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Supreme Court

The morning read for Friday, March 1

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:

Few large employers alter abortion coverage after Supreme Court ruling (Tami Luhby, CNN)
Pace of Supreme Court Immunity Case Shadowed by Looming Election (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
The Scandal of Clarence Thomas’s New Clerk (Jane Mayer, The New Yorker)
Why the Supreme Court Had to Hear Trump’s Case (David B. Rivkin Jr.

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Supreme Court

The morning read for Tuesday, March 14

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

How the Supreme Court’s decision in unclaimed property case will affect Delaware (Brandon Holveck, Delaware News Journal)
The Supreme Court Just Keeps Deciding It Should Be Even More Powerful (Kimberly Wehle, The Atlantic)
Just How Hypocritical Are the Supreme Court’s Conservative Justices Willing to Be? (Stephen Vladeck, The New York Times)
The One Key

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Supreme Court

The morning read for Wednesday, March 8

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 Asian Americans Came To Play A Central Role In The Battle Over Affirmative Action (Alex Samuels, FiveThirtyEight)
Supreme Court Hints That It May Duck Two Big Cases (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Key Democrats seek info from former judge who reviewed Supreme Court leak probe after CNN exclusive (Tierney Sneed & Ariane

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Civil Law

Changes to BCEA Earnings Threshold and to National Minimum Wage Act from 1 March 2023

The Minister of Labour has determined that from 1 March 2023, the earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 increased from R224 080.48 per annum (approximately R18 673.37 per month) to R241 110.59 per annum (approximately R20 092.55 per month).

The national minimum wage increased from R23.19 per hour to R25.42 for each ordinary hour worked.

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Civil Law

State AG Updates: March 31-April 6, 2022

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Multistate

A multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general led by New York Attorney General James and California Attorney General Bonta filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to restore access to Title X federal funding for family planning services. The Biden-Harris administration is attempting to

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Supreme Court

The morning read for Thursday, March 31

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Thursday morning read:

Supreme Court Seeks Comment On Rule Changes For Amicus Briefs (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law)
US Supreme Court Says It’s Passing on ‘Passim’ (Marcia Coyle, The National Law Journal)
Legal ethics experts agree: Justice Thomas must recuse in insurrection cases (Nina Totenberg, NPR)

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Supreme Court

The morning read for Thursday, March 17

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Thursday morning read:

As Jackson Faces Senators, Her Criminal Defense Record Is a Target (Carl Hulse, The New York Times)
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Jackson a tough sell on racial-bias claims (Andrew Chung & Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
The Pandemic Brought New Levels of Transparency to the

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The morning read for Friday, March 11

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Friday morning read:

Murkowski on tough Supreme Court choice: ‘This is a different game’ (Manu Raju & Alex Rogers, CNN)
The Supreme Court Did the Right Thing. I’m Still Worried. (Jamelle Bouie, The New York Times)
The Marble Palace Blog: Tweeting Supreme Court History (Tony Mauro, The

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