“Nonviolent felons can’t be banned from owning guns, 9th Circuit rules”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.
And Edvard Pettersson of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit finds that convicted felons also have Second Amendment rights; In a significant shift, the appellate court ruled that a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court means that convicted felons can’t automatically be deprived of their right to bear arms.”
You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. This case would seem to have a good likelihood of en banc rehearing if a related pending U.S. Supreme Court case does not fully resolve this issue.
“Sotomayor reflects on fairness, justice in virtual Albany talk; Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor addressed the New York Bar Association’s Civics Convocation Thursday”: Patrick Tine of The Times Union of Albany, New York has this report.
And Beth Wang of Bloomberg Law reports that “Sotomayor Says AI Will Significantly Impact ‘How We Lawyer’; Sotomayor urged students to embrace revolutionary technology; Justice says it’s unlikely she’ll see female chief justice.”
“Notre Dame Law School ranked #4 in federal clerkship placement for second year”: Denise Wager of Notre Dame Law School has this report.
“Pro-Lifers Try to Block Alito Nomination; And I thwart the foolish effort”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.
“US Senate panel advances Tennessee prosecutor’s nomination to 6th Circuit”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
And Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service reports that “Dems open the door for expanding judicial blue slips after years of partisanship; The longstanding Senate tradition allowing home state senators to weigh in on the White House’s judicial picks has remained restricted to U.S. district court nominees — thanks to deepening political divisions in Washington.”
“Solicitors general, past and present, reflect on ups and downs of job and arguing before SCOTUS”: Mark Walsh has this article online at ABA Journal.
“Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. ‘Over Ruled’ to be released Aug. 6”: Hillel Italie of The Associated Press has this report.
“13 Trump Judges, Who Are Also Giant Babies, Announce Embarrassing Columbia Boycott; Federal judges are now taking their time to engage in the time-honored social media tradition of making up a guy to get mad at”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“Third Circuit Republican Appointee Kent Jordan Plans to Retire; George W. Bush appointee on appeals court since 2006; Vacancy gives Biden another Third Circuit seat to fill”: Seth Stern of Bloomberg Law has this report.
Update: In other coverage, Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “3rd Circuit’s Jordan to retire, giving Biden a new seat to fill.”
“No judge shopping for TikTok”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.
“Shopping for the Judge You Want Honed to Perfection in Texas”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Do Judges ‘Have an Important Role to Play in Our Society’ Beyond Judging? A disagreement.” Orin S. Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in two argued cases.
1. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court in Culley v. Marshall, No. 22-585. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Clarence Thomas joined. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.
2. And Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, No. 22-1078. Justice Gorsuch issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Thomas and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.
