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Lawmakers expressed concerns about the U.S. Supreme Court’s shadow docket of emergency opinions during a hearing Thursday by a House judiciary subcommittee.
March 8, 2021 at 3:17 PM Shares6 A courtroom in the Pioneer Courthouse in Portland, Oregon (photo by David Lat). Ed. note: This column originally appeared on Original Jurisdiction, the new Substack publication from David Lat. Judicial Notice is a weekly review of notable legal news that appears each Saturday. You can register to receive Judicial Notice and other updates from Original Jurisdiction through this signup page. As Original Jurisdiction hits the two-month mark, I’m happy to report that I’m just a few readers shy of 2,000 subscribers. Thanks to all of you for subscribing and hel...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has written her first opinion, a concurrence in a decision Friday night that allowed California churches to host indoor religious services with some restrictions.
Constitutional Law Police demand for ID required valid investigative stop, 4th Circuit rules in partial win for Black motorist Image from Shutterstock.com. Police officers who arrested a Black man after he refused to identify himself violated his Fourth Amendment rights. But they have qualified immunity because they relied on a county ordinance that made it a crime to refuse to provide an ID to officers, a federal appeals court has ruled. The Feb. 4 decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond, Virginia, upheld dismissal of George Wingate III’s claims against the officer...
News Roundup Afternoon Briefs: Biden lifts transgender military ban; Boston doesn't have to fly Christian flag, court says Biden lifts transgender military ban President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday that lifts the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people in the military. “What I’m doing is enabling all qualified Americans to serve their country in uniform,” Biden said as he signed the order. (The New York Times, the Associated Press, the Washington Post, the executive order) Boston doesn’t have to fly Christian flag, 1st Circuit says Boston isn’t required ...