20 Reforms For Judiciary To Combat Harassment | RBG Turning 85, Feeling Fine | Last March Madness Sans Legal Betting?
March 14, 2018
TAKE A CHANCE TAKE A CHANCE
|“If the casino industry gets its way, this could be the last March Madness where Americans have to go to Nevada to bet legally on the college basketball championship.” Christopher Palmeri with Bloomberg notes that the Supreme Court is on the brink of handing down a ruling that could legalize sports betting nationwide and lead to the rise of billions of dollars in betting within the next five years.
FEELING FINE AT 85
|Richard Wolf with USA Today reports that as JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG turns 85 this week, “she is sending a message to PRESIDENT TRUMP and Republicans in Congress: She intends to remain on the court as long as she’s capable. That could prevent them from nominating and confirming her successor.” Wolf also notes, “She’s also adding new layers to a level of fame that a career spent inside classrooms and courtrooms rarely causes. Rather than shirk the spotlight, as most justices do, Ginsburg has embraced the adulation as a sign that her outspoken brand of jurisprudence is back in vogue.”
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
|Tony Mauro with The National Law Journal reports on the nearly 20 reforms that the federal judiciary just unveiled to combat workplace harassment taking place throughout the federal judicial system.
READY PLAYER ONE
|Patrick Gregory for Bloomberg responds to PRESIDENT TRUMP’S recent suggestion that violent video games may contribute to mass shootings like the one we saw in Parkland, FL., and thus need to be better regulated. Gregory notes that such regulation would likely face First Amendment challenges based on a 2011 SCOTUS decision, although he says, “At least one court watcher told Bloomberg Law the Supreme Court would likely reverse the decision that struck down California’s regulation of violent video games if given the opportunity.”
OTHER NEWS
Students Have A Right To Protest Gun Violence, But They Can't Disrupt Class
Vox“In the Court’s decision, the justices said that school administrators cannot punish students merely for expressing political views. They can only discipline students if their speech or actions cause “material” or ‘substantial’ disruption to school functions. This is important in the context of the national walkout. Does a mass walkout qualify as a “substantial” disruption in the school? That’s a call school officials would have to make. But they would have to show that the walkout made it impossible for school staff to do their jobs or for teachers to continue their lessons with those who stayed in class.”
US Appeals Court Upholds Texas' Ban on 'Sanctuary Cities'
The Associated Press“A Texas immigration crackdown on “sanctuary cities” took effect Tuesday after a federal appeals court upheld a divisive law backed by the Trump administration that threatens elected officials with jail time and allows police officers to ask people during routine stops whether they’re in the U.S. illegally.”