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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

“Ohio Votes to Establish Right to Abortion; The State Constitution will protect access to the procedure; The result sends a strong signal that voters are still angry about the demise of Roe”: Kate Zernike of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Texas, Biden administration square off in court over emergency abortions”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report.

Kevin McGill of The Associated Press reports that “Biden administration guidance on abortion to save mother’s life argued at appeals court.”

And Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune reports that “Appeals court considers Texas’ challenge to federal abortion guidance; The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires hospitals to stabilize any patient in the emergency room, even, the Biden administration noted in recent guidance, if that requires performing an abortion; Texas sued over the guidance last year.”

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 8:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Adeel Mangi is top candidate for Third Circuit Court of Appeals seat; New Jerseyan would become first Muslim to serve as a federal appellate court judge”: David Wildstein of New Jersey Globe has this report.

Posted at 8:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Will Republicans Defend the Supreme Court? Democratic subpoena threats target the friends of Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, as the campaign to discredit the Justices gets nasty.” This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Seems Likely to Uphold Law Disarming Domestic Abusers; A decision in the case could extend far beyond domestic abuse by clarifying the scope of a court ruling last year on gun rights”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Court seems likely to allow gun bans for those under protective orders.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “A Skeptical Supreme Court Considers Whether Domestic Abusers Have Gun Rights; Case tests scope of 2022 precedent that ties gun restrictions to 18th- century history.”

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court poised to support law banning domestic abusers from owning guns.”

And Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court grapples with gun rights for domestic abusers; Federal powers, historical precedents argued in widely-watched case.”

Posted at 7:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Nearing Her 109th Birthday, and Still Waiting for Her Day in Court; Lessie Benningfield Randle survived the Tulsa race massacre of 1921; Her lawyers are making what they say is a final bid to keep her case alive”: Audra D.S. Burch of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gun Law Before Court Is Most Often Used as a Deterrent; In the past 25 years, people who tried to buy guns at gun stores were rejected because of having active protection orders about 78,000 times, according to the F.B.I.” Kim Barker of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pennsylvania voters weigh abortion rights in open state Supreme Court seat”: Marc Levy of The Associated Press has this report.

Posted at 1:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judging as plumbing: In praise of a practical solution to Moore v. United States.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

Posted at 12:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Dan Markel Case: Charlie Adelson, Convicted; Here are answers to your FAQs — including who might be prosecuted next.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 12:35 PM by Howard Bashman