Washington Post: “The attorneys general for the last three states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Thursday filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that the amendment must be added to the U.S. Constitution. The suit challenges a Justice Department memo earlier this month that said the national archivist, who certifies the ratification of amendments, should not do so because the congressional deadline for ratification expired in 1982.”
Justice Reject Effort to Expedite Obamacare Decision
“The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an effort by Democrats to expedite a challenge to a lower court’s ruling striking down a key tenet of Obamacare, narrowing the possibility that the court takes up the contentious case this year,” The Hill reports.
Politico: “The decision deals a blow to Democrats’ hopes to elevate the issue in 2020, but it will come as a relief to President Donald Trump and Republicans, who’ve been wary of the lawsuit’s potential to scramble their election hopes.”
Appeals Court Blocks Wisconsin Voter Purge
Associated Press: “A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday put on hold an order to immediately remove up to 209,000 names from the state’s voter registration rolls, handing Democrats who had fought the move a victory in the battleground state.”
Supreme Court Won’t Consider Topless Bans
The Supreme Court said that it will not take up a challenge to a New Hampshire city ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public, NBC News reports.
Trump Tells Justices Not to Rush Obamacare Ruling
“The Trump administration and a coalition of conservative states that have been challenging the Affordable Care Act said Friday that there is no reason for the Supreme Court to rush a ruling on the issue this term,” the Washington Post reports.
“They said the court should not grant a motion by the House of Representatives and Democratic-led states to expedite review of a decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit last month. The panel struck down the law’s mandate that individuals buy health insurance but sent back to a lower court the question of whether the rest of the statute can stand without it.”
Harvard Law Students Snub Trump Judges
Boston Globe: “Used to be that the promise of earning a sterling line on a resume and connections to stars of the legal profession was enough to lure Harvard law students to federal clerkships.”
“But recently, when Harvard Law School was urging its students to apply to work for one of President Trump’s newly appointed judges, it felt the need to offer further incentives: ‘Next to Lake Tahoe and great skiing!’ the job alert read.”
“But that apparently wasn’t enough. Two days later, in mid-December, the law school again nudged its students to apply for clerkships with federal judges, noting that some judges, including two Trump appointees, had received no Harvard applications — calling them ‘wasted opportunities.’”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She’s ‘Cancer Free’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told CNN that she no longer has cancer, following a flurry of recent health scares.
Said Ginsburg: “I’m cancer-free. That’s good.”
Chief Justice Warns of Social Media’s Dangers
Chief Justice John Roberts, whose new year will include presiding at a Senate impeachment trial of President Trump as well as leading the Supreme Court, called Tuesday for more focus on civic education at a time “when social media can instantly spread rumor and false information on a grand scale,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
Trump Has Remade the Judiciary
Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Together with McConnell, the president has ensured a conservative tilt for decades.”
Trump Remakes the Courts
Washington Post: “After three years in office, President Trump has remade the federal judiciary, ensuring a conservative tilt for decades and cementing his legacy no matter the outcome of November’s election.”
“Trump nominees make up 1 in 4 U.S. circuit court judges. Two of his picks sit on the Supreme Court. And this past week, as the House voted to impeach the president, the Republican-led Senate confirmed an additional 13 district court judges.”
“In total, Trump has installed 187 judges to the federal bench.”
RBG Action Figure
We need no further proof that we live in interesting times than the existence of a Supreme Court Justice action figure.
Exchange of the Day
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg implied in an interview with the Razia Iqbal of the BBC that senators who have already expressed their verdict in the president’s likely impeachment trial should be disqualified.
GINSBURG: Should a trial be impartial? Of course. That’s the job of a judge to be impartial.
IQBAL: So if a senator says, ‘I’ve already made up my mind and the trial doesn’t exist at the moment,’ there is no accountability, is there?
GINSBURG: If a judge said that, a judge would be disqualified from the case.
Democrats Need a Plan for the Supreme Court
Harry Reid: “Senate Republicans have hijacked our Supreme Court. They stole a seat that should have been filled by President Obama in 2016 and they rushed to confirm Brett Kavanaugh last year despite ample evidence that he lied to Congress. The result is the Supreme Court is now a ticking time bomb, set to blow up any meaningful progressive reforms for decades to come. Yet, the court has been the subject of surprisingly little discussion so far in the presidential primary.”
Justices Will Hear Trump Tax Return Case
“The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider President Trump’s legal efforts to block congressional and criminal subpoenas seeking access to his financial records, in a trio of blockbuster cases that could have lasting implications for the presidency,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Associated Press: “The justices are poised to issue decisions in June, amid Trump’s bid for a second term. Rulings against the president could result in the quick release of personal financial information that Trump has sought strenuously to keep private. The court also will decide whether the Manhattan district attorney can obtain eight years of Trump’s tax returns as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.”
Justices Leave In Place Kentucky Abortion Restrictions
“The Supreme Court this morning left in place a Kentucky law requiring abortion providers to perform an ultrasound and show and describe it to the patient, regardless of the patient’s wishes,” Politico reports.
“The justices did not offer an explanation for their decision to refuse to hear a challenge to a lower court ruling that upheld the Kentucky restrictions.”
Supreme Court Halts Subpoena for Trump Records
“The Supreme Court on Friday granted President Trump’s emergency request to temporarily block a congressional subpoena for his financial records from Deutsche Bank,” The Hill reports.
Senate Confirms 8 More Trump Judges
“The Senate confirmed eight of President Trump’s court picks this week, underscoring the rapid pace the GOP-controlled chamber has set on judicial nominations,” The Hill reports.
Trump Asks Justices to Shield His Financial Records
“President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to shield his financial records from the Democratic-led House Oversight and Reform Committee,” The Hill reports.
“The case marks the second time Trump has appealed to the high court to prevent the disclosure of financial documents and sets the stage for a potentially groundbreaking ruling on the extent of congressional oversight authority and presidential power.”
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