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Fired U.S. Attorney In Washington Files Case That Should Overrule Whatever Remains Of Morrison v. Olson

Justice Scalia was right. Federal courts should not be allowed to appoint federal prosecutors who cannot be fired.

Reason

Trump, Scalia, and the Unitary Executive

How a four-decade-old dissent may now help the president fire independent federal agency heads at will

Reason

California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity Violates First Amendment, Court Holds

The introduction to today's long opinion by Judge Roger Benitez in Mirabelli v. Olson (S.D. Cal.): Long before Horace Mann… The post California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity Violates First Amendment, Court Holds appeared first on Reason.com.

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New In Civitas: Judge Andrew S. Oldham's Barbara K. Olson's Memorial Lecture

Yet another FedSoc debate or an existential challenge?

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The Statute Allowing Judges to Appoint Interim U.S. Attorneys is Constitutional

Steve Calabresi's argument that judges cannot make such interim appointments is ultimately unpersuasive, as the Appointments Clause specifically allows Congress to vest such power in the Judiciary.

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“I could hardly believe it when James reached over to the guitar case sitting opposite and lifted out his Olson acoustic”: What I learned from interviewing folk-rock icon James Taylor

Neville Marten recalls interviews with one of his musical idols, the singer-songwriter supreme and total legend, the great JT himself

Guitar World

No Special Counsel for the Epstein Suicide Investigation

It would be a terrible idea to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein suicide and scandal.

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Invoking Scalia in the Sovereign District

Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed Danielle Sassoon, the Acting U.S. Attorney for SDNY, to dismiss the indictment against New… The post Invoking Scalia in the Sovereign District appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Hughes Court Repudiated FDR In Humphrey's Executor, and the Roberts Court Will Repudiate Trump by Maintaining Humphrey's Executor

The separation of politics, not the separation of powers, will decide Wilcox v. Trump.

Reason

Kaitlin Olson hails 'honest and generous' Blake Lively

Kaitlin Olson has taken to social media to voice her support for Blake Lively.

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Collapse of budget deal over Trump's objections leaves American farmers in limbo

American farmers are hoping that aid to agriculture will be revived as Congress struggles to avert a looming partial government shutdown

The Independent UK

New Eleventh Circuit Amicus Brief In Special Counsel Appeal

"The District Court correctly dismissed the indictment. Amici advance four rationales to support the judgment below."

Reason

Preserving the Issue of Whether Morrison v. Olson Should Be Overruled

The Special Counsel is squarely on notice that the question of whether Morrison’s holding should be preserved or overruled is at issue.

Reason

Presidential Bribery and the Clear Statement Rule in Trump v. United States: Revisiting Issues From The First Trump Impeachment and the Mueller Investigation

Questions from Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch revisit unresolved issues from 2017-2020.

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World No.1 Scheffler 'Excited' To See Improvements With The Putter After Off-Season Work On The Greens

Scottie Scheffler says the emphasis of his off-season work was improving on his putting that prevented him from adding more wins in a stellar season of ball striking

The Texas Tribune

5 questions loom as Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial gets started

Will the suspended attorney general testify, and will any — or all — articles of impeachment be dismissed before opening arguments? Answers are finally coming.

Tribune News Service

Five observations after the Braves sweep the Cardinals

ST. LOUIS – The Braves probably couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season.

Reason

Do Court-Appointed Prosecutors Violate The Separation of Powers?

Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh argue they do, in defense of--checks notes--Steven Donziger.

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Reopening Uber’s challenge to California labor law is just the beginning

In a stunning decision Friday that departs from nearly 90 years of Supreme Court decisions, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a constitutional challenge to Assembly Bill 5, the 2019 California law meant to protect low-wage workers.

ABC News

Perth Children's Hospital described as 'disaster waiting to happen' in weeks leading up to Aishwarya Aswath's death

The chief executive of WA's nurses union says Perth Children's Hospital in the period leading up to Aishwarya Aswath's death was "a disaster waiting to happen".

Reason

Title IX, First Amendment, Religious Universities, and Alleged Blackmail

In yesterday's decision in Doe v. Dordt Univ., Judge C.J. Williams (N.D. Iowa) allowed much of Doe's unfair-Title-IX-discipline claim to go forward; the decision is long, but here's an excerpt to give the flavor of the dispute: First, a reasonable jury could find that the undisputed evidence shows an articulable…

Tribune News Service

Parmy Olson: AI’s hold over humans is starting to get stronger

It has been an exasperating week for computer scientists. They’ve been falling over each other to publicly denounce claims from Google engineer Blake Lemoine, chronicled in a Washington Post report, that his employer’s language-predicting system was sentient and deserved all of the rights associated with consciousness.

Al Jazeera

FBI investigates former US general over Qatar lobbying role

According to FBI probe, Allen had financial incentives for helping Qatar and maintained strong ties to its top leaders.

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