguration; Trump campaign previously asked court to decide case by Jan. 6”: Tyler Olson, Shannon Bream, and Bill Mears of Fox News have this report.

Posted at 1:10 PM by Howard Bashman