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Some Thoughts on Elite-Law-School Bias in Clerkship Hiring

Does the bias exist? Is it a good thing? What does it mean for law students at lower-ranked schools? What does mean about me?

Reason

Judge overturns Georgia's abortion ban that started after just six weeks

The ban had been in place since July but it meant that many abortions were illegal before the mother even knew she was pregnant

Wales Online

Lawsuit: Mississippi abortion ban might not be valid yet

A group of anti-abortion doctors in Mississippi say the validity of the state’s law banning most abortions remains uncertain

The Independent UK

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Rob Rinder: I love nothing more than knowing nothing about our judges’ politics

I’ve always been hooked on American politics. I’m the kind of nerd who reads transcripts of presidential speeches for pleasure and listens to US Supreme Court arguments while going to sleep. It’s astonishing that I’m still single.

Evening Standard

Split-ticket voting for U.S. Senate and governor

Welcome to the Monday, November 14, Brew.

Ballotpedia

LOCALIZE IT: How abortion played a role in US elections

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The Independent UK

SCOTUS takes up animal welfare standards

Widely approved by voters, SCOTUS will decide if Proposition 12 should be upheld. But what will the decision mean?

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Justices attend right-wing gala

Three of the four Supreme Court justices in attendance were nominated by Donald Trump

Salon

Tracy Beatty who killed mum and buried body in back garden is put to death in Texas

Tracy Beatty, 61, has been given a lethal injection in Texas, after killing his mother and burying her body in her backyard, despite his lawyers saying he had a history of mental illness

Daily Mirror

We're putting gender at the heart of the Fair Work Act, but there's still no compassionate leave for abortions

This year’s landmark decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn the constitutional right to abortion established by the Roe versus Wade judgement in 1973 leaves Australian women better off than those in the United States.

The Conversation

Where abortion was on the ballot, midterm voters largely signaled support

Voters in several states were asked to weigh in on ballot measures specifically related to abortion rights.

WEKU

Proposition 1 abortion rights ballot measure passes in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will codify its progressive abortion protections in its state Constitution after voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 1, a measure placed on the ballot in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

Los Angeles Times

Josh Shapiro wins in the high-stakes Pennsylvania governor’s race

PHILADELPHIA — Josh Shapiro won his bid Tuesday for governor in swing-state Pennsylvania, where he pledged to fend off Republican “extremists” who he said threatened to roll back rights for voting, gay marriage and access to abortion.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

South Carolina Gov. McMaster wins reelection against Democrat Cunningham to serve second 4-year term

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster won reelection Tuesday to a second four-year term as South Carolina’s chief executive, a historic win that puts the Columbia Republican on track to become the longest-serving governor in state history.

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Minnesota tribal members ponder future of Native child welfare ahead of Supreme Court challenge

MINNEAPOLIS — Sheri Riemers, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, was 19 when she learned that two of her mother's sisters were removed from their birth home in the early 1970s and placed with separate non-Indian foster parents. One of the sisters was sexually abused and forcibly…

The Independent UK

Boston pays out $2.1M to settle Christian flag legal case

The city of Boston has agreed to pay more than $2.1 million to the Christian legal organization that backed a court challenge after the city refused to fly a Christian flag outside City Hall, a case that made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Michigan, Kentucky among states with abortion on ballot

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion this summer, lawmakers in a dozen states have passed near-total bans and the issue has been thrust to the center of races around the country

The Independent UK

Election conspiracies frame contests for secretary of state

Races for secretary of state offices are some of the most consequential contests on the ballot

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US midterm elections put abortion on the ballot

The US Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling earlier this year has made abortion one of the top issues during the campaign for the midterm elections. Both Democrats and Republicans have tried to capitalise on the ruling in order to attract voters. In Texas, a…

WEKU

Supreme Court considers fate of landmark Indian adoption law

At issue is whether the the Indian Child Welfare Act — aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their tribes — is tribal protection or racial classification.

The Independent UK

Designer ready for high court fight on excluding gay couples

Colorado will face off in the U.S. Supreme Court against a Christian web designer who does not want to create custom wedding websites for same-sex couples

The Philadelphia Inquirer

John Fetterman’s Pa. Senate campaign is suing to have undated and misdated ballots counted

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s campaign for U.S. Senate has joined the legal fight over whether mail ballots with no date or the incorrect date should be counted in Tuesday’s election.

Tribune News Service

US Supreme Court dismisses Michigan redistricting challenge to Congress map

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the appeal of Michigan Republicans who had challenged the state's new congressional map as drawn by the redistricting commission last year.

Los Angeles Times

California Democrats rally for abortion rights measure Proposition 1

LOS ANGELES — California's top Democrats rallied in Long Beach on Sunday morning to urge voters to support Proposition 1, a state constitutional amendment that would block the state from passing any measures restricting access to abortion or contraception.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Pa. Supreme Court issues a second order on mail ballot dates as the legal fight continues

PHILADELPHIA — The scramble to figure out which Pennsylvania mail ballots to count and reject based on handwritten dates continued Saturday.

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