Wednesday round-up

By James Romoser
on Jul 22, 2020

Briefly:
- In Slate, Dahlia Lithwick and Molly Olmstead launch a project titled The Class of RBG, which tells [t]he remarkable stories of the nine other women in the Harvard Law class of 59 as told by them, their families, and a Supreme Court justice who remembers them all. The project includes a two-episode podcast series, a collection of short essays and an interview with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself.
- USA Todays Richard Wolf reports that [t]he coronavirus pandemic has fueled an outbreak of lawsuits from voters, church worshipers, prisoners and others challenging public health policies, but the Supreme Court is proving to be a roadblock.
- In Health Affairs, Katie Keith analyzes the various health care cases that the Supreme Court decided in the 2019-20 term and previews next steps in California v. Texas, the constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act that is set to be heard next term.
- In anessayforThe Regulatory Reviews annual Supreme Courtseries, Charlton Copeland argues that Justice Neil Gorsuchs battle against theChevrondoctrine played a role in his decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. He writes that, for progressives, Bostockprovides evidence that a more powerful Court should not be feared in a post-Chevronworld.
- In Notice & Comment, Christine Chabot compares the original understanding of delegation with Gorsuchs support for a more rigorous nondelegation doctrine. Chabot argues that Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and the First Congress are not on Gorsuchs side.
- In the Chicago Law Bulletin, Daniel Cotter examines whether Chief Justice John Roberts is moving to the ideological center and concludes that, while he did align with the liberal justices on some cases this term he is not a centrist or full unifier.
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