Judiciary.org - Part 41

The morning read for Thursday, Sept. 26

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

San Francisco weighs bid to drop Supreme Court water case (Miranda Willson, E&E News)
Supreme Court Should Reject Meta’s View of Risks, Investors Say (Martina Barash, Bloomberg Law)
The Biggest Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term (Nik Popli, Time)
Supreme Court’s Gun Rulings Leave Baffled Judges Asking for Help (Adam Liptak, The New

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Supreme Court allows Marcellus Williams to be executed

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block the execution of Marcellus Williams, who in 2001 was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1998 stabbing murder of Felicia Gayle. None of the forensic evidence found in Gayle’s house tied Williams to the scene and his lawyers argued there was reason to believe he was innocent. The lawyer who prosecuted Williams also testified that he excluded at least one potential juror because of that juror’s race.

Williams was executed … Read the rest

Civil Law

The Saga’s Not Over – FTC Appeals Florida Court’s Stay of Non-Compete Rule

Just over a month ago, employers throughout the United States breathed a sigh of relief after Judge Ada Brown in the Northern District of Texas issued a summary judgment ruling in the Ryan v. FTC litigation setting aside the FTC’s rule banning the vast majority of non-competes (the “Rule”). In that decision, Judge Brown reasoned—just as she had in her order on the plaintiffs’ motion to stay and enjoin the Rule—that the FTC violated the APA because it “exceeded its … Read the rest

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Supreme Court rejects Green Party bid to appear on 2024 Nevada ballot

The Supreme Court on Friday left in place a ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court that keeps the Green Party off the state’s ballot for the 2024 general election. The Green Party had asked the justices to vacate the ruling while it appealed that decision, but in a brief unsigned order, the justices declined to do so.

Friday’s order means that Jill Stein, the Green Party’s candidate for president, will not appear on the ballot in Nevada in November. … Read the rest

Civil Law

“Solitary Confinement, Human Dignity, and the Eighth Amendment”

The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Laura Rovner now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:

The harms of solitary confinement have been well-documented for centuries, yet the practice persists. Despite recent efforts to reform the use of solitary confinement in certain states and localities, over 120,000 people are currently confined in solitary conditions in American prisons and jails. In part, America’s addiction to solitary remains incurable because the doctrine governing whether

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The morning read for Friday, Sept. 20

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:

Supreme Court rejects Green Party’s appeal to put Jill Stein on Nevada ballot (Nina Totenberg, NPR)
Supreme Court Won’t Restore Jill Stein to the Nevada Ballot (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
With Supreme Court asked to weigh another Obamacare case, the election could decide if next administration will defend it (Tierney Sneed and

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Circuit Courts

Judicial Conference Briefed on the Need for Continued Vigilance on Cybersecurity and Workplace Conduct

The Judiciary has strengthened its IT defenses against cyberattacks, a meeting of the Judicial Conference of the United States was told on Tuesday. But the threat is growing in scale and sophistication, requiring even greater vigilance against attacks from individuals and unfriendly nations.
Judiciary News – United States Courts… Read the rest

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The morning read for Wednesday, Sept. 18

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:

US Supreme Court’s Roberts hears key Democrat’s call for enforceable ethics code (Nate Raymond, Reuters)
Durbin Tells Judiciary Supreme Court Ethics Code Falls Short (Suzanne Monyak, Bloomberg Law)
On Mark Meadows’ removal bids, the Supreme Court may have the last word (Jordan Rubin, MSNBC)
Supreme Court asked to weigh religious liberty cases, including LGBT

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