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The morning read for Monday, April 1

The morning read for Monday, April 1

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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 Monday morning read:

  • Did Prosecutors’ Sex Shaming Help Send Brenda Andrew to Death Row? (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
  • Texas Claim of Immigration Invasion Buckles Under Constitution (Mark Fleming & Charles Bridge, Bloomberg Law)
  • Conservatives Are Getting Comfortable Talking Openly About a National Abortion Ban (Reva Siegel & Mary Ziegler, Slate)
  • “What If No One Has
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Civil Law

Settlement Portends Broad Failure in Attempts to Ban Natural Gas

The City of Berkeley is going to repeal its regulation that prohibits the installation of natural gas piping within newly constructed buildings.

Last week the California Restaurant Association announced that the group and the City of Berkeley entered into a settlement agreement immediately halting enforcement of the City’s ‘first in the nation’ ban on natural gas piping as the City Council takes steps to repeal the 2019 ordinance after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit refused to … Read the rest

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The morning read for Friday, March 29

The morning read for Friday, March 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:

  • Supreme Court abortion case brings 19th century chastity law to the forefront (Tierney Sneed, CNN)
  • Supreme Court delay prompts federal judges to act in South Carolina redistricting dispute (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
  • South Carolina to use ‘unconstitutional’ congressional map after Supreme Court silence (Christine Zhu, Politico)
  • How Justice Thomas’s ‘Nearly Adopted Daughter’ Became His
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Justices seem to favor IRS in dispute over shareholder’s life insurance policy

Justices seem to favor IRS in dispute over shareholder’s life insurance policy

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The justices were considerably more subdued in the argument in Connelly v. Internal Revenue Service than they were on Tuesday, when they confronted the FDA’s treatment of the abortion drug mifepristone. This is a case about the tax treatment of life insurance policies that closely held corporations use to manage the death of a shareholder. Assume, as is common, a small corporation owned by members of the same family. When one dies, if the surviving shareholders want to keep … Read the rest

Civil Law

Texas Bar Foundation recognizes Craig T. Enoch

The Texas Bar Foundation honored retired Supreme Court of Texas Justice Craig T. Enoch with the 2024 Gregory S. Coleman Outstanding Appellate Lawyer Award, according to a press release.

The award, established in 2011, commemorates the late attorney Gregory S. Coleman and celebrates the ideals and standards that Coleman demonstrated in his appellate practice and personal life. Recipients exhibit an outstanding appellate practice while maintaining a strong commitment to providing legal services for the underserved. The award also recognizes dedication … Read the rest

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A fast-moving argument over medication abortion

A fast-moving argument over medication abortion

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It’s a crisp morning here as Washington’s famous cherry blossoms are holding on to their leaves and color a good eight days after they reached an unexpectedly early peak bloom. The court has some of the trees right on its grounds, and they will be a backdrop to much expressive activity over today’s lone case — Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, about the agency’s 2016 and 2021 actions easing access to the abortion drug … Read the rest

Civil Law

DEFORESTATION REGULATION: IMPACTS OF A POSSIBLE DELAY IN RISK CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES AND OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

On 9 June 2023, the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation (the “Deforestation Regulation” or the “EUDR”). The EUDR entered into force on 29 June 2023, although the main prohibitions and obligations will not apply until 30 December 2024.

Pursuant to the EUDR, beginning 30 December 2024, relevant products (derivatives of palm oil, soya, wood, … Read the rest