U.S. appeals sweeping ethics ruling by Texas judge (UPDATED)
UPDATED 9:54 p.m. Judge Hanen on Tuesday evening issued a brief order on the government’s plea for a postponement of his ethics order, setting a hearing for 10 a.m. in a week — on June 7.
May 2016 Archive
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Tuesday round-up
Coverage relating to the death of Justice Antonin Scalia and the nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to succeed him comes from Tony Mauro, who in The National Law Journal (subscription or registration may be required) reports that, “as loudly as advocates lament the plight of an eight-justice
Today’s orders: One new grant, one CVSG, two summary reversals
This morning the Supreme Court issued orders from last week’s Conference, adding a False Claims Act case to its merits docket for next Term and asking the federal government to weigh in on a case involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Afternoon round-up
This morning the Court issued orders from last Thursday’s Conference and one opinion in an argued case. In United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. Inc., the Justices ruled that an approved “jurisdictional determination” by the Army Corps of Engineers is a final agency action subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act.
This week at the Court
On Tuesday, the Court issued orders from its May 26 Conference. It granted review in State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby and called for the views of the Solicitor General in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District.
Solicitor General responds to the Court’s invitations
It’s a sure sign that the end of the Term is drawing closer: briefs filed by the Office of the Solicitor General, at the Court’s invitation, expressing the views of the United States in cases in which the Court is considering whether to grant review.
Petitions of the day
The petitions of the day are: Ziglar v. Turkmen 15-1358 Issue: (1) Whether the Court of Appeals, in finding that Respondents’ Fifth Amendment claims did not arise in a “new context” for purposes of implying a remedy under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, erred by
Friday round-up
Coverage relating to the death of Justice Antonin Scalia and the nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to succeed him comes from Mike DeBonis of The Washington Post, who reports that a Utah newspaper mistakenly published Sen. Orrin Hatch’s op-ed on his meeting with Garland before the meeting took place.
Relist Watch Redux
John Elwood reviews Monday’s relisted cases. It’s the Friday before Memorial Day, which means if you’re reading skimming this post, you’re probably experiencing an interminable wait in an airport security line, wearing a neck pillow, and actively loathing the family of four ahead of you.
Polly Price on the Chinese Exclusion Case and immigration in the Progressive Era
In 1875, Chae Chan Ping left San Francisco for China with a certificate promising him re-entry upon his return. Congress had recently banned new laborers from China, but it had made an exception for previous residents who held certificates like Ping’s.