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Sunday, January 15, 2023

“If Affirmative Action Ends, College Admissions May Be Changed Forever; Schools may need to rethink everything, including recruitment, scholarships, standardized testing and alumni preferences”: Stephanie Saul of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Inside Brazil’s Supreme Court, conservation teams pick up the pieces”: Rafael Vilela and Claire Parker of The Washington Post have this photo essay.

Posted at 9:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alfred T. Goodwin, Judge in Pledge of Allegiance Case, Dies at 99; He ruled the pledge unconstitutional because the words ‘under God’ violated the separation of church and state; The Supreme Court reversed the ruling”: Richard Sandomir of The New York Times has written this obituary.

And last Wednesday, the Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a news release titled “Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Mourns Passing of Judge Alfred Theodore Goodwin.”

Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court takes case focused on religious protections for workers; Eight new cases, including one focused on a worker refusing to work on the Sabbath, should complete current term”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

You can view Friday’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 8:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (01.14.23): Double Trouble; A clerk-hiring controversy, still more Biglaw layoffs, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 5:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s decision on felony suffrage hinges on understanding of state amendment process”: Bobby Harrison has this essay online at Mississippi Today.

Posted at 10:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“Racial Preferences and the Fainthearted Supreme Court: For 45 years, the justices have tried to set strict limits and colleges have ignored them; It’s time for a bright-line ruling that discrimination is unlawful.” John B. Daukas had this op-ed in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:45 AM by Howard Bashman