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Thursday, January 12, 2023

“SC Supreme Court justice replacement: Abortion ruling brings new scrutiny on the 3 candidates.” Alexander Thompson and Seanna Adcox of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina have this report.

Posted at 9:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawmakers set to press Supreme Court on ethics standards; Lawmaker concerns include a lack of information on court’s leak investigation”: Michael Macagnone of Roll Call has this report.

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“William Consovoy Dies at 48; Took Conservative Cases to the Supreme Court; He argued against affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act; He also represented former President Trump in his fight to avoid the release of his tax returns”: Clay Risen of The New York Times has written this obituary.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court wants state lawmakers to decide abortion. So far, it’s been courts and voters.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The abortion clinic at the center of the Supreme Court ruling will become a secondhand store; The shuttered Jackson, Mississippi, clinic, known as the Pink House, is being painted white; The building’s new owner says he doesn’t ‘want to get into a political issue’ about its history”: Bracey Harris of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Google Says Supreme Court Ruling Could Potentially Upend the Internet; Tech giant files brief in YouTube case brought by family of woman killed in Paris terrorist attacks”: John D. McKinnon of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Brian Fung of CNN reports that “Google claims a Supreme Court defeat would transform the internet — for the worse.”

You can access Google’s brief for respondent, on which Lisa S. Blatt appears as counsel of record, at this link.

Posted at 8:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Assailing an Hispanic Judge in New York; The left’s judicial enforcers go after a sound Hochul nominee”: This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“House Republicans’ ‘Born Alive’ Abortion Bill Isn’t Just Political Messaging. It’s a Cry for Help. The GOP is beholden to the anti-abortion movement — but terrified of actually passing anti-abortion laws.” Law professor Mary Ziegler has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“In Memoriam: William S. Consovoy (1974-2023); Will Consovoy, a leading lawyer in the conservative legal movement, was not your typical SCOTUS advocate — and leaves behind a remarkable legacy.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 2:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor”: The Association of American Law Schools has posted this video on YouTube.

Posted at 2:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democratic win in Virginia special election stymies Gov. Youngkin’s push for 15-week abortion ban; Aaron Rouse’s victory in the state Senate race comes as Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, is calling on the Legislature to pass a bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy”: Zoë Richards of NBC News has this report.

Alanna Vagianos of HuffPost reports that “Virginia Republicans Make Good On Youngkin’s Promise, Introduce 15-Week Abortion Ban; Democrats’ recent victory in a critical state Senate seat will likely stop the ban from becoming law in the near future.”

And in commentary, online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “Virginia Republicans’ Proposed 15-Week Abortion Ban Is Strikingly Extreme; The bill provides an alarming window into what will happen if the GOP retakes the legislature.”

Posted at 11:06 AM by Howard Bashman



“Talk of prosecuting women for abortion pills roils antiabortion movement; Alabama attorney general became the most prominent Republican official yet to suggest that abortion seekers could be charged”: Caroline Kitchener and Ellen Francis have this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 11:00 AM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals court seems poised to void part of sex trafficking law; The D.C. judges expressed skepticism about the constitutionality of language in a law that makes it a crime to operate a computer service with the intent to promote prostitution”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report on an oral argument (access the audio via this link) that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard yesterday.

Posted at 10:54 AM by Howard Bashman