The morning read for Friday, December 29

The morning read for Friday, December 29

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

  • US Supreme Court officially asked to take up Trump’s 14th Amendment issue (Zach Montellaro, Politico)
  • She lost her gun rights for passing a bad check. Now she wants the Supreme Court to restore them. (Dennis Romboy, Deseret News)
  • Legal scholar: SCOTUS rejecting Jack Smith’s immunity request “might actually be bad news for Trump” (Tatyana
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The morning read for Wednesday, December 27

The morning read for Wednesday, December 27

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday  morning read:

  • How Supreme Court Practice Has Changed (and Stayed the Same) Headed Into 2024 (Jimmy Hoover, The National Law Journal)
  • What the Supreme Court Will Do with Trump’s Colorado Ballot Disqualification (Dahlia Lithwick & Jeremy Stahl, Slate)
  • The Supreme Court’s refusal to expedite Trump’s immunity claim could make or break the 2024 election (Austin Sarat,
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Closing Out 2023 with Utah’s Privacy Law

This year has been active on the state “comprehensive” privacy law front. Seven states passed new laws in 2023 (Delaware, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Florida, and Oregon). These states joined California, Connecticut, Colorado, and Virginia with laws already in effect. Soon, Utah will join the “active” law list when its privacy law comes into effect on December 31.

For companies complying with the laws already in effect, little additional steps need be taken for Utah. That said, with each new … Read the rest

The morning read for Friday, December 22

The morning read for Friday, December 22

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

  • Whether in 2000 or 2024, There’s No Upside for Supreme Court in Deciding Elections (Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)
  • The Supreme Court Should at a Minimum Ask Jack Smith to Brief the Question of the Constitutionality of his Appointment (Steven Calabresi, The Volokh Conspiracy)
  • New Trump Cases Shadowed by Rocky Relationship with Supreme
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Court won’t hear Trump immunity dispute now

Court won’t hear Trump immunity dispute now

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The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith to decide, without waiting for a federal appeals court to weigh in, whether former President Donald Trump can be tried on criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Smith had asked the justices to act quickly to resolve the dispute over Trump’s immunity during the 2023-24 term, but the justices turned him down, in a brief unsigned order issued on … Read the rest

Huntley High School E. coli Outbreak – what you need to know

I have been doing this kind of work for over 30 years and I seldom have seen such a detailed report as this done in any outbreak. Kudos to the folks at McHenry County and others involved in the investigation. Below are the bullet points – full report can be found HERE.

We do represent several of the kids impacted and will determine next steps after a few more reads of the report.

  • The most likely mode of transmission of
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