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Kansas justice chides state law school for 'closed' climate

A Kansas Supreme Court justice has resigned in protest from a part-time teaching job at a state law school following what he says was an unsuccessful university attempt to pressure students into canceling an event featuring a leader of a group that opposes LGBTQ rights

The Independent UK

From Kansas S. Ct. Justice, About Univ. of Kansas Law School's Response to a Federalist Society Event

"Consider that—as reported in the local paper—several students were so distraught over this event and afraid for their 'physical and emotional safety' that they claimed they could not even be inside Green Hall at the same time as the speaker. Perhaps this should alert us to an institutional failure to…

Reason

Ultra-conservative gala welcomes supreme court justices who ended Roe v Wade

Opinion author Samuel Alito gets long ovation at anniversary dinner for Federalist Society

The Guardian - US

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Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner

Four of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary

The Independent UK

What's Next For FedSoc?

Politico writes about the future of the Federalist Society

Reason

Video of Federalist Society Panel on "What are the Limits of Executive Emergency Powers"

The panelists included Elizabeth Goitein (Brennan Center, NYU), Daniel Dew (Pacific Legal Foundation), and myself.

Reason

The US government wants to argue against North Carolina lawmakers at the Supreme Court

RALEIGH, N.C. — The United States government is so opposed to a theory North Carolina lawmakers plan to argue in front of the Supreme Court that it now wants to be included in oral arguments.

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Senate elections portend future of judiciary

WASHINGTON — Republicans are vowing to pressure President Joe Biden to nominate moderate judicial candidates if the GOP wins back control of the U.S. Senate in midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Judge boycotts Yale over cancel culture

“I don't want to cancel Yale. I want Yale to stop cancelling people like me," said Judge James Ho

Salon

Supreme Court starts new term in political spotlight, tilted right

WASHINGTON — An empowered conservative majority of the Supreme Court begins a new term next week replete with cases that could reshape how the country considers social issues such as race in elections and higher education, after decisions from the last term brought the justices to the forefront of the…

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Supreme Court starts new term in political spotlight, tilted right - Roll Call

The high court begins a new term with cases that could reshape how the country considers race in elections and higher education.

Roll Call

Bill Barr's crackpot theory got us here

Bill Barr, John Yoo and their Federalist Society pals told Trump that presidential power had no limits. Whoops!

Salon

The Trump judge ruling on the Mar-a-Lago affair is defying established law

Why is a young, ideologically-driven judge with a lifetime appointment to the bench allowed to ignore legal precedents?

The Guardian - US

"Classified" On-Line Events Tuesday and Thursday; Bernstein Meets Academic Critics/Skeptics/Allies?

On Tuesday night at 8pm ET, I have a Federalist Society event styled as a debate this with Harvard Law's Randall Kennedy on racial classifications. I'm sure we will disagree on some things, but I expect overall will be more of a discussion. Register here. On Thursday at 3pm ET,…

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Special master ruling shows Trump’s takeover of courts has started to sting

Aileen Cannon, who Trump nominated in 2020, granted his wish over the Mar-a-Lago search – a maverick decision that is the thin end of the wedge

Tribune News Service

Trump-appointed judge courts controversy with Mar-a-Lago order

When U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon was up for Senate confirmation in 2020, she was pointedly asked whether she’d had discussions about loyalty to then-President Donald Trump before he nominated her to Florida’s federal bench.

The Guardian - US

Leonard Leo: the secretive rightwinger using billions to reshape America

Marble Freedom Trust, advocacy group headed by Leo, has received staggering $1.6bn donation to push conservative causes

Reason

"Do University Diversity Statement Requirements Violate the Constitution?"

I very much enjoyed participating in this Federalist-Society-organized webinar, together with Prof. Brian Soucek (UC Davis). As is common for such Federalist Society programs, the panelists were chosen to present different views (though I think it's fair to say that Prof. Soucek and I agree on some things as well…

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Secretive GOP billionaire's $1.6B gift

Industrialist Barre Seid gave $1.6 billion to new group run by Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo

Mic

Cardi B just donated $100K to her old Bronx middle school

The rapper made a surprise visit to offer advice to students about their educational futures before presenting the donation.

Salon

Leonard Leo gets biggest donation ever

A little-known megadonor used a shady dark-money scheme to funnel cash to Federalist Society's Leonard Leo

Salon

Supreme Court "originalism" is pure BS

Right-wing justices claim they're delving for true meanings beneath the Constitution. It's another Big Lie

Reason

"Liar, Liar: False Statements and the Freedom of Speech"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI2LlLCtZFw I much enjoyed participating in this Federalist Society webinar, which has just been posted; here's the summary: What can the government do to counter "disinformation" or other statements that it believes to be false? The Supreme Court famously protected some false defamatory statements in New York Times Co. v.…

Salon

Paul blows up Mitch-Biden deal over snub

McConnell fumed that Democrats are "relieved" after Paul blocked Biden from appointing anti-abortion judge

Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON — Four years after angrily denying sexual assault allegations at his Senate confirmation, Justice Brett Kavanaugh remains the U.S. Supreme Court’s lightning rod no matter how many conciliatory opinions he writes.

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