{"id":11223,"date":"2018-10-09T12:15:45","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/?p=11223"},"modified":"2018-10-09T23:01:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T03:01:13","slug":"this-week-in-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties-october-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/this-week-in-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties-october-8\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: October 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to <\/span>This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Steven Palmer co-authored this week’s round-up with Felipe Hernandez<\/p>\n

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This week the Senate nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court with a 50-48 vote amidst large scale protests across the country, \u00a0a jury convicted Chicago Police Officer Van Dyke of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm in the death of Laquan McDonald, and the <\/span>Court ruled against the DOJ on sanctuary cities. <\/span><\/p>\n

More than 2,400 law professors sign <\/b>letter <\/b><\/a>opposing Kavanaugh\u2019s confirmation– <\/b>Saying that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh displayed a lack of judicial restraint at a Senate hearing last week \u2014 behavior that would be disqualifying for any court nominee. (<\/span>Washington Post<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Kavanaugh Is Forcing The Legal World To Finally Face Its Weinstein Moment–<\/b> Kimberl\u00e9 Crenshaw writes: \u201cLaw is placed \u2018above\u2019 the fray. Smarts are seen as somehow an antidote to predation rather than a rationalization of it. Those who create and interpret the law aren\u2019t seen as violators of it, and even those who do violate the law are still elevated. All of this factors into why the legal profession is obscured as a site of sexual abuse.\u201d (<\/span>Huffington Post<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Retired Justice Stevens Calls Kavanaugh\u2019s Hearing Performance Disqualifying<\/b> — Judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court Saturday, despite retired Justice John Paul Stevens\u2019 unprecedented statements that \u201cthe senators should really pay attention\u201d to Kavanaugh\u2019s angry and partisan defense of his reputation. (<\/span>Washington Post<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Only the Seated Supreme Court Justices Can Save Us Now<\/b>: Dahlia Lithwick writes: \u201cKavanaugh, caught in falsehood after falsehood, and exonerated by an investigation that failed to investigate, has now managed to inject Trumpism directly into the Supreme Court…The eight remaining justices should vote on Kavanaugh. Let\u2019s let them be the arbiters of whether Kavanaugh has disqualified himself.\u201d (<\/span>Slate<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Justice for Laquan!\u2019 Demonstrators Chant, as Chicago Officer Is Convicted of Murder-<\/b>-A<\/span> jury found Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder and \u00a016 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm \u2014 each count read aloud in the packed courtroom, one for each bullet that struck Laquan McDonald. <\/span>No Chicago police officer had been convicted of murder in an on-duty shooting in nearly 50 years. But when the verdict came, people called out \u201cJustice for Laquan! Justice for Laquan!\u201d (<\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Kagan warns that Supreme Court may not have a swing vote anymore<\/b>— Retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy served as someone “who found the center,” Justice Elena Kagan said Friday as nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation <\/span>looked<\/span><\/a> certain to succeed.<\/span> (<\/span>The Hill<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Federal Judge Rules for San Francisco and California in ‘Sanctuary’ Case<\/b> — A federal judge in California struck down an immigration law Friday that the Trump administration has used to go after cities and states that limit cooperation with immigration officials. (<\/span>KQED<\/span><\/a>) <\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cJudge Appoints Monitor to Ensure Safe Conditions for Kids in Immigration Custody\u201d<\/b> — A federal judge in Los Angeles named an independent monitor Friday to oversee conditions for children being held in immigration custody.(<\/span>KQED<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

John Roberts, Swing Vote? <\/b>— Chief Justice John Roberts appears poised to join the liberal wing of the Court in <\/span>Madison v. Alabama<\/span><\/i>, a major death-penalty case argued before the Court this week. During the arguments, \u201cRoberts appeared eager to broker a compromise that would spare Madison\u2019s life by conceding that dementia may exempt him from the death penalty.\u201d (<\/span>Slate<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Court-packing, Democrats\u2019 Nuclear Option for the Supreme Court<\/b> — Dylan Matthews breaks down the idea that some on the left believe \u201cis needed if any progressive legislation in the future is to survive.\u201d (<\/span>Vox<\/span><\/a>) <\/span><\/p>\n

State Department Changes Visa Rules for Same-Sex Parents of Foreign Diplomats<\/b> — \u201cLawmakers and gay rights advocates are criticizing a new State Department policy that denies family visas to the same-sex domestic partners of diplomats posted in the United States and gives those already in the country three months to marry or lose their visas.\u201d (<\/span>Washington Post<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Midterms are 30 Days Away! <\/b>— The most important thing a person can do to preserve civil rights and liberties is vote! So here\u2019s Salon\u2019s Voter\u2019s Guide to the 2018 Election. (<\/span>Salon<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 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