"Senate advances Third Circuit nominee Mascott amid Democratic objections; Delaware Senator Chris Coons has long complained that Jennifer Mascott lacks a sufficient connection to his home state, where the Trump administration official would likely consider some cases as an appellate judge: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report."
"The Story of This Supreme Court Term Is Already On YouTube; Using soft-lit infomercial-style videos, conservative activists are building a shared cultural understanding about who deserves the law's protections, and who does not: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes."
"Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Naked Baby on Nirvana's 'Nevermind'; The man pictured as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's seminal second album argued that the band had engaged in child sex abuse imagery: Derrick Bryson Taylor of The New York Times has this report."
The Senate advanced Jennifer Mascott's nomination to the Third Circuit amid Democratic objections and criticism that she lacks sufficient ties to Delaware, a state whose appeals she might hear. Conservative groups are using soft-lit, infomercial-style YouTube videos to shape cultural perceptions about who merits legal protections. A judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming Nirvana's Nevermind cover constituted child sex abuse imagery. The Supreme Court's Cook decision temporarily gives the federal government more breathing room. Rising threats to judges have prompted new focus on judicial mental well-being. Actions by political actors and the Court helped delay a major Whole Foods union bid.
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