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Thursday, March 9, 2023

“Solving the Problem of Nonoriginalist Precedent: What should the Supreme Court’s originalist justices do when confronted with nonoriginalist precedents on which citizens have relied?”: John O. McGinnis and Mike Rappaport have this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

Posted at 9:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“Florida law banning firearm sales to people younger than 21 upheld by federal appeals court; The Florida legislature passed the law in the wake of the Parkland school shooting”: Paul Best of Fox News has this report on a ruling that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

Circuit Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum, who made the list of the list of my 13 favorite federal appellate judge writers back in 2016, wrote the majority opinion.

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Florida Republicans Propose 6-Week Abortion Ban; The bills would tighten the current 15-week limit and offer narrow exceptions; Gov. Ron DeSantis said he welcomed ‘pro-life legislation'”: David W. Chen and Patricia Mazzei of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bill Clinton’s Litmus Test on Roe v. Wade; Did he, or didn’t he, discuss Roe with Ruth Bader Ginsburg?” Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court could take first transgender sports case with appeal from West Virginia soccer player; West Virginia is one of 18 states that have passed a Save Women’s Sports Act”: Brianna Herlihy of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Visiting Judges: Riding Circuit and Beyond; The curious phenomenon of visiting judges and its serious benefits to the federal courts.” Law professor Marin K. Levy has this article in the current issue of Judicature magazine.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“At Argument in Husqvarna Case, Justices Questions if Sales Outweigh Physical Presence in Determining Venue; Arguments in Hangey v. Husqvarna Professional Products centered on which factors courts should look at to determine whether a defendant regularly conducts business in a county”: Riley Brennan of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on the second of the two oral arguments I presented yesterday at the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Posted at 1:09 PM by Howard Bashman