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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Sherlock Holmes: Nicholas Rowe John Watson: Alan Cox Elizabeth Hardy: Sophie Ward Professor Rathe: Anthony Higgins Mrs. Dribb: Susan Fleetwood Det. Sgt. Lestrade: Roger Ashton-Griffiths Dudley’s Friend: Matthew Ryan Dudley: Earl Rhodes Chester Cragwitch: Freddie Jones Bentley Booster: Patrick Newell Khasek – Lower Nile Tavern Owner: Nadim Sawalha Rupert T. Waxflatter: Nigel Stock Master Snelgrove: Brian Oulton The Reverend Duncan Nesbitt: Donald Eccles Dudley’s Friend: Matthew Blakstad Dudley’s Friend: Jonathan Lacey Ethan Engel: Walter Sparrow Mr. Holmes: Roger Brierley Mrs. Holmes: Vivienne Chandler Curio Shop Owner: Lockwood West Cemetery Caretaker: John Scott Martin School Porter: George Malpas School Reverend: Willoughby Goddard Policeman with Lestrade: Michael Cule Policeman in Shop Window: Ralph Tabakin Hotel Receptionist: Nancy Nevinson Older Watson (voice): Michael Hordern Schoolboy (uncredited): Grant Burns Acolyte (uncredited): George Lane Cooper Chestnut Seller (uncredited): Salo Gardner Restaurant Patron (uncredited): Lew Hooper Footman (uncredited): Royston Munt School Master (uncredited): Henry Roberts Patron (Lower Nile Tavern) (uncredited): Fred Wood Film Crew: Animation: John Lasseter Casting: Irene Lamb Executive Producer: Steven Spielberg Executive Producer: Kathleen Kennedy Executive Producer: Frank Marshall Production Design: Norman Reynolds Visual Effects Supervisor: Dennis Muren Producer: Roger Birnbaum Director: Barry Levinson Producer: Mark Johnson Editor: Stu Linder Director of Photography: Stephen Goldblatt Animation: Eben Ostby Animation: Don Conway Animation: David DiFrancesco Set Decoration: Michael Ford Screenplay: Chris Columbus Makeup Artist: Nick Dudman Art Direction: Fred Hole Makeup Supervisor: Peter Robb-King Art Direction: Charles Bishop Assistant Art Director: Gavin Bocquet Original Music Composer: Bruce Broughton Associate Producer: Harry Benn Characters: Arthur Conan Doyle Costume Design: Raymond Hughes Producer: Henry Winkler Visual Effects Supervisor: David Allen Animation: Craig Good Second Unit Director: Andrew Grieve Visual Effects: Robert Cooper Assistant Art Director: George Djurkovic Third Assistant Director: Peter Heslop Visual Effects Camera: Jay Riddle Visual Effects: Blair Clark First Assistant Director: Michael Murray Animation Supervisor: Bruce Walters Art Direction: Dave Carson Visual Effects: Sean M. Casey Second Assistant Director: Ian Hickinbotham Makeup Artist: Jane Royle Animation: William Reeves Visual Effects: Tony Hudson Visual Effects: Jay Davis Animation: Barbara Brennan Animation: David Salesin Animation Supervisor: Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild Dressing Prop: Paul Cheesman Art Designer: Michael Ploog Draughtsman: Reg Bream Rotoscoping Artist: Donna K. Baker Draughtsman: Peter Childs Animation: Robert L. Cook Animation: Gordon Baker Animation: Jack Mongovan Visual Effects: Tony Laudati Visual Effects: Marghi McMahon Movie Reviews:

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Wednesday round-up

Today the justices close out the February session with an argument in the most notable case of the term so far, The American Legion v. American Humanist Association, an establishment clause challenge to a World War I memorial shaped like a cross on public property. Amy Howe had this blog’s preview. Lauren Devendorf and Tyler Schmitt preview the case for Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute. Subscript Law has a graphic explainer. [Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is counsel on an amicus brief in support of the petitioners in this case.]

At NPR, Nina Totenberg reports that “over the past half-century, the high court has wrestled with the question of where to draw the line separating church and state,” and that “[t]his case offers the opportunity for a newly constituted conservative court majority to draw a new, more religion-friendly line.” Shannon Bream and Bill Mears report for Fox News that “[h]undreds of similar cross-shaped war memorials across the country, as well as other religious displays, could be affected.” Additional coverage comes from Ariane de Vogue and Geneva Sands for CNN and from Steven Mazie at The Economist’s Espresso blog. In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Nelson Tebbe and others urge the court to “safeguard the principle of religious equality” by deeming the display unconstitutional. Additional commentary comes from Alvergia Guyton and Mary Laquay in an op-ed for the Washington Examiner and from the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal, which argues that “a narrow ruling [allowing the cross to remain] would perpetuate the current confusion in the lower courts” and calls on the justices “to clear up their messy Establishment Clause jurisprudence.”

Yesterday the court ruled unanimously in Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert that an equitable exception cannot be used to extend the deadline for appealing an order granting or denying class certification in a class-action lawsuit. Howard Wasserman analyzes the opinion for this blog.

Amy Howe analyzes yesterday’s argument in United States v. Haymond, a constitutional challenge to a statutory provision that requires judges to impose additional prison time on sex offenders who violate the terms of their supervised release, for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. At Slate, Mark Joseph Stern concludes that “a clear majority of the court seemed prepared to rule [for the defendant], either striking down the scheme altogether or compelling the government to prove each new offense to a jury, beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Briefly:

At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie writes that Monday’s oral argument in Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, which asks whether a private operator of a public-access TV channel is a “state actor” who can be sued for violations of the First Amendment, suggests that “the decision … will be limited to the analog and rather parochial world of public-access cable—and broadcasts that are fewer and tamer than those streaming on digital devices, with far smaller audiences.”

For the ABA Journal, Mark Walsh previews Iancu v. Brunetti, in which the court will consider a First Amendment challenge to the ban on registration of “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks, noting that “[t]he case is casting light on the Patent and Trademark Office’s handling of trademark applications under the scandalous-marks provision.”

At OgletreeDeakins, Lara de Leon discusses Monday’s ruling in Yovino v. Rizo, in which the justices threw out a court of appeals ruling in a case about gender pay disparities because the decisive vote came from a judge who died before the opinion was issued.

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2022 K-LOVE Fan Awards Winners

for KING & COUNTRY led the trophy tally with triple wins during tonight’s broadcast of the fan-fueled 9th Annual K-LOVE Fan Awards. Taped live and in person in front of a sold out crowd at Nashville’s iconic OPRY on May 29, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Group/Duo of the Year went to for KING & COUNTRY. Newcomer Anne Wilson received two awards for Female Artist of the Year and Breakout Single of the Year (“My Jesus”), while Matthew West was named Male Artist of the Year. Other winners included Katy Nichole’s first K-LOVE Fan Award nomination and win for Worship Song of the Year (“In Jesus Name (God Of Possible),” and Sadie Robertson Huff won the first-ever Podcast of the Year Award for “Whoa That’s Good.” With a desire to also recognize mission-driven people and projects outside of music, “American Underdog” was named the Film Impact Winner; Tim Tebow was honored with the Sports Impact Award; and Michael W. Smith was given the Book Impact Award for his book, “The Way Of The Father.” Sponsored by Coca-Cola Consolidated, the show was broadcast by TBN this evening and is now streaming on the TBN app. Collaborative and unique performances took place from Blanca with Dante Bowe,CeCe Winans with Lauren Daigle, Jonathan Traylor with Jordan Feliz, Kirk Franklin with Maverick City Music, and Riley Clemmons with country star Walker Hayes. Additional exciting performances included Anne Wilson, CAIN, Chris Tomlin, Elevation Worship, for KING & COUNTRY, Katy Nichole, Matthew West, Phil Wickham, Tauren Wells, and TobyMac. Presenters at the ceremony saw Danny Gokey, Jimmie Allen, Mac Powell, Matt Maher, Mike Weaver, Sadie Robertson Huff, The Skit Guys, and Rebecca St. James joined by her mom, Helen Smallbone, take the stage. The award show capped a weekend of live and in-person, fan-focused events, including a songwriter’s showcase hosted by Steven Curtis Chapman, and a worship service with Brandon Lake, Pat Barrett and Phil Wickham. Watch Award Show Below https://youtu.be/g31EdwgUM2Q  Winners & Nominees List   Male Artist of the Year Crowder Danny Gokey Matthew West — WINNER! Tauren Wells TobyMac Zach Williams Female Artist of the Year Anne Wilson — WINNER! Blanca CeCe Winans Katy Nichole Riley Clemmons Tasha Layton Group/Duo of the Year CAIN Casting Crowns Elevation Worship for KING & COUNTRY — WINNER! Maverick City Music MercyMe Artist of the Year Casting Crowns Crowder for KING & COUNTRY — WINNER! Maverick City Music TobyMac Zach Williams Song of the Year Anne Wilson – “My Jesus” Brandon Lake & Jenn Johnson – “Too Good To Not Believe” CAIN – “The Commission” Casting Crowns – “Scars In Heaven” for KING & COUNTRY – “For God Is With Us” — WINNER! TobyMac – “Promised Land” Breakout Single Anne Wilson – “My Jesus” — WINNER! Dante Bowe – “Joyful” Jon Reddick – “God Turn It Around” Jordan St. Cyr “- Weary Traveler” Katy Nichole – “In Jesus Name (God of Possible)” Tasha Layton – “Look What You’ve Done” Worship Song of the Year Brandon Lake & Jenn Johnson – “Too Good To Not Believe” Chris Tomlin feat. Thomas Rhett & Florida Georgia Line – “Thank You Lord” Elevation Worship – “RATTLE!” Katy Nichole – “In Jesus Name (God of Possible)” — WINNER! Maverick City Music – “Promises” Phil Wickham – “House Of The Lord” Film & Television Impact American Underdog — WINNER! Blue Miracle The Case For Heaven The Jesus Music Journey with Jesus Book Impact Jennie Allen – “Find Your People” Louie Giglio  – “Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table” Michael W. Smith –  “The Way Of The Father” — WINNER! Michael Todd  – “Crazy Faith” Shannon Bream – “The Women Of The Bible Speak” Podcast of the Year Annie F. Downs – “That Sounds Fun” Christine Caine – “Equip and Empower” Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast John Cooper – “Cooper Stuff” Lisa Harper’s – “Back Porch Theology” Sadie Robertson Huff  – “Whoa That’s Good” — WINNER! Read the full article

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Episode 323

Comic Reviews:

Aquaman/Green Arrow: Deep Target 1 by Brandon Thomas, Ronan Cliquet, Ulises Arreola

Batman/Fortnite: Foundation 1 by Scott Snyder, Christos Gage, Donald Mustard, Joshua Hixson, Roman Stevens

Batman: The Long Halloween Special 1 by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Brennan Wagner

DC vs. Vampires 1 by James Tynion, Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt

Task Force Z 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas

Darkhold: Blade 1 by Daniel Kibblesmith, Federico Sabbatini, Rico Renzi

Spine Tingling Spider-Man Infinity Comic 1 by Saladin Ahmed, Juan Ferreyra

Mighty Marvel Holiday Special - Halloween with the Rhino Infinity Comics by Ryan North, Tom Reilly, Chris O'Halloran

It's Jeff 10 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru

Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - IG-88 by Rodney Barnes, Guiu Vilanova, Antonio Fabela

Ant 1 by Erik Larsen, Mike Toris

Gunslinger Spawn 1 by Todd McFarlane, Ales Kot, Brett Booth, Thomas Nachlik, Philip Tan, Kevin Keane, Adelso Corona, Daniel Henriques, Andrew Dalhouse, Mikos Koutsis, Marcello Iozzoli, Marcelo Maiolo, Fco Plascencia

Hellcop 1 by Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke

Nita Hawe's Nightmare Blog 1 by Rodney Barnes, Jason Shawn Alexander, Patric Reynolds, Luis Nct, Mar Silvestre Galotto

House of Slaughter 1 by James Tynion, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto

Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club 1 by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Christopher Mitten, Ben Stenberg, Michelle Madsen

Cross to Bear 1 by Marko Stojanovic, Sinisa Banovic, Djordje Krajnovic, Aljosa Tomic

Harbinger 1 by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Robbi Rodriguez, Rico Renzi

Merlin and Hector 1 by Rodolfo Santullo, Jok

Rush 1 by Si Spurrier, Nathan Gooden, Addison Duke

All-Nighter by Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo, Paris Alleyne

Hello My Name is Poop by Ben Katzner, Ian McGinty, Fred Stresing

Sleepless Domain OGN by Mary Cagle

Graveneye OGN by Sloane Leong, Anna Bowles

Better Place OGN by Duane Murray, Shawn Daley

Another Kind OGN by Trevor Bream, Cait May

Additional Reviews: Star Trek: Prodigy, Batman: Creature of the Night, Last Night in Soho, Doctor Who: Flux

News: Dune Part 2, new artist on Savage Spider-Man, Bill Murray joins MCU, Ben Percy relaunching Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze, Iron Fist No More, King project with Elsa C, new Molly Knox Ostertag project thru Substack, Lego Ninjago comic from Skybound, Iron Fist replaced by new character, new Lemire/Sorrentino project, Image union, Taika Waititi to direct Tower of Terror, Chris Pratt is Garfield, Hulkling/Wiccan Marvel Unlimited

Trailers: Lightyear, Boba Fett

Comics Countdown:

Another Kind OGN by Trevor Bream, Cait May

Friday 4 by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente

Black Hammer Reborn 5 by Jeff Lemire, Malachi Ward, Matt Sheean

House of Slaughter 1 by James Tynion, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto

Usagi Yojimbo 23 by Stan Sakai

Daredevil 35 by Chip Zdarsky, Stefano Landini, Francesco Mobili, Marcio Menyz

Robin 7 by Joshua Williamson, Max Dunbar, Gleb Melnikov, Luis Guerrero

Snow Angels Season Two 5 by Jeff Lemire, Jock

Batman: The Long Halloween Special by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Brennan Wagner

Better Place by Duane Murray, Shawn Daley

Check out this episode!

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Lapdogs swoon, Obama holds presser; ‘Knows nothing,’ pats Rice on head

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Lapdogs swoon, Obama holds presser; ‘Knows nothing,’ pats Rice on head

http://twitter.com/#!/AprilDRyan/status/268781587678765056

Classic empty podium!

As Twitchy reported, President Obama is finally gracing the press with his presence today. It’s been far too long; Unrequited love hurts!

Obama presser will be like Paula Broadwell panting after Gen Patreus at a staff meeting.

— Kelly Marie(@flyoverangel) November 14, 2012

President Obama was way too “exhausted” from campaigning to hold the traditional post-election presser. Priorities!

The last time Obama had a presser he said “the private sector is doing fine.” Can’t wait for what he’ll say this time

— Matt Sauvage (@mattsauvage) November 14, 2012

I’ve got my popcorn and hip waders — ready to commence live-tweeting of Obama’s presser 1:30 OST (Obama Standard Time)

— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) November 14, 2012

Pres. Obama sure to face questions about the handling of the attack in Benghazi that killed 4 Americans including his Amb Chris Stevens.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 14, 2012

Are you sure about that Mr. Knoller? Or will the presser be filled with typical softball questions?

#ObamaPresserQuestions Are racist Republicans obstructing your clear mandate already?

— American Attitude (@marklindesr) November 14, 2012

Twitter users prepare with some predicted questions.

How are planning to blame Bush for the looming hyper inflation crisis? #ObamaPresserQuestions

— Sam Valley (@SamValley) November 14, 2012

#ObamaPresserQuestions Was the use of Greek columns because you always intended for the USA to crumble like Greece?

— Matthew Daniel Green (@solo_sonata) November 14, 2012

Can you tell us just how mean those Republicans are? #ObamaPresserQuestions

— Kevin B Snyder (@Kevinbsnyder) November 14, 2012

#ObamaPresserQuestions Are racist Republicans obstructing your clear mandate already?

— American Attitude (@marklindesr) November 14, 2012

Will you autograph my ballot?? *swoon* #ObamaPresserQuestions

— Sam Valley (@SamValley) November 14, 2012

There may not be time for all those, though.

Ready for Obama presser. Word is he will take only 8 questions.

— Bill Press (@bpshow) November 14, 2012

OF course.

I think the first question at the Obama presser will go to Pimp with the Limp.

— Jon G. (@ExJon) November 14, 2012

Heh. Can we spot him in the crowd?

Reporters prepare for Obama presser twitter.com/AlexanderTrow/…

— Alexander Trowbridge (@AlexanderTrow) November 14, 2012

Let’s start with this question:

If you wanted to balance the budget, why didn’t you do it in your first 4 years? Like you promised. #ObamaPresser

— Amy Lutz (@amylutz4) November 14, 2012

And, away we go.

Popcorn time! Nothing beats following an Obama presser by reading tweets. Of course they’re rare enough that the novelty hasn’t worn off.

— Cobalt Blue (@rightchemistry) November 14, 2012

AP gets first question

— Stefan Becket (@stefanjbecket) November 14, 2012

He’s calling reporters from a preprinted list of approved reporters. Bet FOX is not on that list. Obama Presser

— Charlie ‘Tuna’ (@TunaCharlie) November 14, 2012

Obama says he got letter from an in Tennessee who didn’t vote for him but will give president his support

— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) November 14, 2012

Letters. And stuff.

And, drink! Here comes the “middle class being held hostage” by those mean, old Rethuglicans. Post-partisan!

RT @grahamdavida: All together now. twitter.com/GrahamDavidA/s…

— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) November 14, 2012

Come on, everyone had to tweet that. It’s classic drinking game fodder.

Reporter to Obama: How do we know you are not going to cave on Bush tax cuts again?

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) November 14, 2012

Great question for Obama at presser: “Why should the American people believe you won’t cave again (on Bush tax cuts)?”

— whodoes (@whodoesblog) November 14, 2012

Rut-roh. Who asked that? They may not be invited back.

Bush! Drink again.

POTUS:We cannot afford to extend Bush tax cuts “for the wealthy” – but we can make sure middle class taxes don’t go up

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) November 14, 2012

O in his 2nd term and still blaming Bush #obamapresser #bushtaxcuts

— Oliver M. Barie (@OliverBarie) November 14, 2012

No pesky Petraeus questions, y’all. Buck passing, as always.

Asked if he should have been told of Petraeys affair before elex Obama says ask FBI b/c they followed internal protocols

— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) November 14, 2012

“Ask Herb in Human Resources. Or something.”

Actually, ask Herb everything.

Shorter Obama: “I know Nuthink!” ~ #BenghaziGate

— Adam Baldwin (@adamsbaldwin) November 14, 2012

Finally, he admits that he knows nothing. No, really. He said it.

Obama: “Ask the FBI about the investigation.I know nothing … nothing … nothing …”

— T.J. Conwell (@RevConwell) November 14, 2012

Obama: I know nothing.

— KRenner (@KRenner2) November 14, 2012

Twitter users agree that he’s clueless.

Since #obama knew nothing about anything having to do with our natl security, who is leading our country as commander-in-chief?

— cupcake4120 (@cupcake4120) November 14, 2012

Obama hussein. I KNOW NOTHING I KNOW NOTHING I KNEW NOTHING I KNEW NOTHING I KNOW NOTHING I KNOW NOTHING WE SHOULD TAX THE RICH

— twotoms (@twotoms1) November 14, 2012

He evidently still knows how to pander, though. Pander like the wind.

Next question from Telemundo. Immigration question.

— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) November 14, 2012

Obama giving maybe the most pandering response of all time on question about whether he’ll send immigration reform bill to Congress.

— Geoff Holtzman (@Geoff_Holtzman) November 14, 2012

On immigration reform Obama says he’s very confident Washington can get it done after big Latino turnout at pools: “we need to seize moment”

— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) November 14, 2012

Wait, what?

MT @buzzfeedandrew: Obama says undocumented workers should be able to earn citizenship, earlier in presser just said “legal status.”

— Vince Coglianese (@TheDCVince) November 14, 2012

Oh no.

POTUS is Pock-e-ston-ing “Latino”

— Daniel Foster (@DanFosterNRO) November 14, 2012

For his aggravating pronunciations, he must pay.

Math, so hard!

Obama can’t keep his answers straight. How do you believe anything he says? Because math is hard and being a sheep is easy. #ObamaPresser

— Andrew (@Serginov) November 14, 2012

MT @lachlan: Obama: “Two years ago, the economy was in a different situation.” Q3 2010 GDP growth: 2%. Q3 2012: 2%.

— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) November 14, 2012

Oh, dear. So is compromise.

POTUS:”Compromise is hard.”

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) November 14, 2012

Greatest Orator Ever: Compromise is hard.

For those playing at home, President Obama is currently averaging 47 UPMs, or “Uhhhs Per Minute”. #ObamaPresser

— Michael Deppisch (@deppisch) November 14, 2012

#Obama stuttering a lot at this presser without pre-written answers & no teleprompter

— Joey Sanders (@Jsanders10) November 14, 2012

Translation: “Working together” means giving up everything you want and submitting to what the Dems want #ObamaPresser

— Amy Lutz (@amylutz4) November 14, 2012

“I will examine how better to work with everybody, so long as it’s exactly what I want and need, for me.” ~ @barackobama #ObamaPresser

— Rick Canton (@rumblindurango) November 14, 2012

Oh, softballs!

Another softball: How will you communicate better with Congress in your 2nd term? … Uh? Email/Txt/Twitter? Give me a break! #ObamaPresser

— Heath Mayo (@HeathMayo) November 14, 2012

#Obama Presser: Is this really happening?? What a bunch of weak-kneed, cowardly alleged journalists.Nothing but softball BS. Wow.

— David Wohl (@DavidWohl) November 14, 2012

Oh, my! A Benghazi question actually enters the pathetic mix.

6th Question up about Susan Rice and Benghazi. #obamapresser

— Kris (@MissKristilyn) November 14, 2012

Ambassador Rice blamed the video. The. Freaking. Youtube. Video #ObamaPresser

— Amy Lutz (@amylutz4) November 14, 2012

Obama defends her. Unbelievable. Well, totally believable, but still.

Obama does NOT like the Rice attacks:twitpic.com/bd7wck

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) November 14, 2012

@ambassadorrice – “has done exemplary work..ppl besmirching her reputation is outrageous” – #Obama on Amb Rice #POTUS #ObamaPresser

— Michael Bociurkiw (@mikeybbq) November 14, 2012

Obama puts out a full throated defense on Susan Rice and her comments on Benghazi. Calls attacks on her “outrageous”. #obamapresser

— Curtis Kalin (@CurtisKalin) November 14, 2012

Obama scolds Sens. McCain, Graham, saying if they “want to go after somebody, they should go after me,” not Rice.

— Rebecca Kaplan (@Rebecca_CBSNJ) November 14, 2012

“@huffpostpol: Obama: “When they go after the UN ambassador, because they think she’s an easy target, then they’ve got a problem with me””

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) November 14, 2012

Big, strong man will protect the poor dear! Is he finally admitting the buck stops with him? Doubtful. He’s just trying to get people to shut up about the buck.

Obama is more concerned about protecting Ambassador Rice than Ambassador Stevens. #Benghazi

— Razor (@hale_razor) November 14, 2012

If Pres Obama would rather focus be on him than Ambassador Rice, good. He should visit the Senate and testify if he is a man of his word.

— Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) November 14, 2012

Bingo.

Sen. Graham lets Obama know that he does hold him totally accountable.

RT @grahamblog Mr. President, don’t think for one minute I don’t hold you ultimately responsible for #Benghazi.

— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) November 14, 2012

Heh. Campbell Brown notices Obama’s pitiful “big, strong man” Rice-defending behavior, too.

Yes. We girls need to have men defend our honor @clarajeffery: defending Susan Rice’s honor is going to play well with women. Watch out GOP

— Campbell Brown (@campbell_brown) November 14, 2012

As does Kirsten Powers:

Why does Obama think GOP sees rice as “easy target”?Is she somehelpless damsel in distress? His defense was a little paternalistic

— kirsten powers (@kirstenpowers10) November 14, 2012

Wow! Ed Henry with an awesome question.

Ed Henry gets 7th q — asks Obama whether he issued any orders on Sept 11 to protect lives of Americans that were killed in Benghazi.

— Geoff Holtzman (@Geoff_Holtzman) November 14, 2012

Obama is not pleased. How dare he ask a pertinent and probing question about something important?

Obama not happy with that Ed Henry Benghazi question. . .

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) November 14, 2012

Obama claims Middle Class mandate in response to Benghazi question.

— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) November 14, 2012

@michellemalkinWOW!!Obama showing how INDIGNANT he is when asked about Benghazi!!Then turned it into middle class mandate!Wow!

— Janie (@JanieBeachGirl) November 14, 2012

Obama pivots off Benghazi to “middle class families.” Clearly very uncomfortable answering Benghazi questions. No doubt.

— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) November 14, 2012

Now he admits that America deserves far better than HIM.

Obama: People “deserve a better government than they’ve been getting.”

— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) November 14, 2012

Sigh.

YES! We’re talking about climate change! Finally!

— Current TV (@current) November 14, 2012

4 Americans dead in Benghazi and we get a question about climate change.

— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) November 14, 2012

Obama is a science denier?!!!111eleventy

Obama: “We can’t attribute any particular weather event to climate change.” DENIER!!!!11

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) November 14, 2012

Wait, no.

“The temperature around the globe is increasing, faster than it was predicted even 10 years ago,” says Obama.

— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) November 14, 2012

Lapdogs swoon madly.

One reporter just treated Obama as if she was a Beatles fan girl and he was Paul McCartney at Shea Stadium in 1965. WTF, media…wtf?

— Josh Hammer (@josh_hammer) November 14, 2012

If you’re still wondering why Obama won reelection, the media questions so far should help you figure that out.

— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) November 14, 2012

First press conference in 8 months and I learned absolutely nothing new. Especially on Benghazi.

— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) November 14, 2012

Lappy McLapdog. RT @toddstarnes: Reporter: “Thank you, Mr. President — and congratulations.” “I’ve never seen you lose.”

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) November 14, 2012

These Obama lapdogs put the sick in sycophant.

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) November 14, 2012

*Video* Reporter congratulates Obama for winning re-election: “I’ve never seen you lose” washingtonexaminer.com/article/251346…

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) November 14, 2012

And now it’s time for all MSM reporters to go to their mikes and thump their chests and say what a great leader Obama is.#ObamaPresser

— Karen Braun (@SpunkyBraun) November 14, 2012

WH Press Corp all giggles after NON presser? #ObamaPresser

— Occupy Bawl Street (@OccupyBawlStree) November 14, 2012

Jimmy Olson from the Daily Planet would have the balls to ask better questions. #ObamaPresser

— John ☣⚠ (@MetalMeza) November 14, 2012

#ObamaPresser “Mr President, a follow-up. Can I get your autograph on my 8×10 glossy?” #IrreleventQuestion

— Lisa Kemp (@Lautergeist) November 14, 2012

know why that was called the #ObamaPresser? because the media were invited to press their lips….

— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) November 14, 2012

Can they even function without having drool buckets at the ready?

Must now write “I will not shout out questions at the president” 100 times on the chalkboard.

— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) November 14, 2012

Aww, poor baby won’t answer a “shouted” question. Poor precedent and stuff.

Pres Obama declines to answer shouted question on kicking fiscal cliff down the road. Says it be a “horrible precedent” and walks off.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 14, 2012

And, in a nutshell:

Shorter Obama press conference: I don’t know what my gov’t is doing; I just know you need to pay more for it.

— John Hayward (@Doc_0) November 14, 2012

When answers are so long. That you’ve forgotten what the question was, you know the answer is mostly deflection and lies. #ObamaPresser

— WENDY(@TXCupCake) November 14, 2012

You voted for incompetence, America. You got it!

— John Hayward (@Doc_0) November 14, 2012

4 more years of this…ugh #ObamaPresser

— Amy Lutz (@amylutz4) November 14, 2012

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Artios Casting Society Award Nominations 2018

Alexa L. Fogel Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting) Chase Paris (Location Casting) Kathryn Zamora-Benson (Associate)

Television Pilot & First Season — Drama

Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Barbara Fiorentino Nina Henninger (Location Casting) Joey Montenarello (Associate) Terese Classen (Associate)

Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott Robin D. Cook (Location Casting) Jonathan Oliveira (Associate)

Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Josh Einsohn Ryan Bernard Tymensky (Associate)

Carmen Cuba Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting) Chase Paris (Location Casting) Wittney Horton (Associate)

John Papsidera Deanna Brigidi (Associate)

Television Series — Comedy

Alexis Frank Koczara Christine Smith Shevchenko

Dorian Frankel, Sibby Kirchgessner Marlise Gunzenhauser (Associate)

Television Series — Drama

Jina Jay Henry Russell Bergstein (Location Casting)

Debra Zane, Shayna Markowitz Lori Wyman (Location Casting) Marie-Therese Verbruggen (Associate) Erin Fragetta (Associate)

Judy Henderson Kimberly Graham (Associate)

Limited Collection

Rachel Tenner Jackie Lind (Location Casting) Stephanie Gorin (Location Casting) Charlene Lee (Associate)

Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer Jennifer K.M. Treadwell (Associate)

Avy Kaufman, Sabrina Hyman Susanne Scheel (Associate)

Sheila Jaffe, Gail Goldberg Sean Cossey (Location Casting) JJ Ogilvy (Location Casting) Nina Henninger (Location Casting)

Feature Film — Non-Theatrical Release

‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’

Bernard Telsey, Abbie Brady-Dalton Cesar A. Rocha (Associate)

Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein Mark Fincannon (Location Casting) Craig Fincannon (Location Casting) Lisa Mae Fincannon (Location Casting) Monica Kelly (Associate)

Children’s Pilot and Sequence (Live Action)

DISNEY CHANNEL/Bruce Birmelin

Girl Meets World Sally Stiner, Barbie Block

Julie’s Greenroom Bernard Telsey Conrad Woolfe (Associate)

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Danielle Aufiero, Amber Horn Steven Tylor O’Connor (Associate)

School of Rock Suzanne Goddard-Smythe Ty Harman (Associate)

Television — Cartoon

Reality Series

Are You the One? Damon Furberg, Heather Allyn

Authentic Life: We Are Transitioning Tony Miros

Short Films

Crowbar Smile Eyde Belasco

Perfect Roast Potatoes Rich Mento

Public Talking Adrienne Stern

The Sub Amanda Lenker Doyle

Shortform Collection

Confess Fern Champion, Sharon Lieblein Troy Daniel Smith (Associate)

Now We Are Talking Alexis Frank Koczara

Party Girl Nickole Doro, Shayna Sherwood

Single By 30 Sherrie Henderson, Romy Stutman Vanessa Knight (Associate)

Tales of Titans Amanda Lenker Doyle, Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington

Tween Fest Amanda Lenker Doyle

New York Broadway Theater — Comedy or Drama

Tara Rubin Felicia Rudolph (Associate)

Heidi Griffiths, Jordan Thaler

New York Broadway Theater — Musical

‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’

Courtesy of Matt Ross Public Relations

New York Broadway Theater — Revival, Comedy or Drama

‘Six Degrees of Separation’

David Caparelliotis, Nancy Piccione

New York Broadway Theater — Revival, Musical

Tara Rubin, Eric Woodall Kaitlin Shaw (Associate) Claire Burke (Associate)

Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman Claire Burke (Associate)

New York Theater — Comedy or Musical

New York Theater — Perform

Small Mouth Sounds Henry Russell Bergstein, Lauren Port

William Cantler, Bernard Telsey, Karyn Casl, Adam Caldwell

Regional Theater East

A Sign of the Times Tara Rubin Felicia Rudolph (Associate)

American Son (MA manufacturing) Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski

American Son (NJ manufacturing) Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski

An American Daughter William Cantler, Karyn Casl

The SpongeBob Musical Patrick Goodwin, James Calleri, Paul Davis

Regional Theater West

A View From the Bridge Karyn Casl, Patrick Goodwin

Really Phyllis Schuringa

An Octoroon James Calleri, Erica Jensen, Amy Potozkin

Barbecue Phyllis Schuringa

Merrily We Roll Along Beth Lipari

Los Angeles Theater

The 24th Yearly Young Playwrights Festival Erica S. Bream, Cara Chute Rosenbaum

The House at Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage Nicole Arbusto

The Tragedy of both JFK (as Told by William Shakespeare) Erica S. Bream, Cara Chute Rosenbaum

Waiting for Godot Amanda Lenker Doyle, Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington

When Jazz Had the Blues Michael Donovan Richie Ferris (Associate)

Particular Theatrical Performance

A Chorus Line Margery Simkin, Michael Donovan Richie Ferris (Associate)

Crazy For You Tara Rubin, Kaitlin Shaw Felicia Rudolph (Associate)

Wonderful Town Jim Carnahan

Theater Tours

Courtesy of Joan Marcus

Fun Home Jim Carnahan, Jillian Cimini

Hamilton (West Coast National Tour) Bethany Knox Rebecca Scholl (Associate)

Hamilton (Chicago Company) Bethany Knox Rebecca Scholl (Associate)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch James Calleri, Paul Davis

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Daniel Swee, Cindy Tolan

What is Hot on The Hollywood Reporter

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Casting Society to Honor Barry Levinson, Kevin Huvane at Artios Awards

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Casting Society to Honor Barry Levinson, Kevin Huvane at Artios Awards

Casting director Victoria Thomas will receive the Hoyt Bowers Award.

CAA’s Kevin Huvane, filmmaker Barry Levinson and casting director Victoria Thomas will be honored by the Casting Society of America at its 33rd annual Artios Awards, which will be held Jan. 18 simultaneously at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills and Stage 48 in New York City.

Huvane, partner and managing director at CAA, will receive the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement, recognizing his contributions to the industry. The honor is named after the first casting director in history to win an honorary Academy Award.

Levinson, the Oscar-winning director, screenwriter and producer whose credits range from Rain Man to HBO’s recent The Wizard of Lies, will be presented with the Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award, which is given to an individual who has made a special commitment to the New York entertainment industry through their collaboration with casting directors and which is named after pioneering casting director Marion Dougherty.

Artios Award-winner Thomas, whose credits include award-winning films such as Django Unchained, Hidden Figures, Edward Scissorhands, Sid and Nancy, Straight Outta Compton and Detroit, will be honored with the Hoyt Bowers Award for outstanding contribution to the casting profession. The award is named after casting director Hoyt Bowers. was a brilliant casting director and a supportive mentor.

CSA also announced its 2018 nominees for outstanding achievement in casting in the television, theatre, shortform series and short film categories. Nominees for feature film will be announced early next year.  

The full list of television, theatre, shortform series and short film nominees follows:

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – COMEDY

Atlanta — Alexa L. Fogel, Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Kathryn Zamora-Benson (Associate) Better Things — Felicia Fasano, Tara Nostramo (Associate) Dear White People — Kim Coleman I Love Dick — Eyde Belasco Insecure — Victoria Thomas

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – DRAMA

13 Reasons Why — Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Barbara Fiorentino, Nina Henninger (Location Casting), Joey Montenarello (Associate), Terese Classen (Associate) The Crown — Nina Gold, Robert Sterne The Handmaid’s Tale — Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott, Robin D. Cook (Location Casting), Jonathan Oliveira (Associate) This Is Us — Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Josh Einsohn, Ryan Bernard Tymensky (Associate) Stranger Things — Carmen Cuba, Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Wittney Horton (Associate) Westworld — John Papsidera, Deanna Brigidi (Associate)

TELEVISION SERIES COMEDY

Black-ish– Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Smith Shevchenko Crazy Ex-Girlfriend — Felicia Fasano, Venus Kanani, Tara Nostramo (Associate) Girls — Jennife Eustons Transparent — Eyde Belasco Silicon Valley — Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Leslie Woo Veep — Dorian Frankel, Sibby Kirchgessner, Marlise Gunzenhauser (Associate)

TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA

Black Mirror — Jina Jay, Henry Russell Bergstein (Location Casting) Bloodline — Debra Zane, Shayna Markowitz, Lori Wyman (Location Casting), Marie-Thérèse Verbruggen (Associate), Erin Fragetta (Associate) Homeland — Judy Henderson, Kimberly Graham (Associate) The Affair — Ross Meyerson, Julie Tucker The Americans — Rori Bergman

LIMITED SERIES

Big Little Lies — David Rubin, Melissa Pryor (Associate) Fargo — Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind (Location Casting), Stephanie Gorin (Location Casting), Charlene Lee (Associate) Feud: Bette and Joan — Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Jennifer K.M. Treadwell (Associate) The Night Of — Avy Kaufman, Sabrina Hyman, Susanne Scheel (Associate) When We Rise — Sheila Jaffe, Gail Goldberg, Sean Cossey (Location Casting), JJ Ogilvy (Location Casting), Nina Henninger (Location Casting)

FEATURE FILM – NON THEATRICAL RELEASE

Hairspray Live — Bernard Telsey, Abbie Brady-Dalton, Cesar A. Rocha (Associate) Killing Reagan — Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Mark Fincannon (Location Casting), Craig Fincannon (Location Casting), Lisa Mae Fincannon (Location Casting), Monica Kelly (Associate) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — Cindy Tolan, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Daniel Cabeza (Associate) The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Let’s Do the Time Warp Again — Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Stephanie Gorin (Location Casting), Alex Newman (Associate) The Wizard of Lies– —Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel (Associate)

CHILDREN’S PILOT AND SERIES (LIVE ACTION)

Bunk’d — Howard Meltzer Girl Meets World — Sally Stiner, Barbie Block Julie’s Greenroom — Bernard Telsey, Conrad Woolfe (Associate) Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn — Danielle Aufiero, Amber Horn, Steven Tylor O’Connor (Associate) School of Rock — Suzanne Goddard-Smythe, Ty Harman (Associate)

TELEVISION ANIMATION

American Dad! — Linda Lamontagne Bob’s Burgers — Julie Ashton-Barson Bojack Horseman — Linda Lamontagne Family Guy — Linda Lamontagne Peanuts — Matthew Jon Beck

REALITY SERIES

Are You the One? — Damon Furberg, Heather Allyn Born This Way — Sasha Alpert Project Runway — Sasha Alpert Real World — Sasha Alpert True Life: We Are Transitioning — Tony Miros

SHORT FILMS

Crowbar Smile — Eyde Belasco Perfect Roast Potatoes — Rich Mento Plea — Marin Hope Public Speaking — Adrienne Stern The Sub — Amanda Lenker Doyle

SHORTFORM SERIES

Confess — Fern Champion, Sharon Lieblein, Troy Daniel Smith (Associate) Now We’re Talking — Alexis Frank Koczara Party Girl — Nickole Doro, Shayna Sherwood Single By 30 — Sherrie Henderson, Romy Stutman, Vanessa Knight (Associate) Tales of Titans — Amanda Lenker Doyle, Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington Tween Fest — Amanda Lenker Doyle

NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – COMEDY OR DRAMA

A Doll’s House Part 2 — David Caparelliotis, Lauren Port Heisenberg — Nancy Piccione Indecent — Tara Rubin, Felicia Rudolph (Associate) Oslo — Daniel Swee Sweat — Heidi Griffiths, Jordan Thaler

NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – MUSICAL

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Rachel Hoffman Come From Away — Rachel Hoffman Groundhog Day — Jim Carnahan, Jillian Cimini (Associate) Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 — Duncan Stewart, Benton Whitley, Andrea Zee (Associate) War Paint — Craig Burns, Bernard Telsey

NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – REVIVAL, COMEDY OR DRAMA

Jitney — David Caparelliotis, Nancy Piccione Six Degrees of Separation — Daniel Swee The Front Page — David Caparelliotis, Lauren Port The Glass Menagerie — David Caparelliotis, Lauren Port The Little Foxes — David Caparelliotis, Kelly Gillespie

NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – REVIVAL, MUSICAL

Falsettos — Tara Rubin, Eric Woodall, Kaitlin Shaw (Associate), Claire Burke (Associate) Hello Dolly — Craig Burns, Bernard Telsey Miss Saigon — Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Claire Burke (Associate) Sunday in the Park With George — Carrie Gardner, Stephen Kopel Sunset Boulevard — Tara Rubin, Eric Woodall

NEW YORK THEATRE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City — William Cantler, Karyn Casl How to Transcend a Happy Marriage — Daniel Swee Sweeney Todd — Cesar A. Rocha Sweet Charity — Judy Henderson, Ally Beans The Band’s Visit — Tara Rubin

NEW YORK THEATRE – DRAMA

Dead Poet’s Society — William Cantler, Karyn Casl Small Mouth Sounds — Henry Russell Bergstein, Lauren Port The Hairy Ape — Tiffany Little Canfield, Cesar A. Rocha (Associate) The Wolves — William Cantler, Karyn Casl Yen — William Cantler, Bernard Telsey, Karyn Casl, Adam Caldwell

REGIONAL THEATRE EAST

A Sign of the Times — Tara Rubin, Felicia Rudolph (Associate) American Son – MA production — Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski American Son – NJ production — Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski An American Daughter — William Cantler, Karyn Casl Assassins — Tara Rubin The SpongeBob Musical — Patrick Goodwin, James Calleri, Paul Davis

REGIONAL THEATRE WEST

A View From the Bridge — Karyn Casl, Patrick Goodwin Actually — Phyllis Schuringa An Octoroon — James Calleri, Erica Jensen, Amy Potozkin Barbecue — Phyllis Schuringa Merrily We Roll Along — Beth Lipari Zoot Suit — Pauline O’con

LOS ANGELES THEATRE

The 24th Annual Young Playwrights Festival — Erica S. Bream, Cara Chute Rosenbaum The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage— Nicole Arbusto The Tragedy of JFK (as Told by William Shakespeare) — Erica S. Bream, Cara Chute Rosenbaum Waiting for Godot — Amanda Lenker Doyle, Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington When Jazz Had the Blues — Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris (Associate)

SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE

A Chorus Line — Margery Simkin, Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris (Associate) Aida — Rachel Hoffman Big River — Jay Binder Crazy for You — Tara Rubin, Kaitlin Shaw, Felicia Rudolph (Associate) Wonderful Town — Jim Carnahan

THEATRE TOURS

Fun Home — Jim Carnahan, Jillian Cimini Hamilton – West Coast National Tour — Bethany Knox, Rebecca Scholl (Associate) Hamilton – Chicago Company — Bethany Knox, Rebecca Scholl (Associate) Hedwig and the Angry Inch — James Calleri, Paul Davis The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time — Daniel Swee, Cindy Tolan

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“Oh pink. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. I should've done more...” 

I dropped everything, when I saw this sad beauty. She is so pretty.

who want’s to give her a hug? 

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Tuesday round-up

Yesterday the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, allowed the federal government to begin enforcing a new rule affecting legal immigrants applying for green cards who are considered likely to become a “public charge.” Amy Howe covers the order for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. Pete Williams reports for NBC News that “[t]he government has long had authority to block immigrants who were likely to become public charges, but the term has never been formally defined”; the Department of Homeland Security “proposed to fill that void, adding noncash benefits and such factors as age, financial resources, employment history, education and health.” For the New York Times, Adam Liptak reports that “[i]n the past, only substantial and sustained monetary help or long-term institutionalization counted, and fewer than 1 percent of applicants were disqualified on public-charge grounds.” At Fox News, Shannon Bream and Bill Mears report that “Justice Neil Gorsuch — supported by Justice Clarence Thomas — wrote a separate concurrence, criticizing the increased reliance on nationwide injunctions to block government policies.” Additional coverage comes from Kevin Daley at the Daily Caller and from Mark Walsh at Education Week. Commentary comes from Scott Cozenza at Liberty Nation, Kent Scheidegger at Crime & Consequences and the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal (subscription required).

The court also issued additional orders yesterday from Friday’s conference, adding no new cases to its docket and asking for the views of the solicitor general in one case. This blog’s coverage comes from Amy Howe, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. At The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via How Appealing), Tamar Hallerman reports that the “[j]ustices appeared Monday to lay the groundwork for what would be a second round of oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Florida’s long-running water rights case against Georgia.”

Briefly:

At CNN, Ariane de Vogue reports that “President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers told the Supreme Court Monday that the House of Representatives and a Manhattan prosecutor should not be able to subpoena the President’s longtime accounting firm and banks for his financial records, in a monumental dispute concerning separation of powers and claims of absolute immunity that will be heard by the justices later this term.”

For The New York Times, Adam Liptak looks at a new article that “proposes the creation of a new office to counterbalance that of the solicitor general, the Justice Department official who represents the federal government in the Supreme Court,” that would “represent the interests of criminal defendants generally, even when they diverged from the interests of the particular defendant in the case.”

At Vox, Ian Millhiser writes that “Matthew Albence, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said on Thursday that ICE will deport immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program if the Supreme Court strikes it down later this year,” a statement that “seems to contradict Chief Justice John Roberts’s understanding that such deportations will not happen.”

At the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (subscription required), Daniel Cotter remarks on the court’s refusal last week to expedite consideration of “the Affordable Care Act challenge in Texas v. United States.”

In an op-ed for The Washington Post (subscription required), Steven Mazie worries that “[i]f the tenor of the oral argument [in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue] is an indication, the ruling this spring may hinge on the dangerous fallacy that separation of church and state is hostility toward religion akin to overt racial discrimination.” [Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among counsel on an amicus brief in support of the respondents in this case.]

At The World and Everything in It (podcast), Mary Reichard discusses the oral argument in Babb v. Wilkie, which asks whether federal employees suing under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act must prove that age discrimination was a but-for cause of an adverse employment action.

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Monday round-up

On Friday afternoon, the court added five cases to its merits docket, for a total of four hours of oral argument, including three cases stemming from efforts by congressional committees and a New York grand jury to subpoena President Donald Trump’s financial records from the president’s accountants and lenders. Amy Howe covers the order list for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. At Fox News, Bill Mears and Shannon Bream report that “[a]t issue is the extent a sitting president can be subject to congressional oversight — under ‘valid legislative purposes’ — of his private business dealings before he took office[; t]he high court will also look at the extent a sitting president can be subject to state and local grand jury investigations and prosecutions.” Nina Totenberg reports for NPR that the court “has scheduled all three cases together for an hour of argument in March.” For The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall report that “[a] court ruling will likely come by late June, amid the president’s re-election campaign.” At The Economist, Steven Mazie explains that “it is far from obvious how the justices will rule in these disputes.”

At The Oklahoman (via How Appealing), Chris Casteel reports that “[t]he U.S. Supreme Court, which failed this year to decide a case that could have a major impact in eastern Oklahoma, has chosen a different path to determine whether tribal reservations in the state were officially terminated,” agreeing on Friday to review McGirt v. Oklahoma, “the appeal of a man convicted of child sex crimes who contends he should not have been tried in an Oklahoma state court.” At Bloomberg Law, Kimberly Robinson reports that in USAID v. Alliance for Open Society, the court will also “consider the reach of First Amendment speech protections” when it reviews “a ruling finding that foreign affiliates of U.S. health groups who fight HIV and AIDS abroad don’t have to comply with federal law in order to receive funding.”

For The Washington Post (subscription required), Marissa Lang reports that “[c]ivil rights lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit [against a Black Lives Matter organizer] that activists and legal scholars fear could have wide-reaching consequences for protest organizers across the country,” in McKesson v. Doe. At The Atlantic, Garrett Epps urges the court to either reverse the lower-court’s decision without briefing and oral argument or to “stay the trial below and hear the case now,” arguing that “[t]he danger of cases like this is not simply the possibility of local juries turning their ire on unpopular defendants; it is the certainty that this type of lawsuit will impose crippling litigation costs on those defendants.”

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At the Washington Legal Foundation blog, Stephen Bainbridge observes that Carney v. Adams, in which the court will rule on a First Amendment challenge to a Delaware constitutional provision that limits the number of judges that can be affiliated with a particular political party, “will attract great attention from corporate lawyers, because it may call into question the validity of the judiciary of the state that dominates corporate law.”

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Tuesday round-up

This morning the Supreme Court begins the second week of the November session with two oral arguments. First up is Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California, a high-profile challenge to the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the DACA program, which allowed immigrants brought to this country illegally as children to apply for protection from deportation. Amy Howe previewed the case for this blog; her preview first appeared at Howe on the Court. Gabrielle Kanter and Jingyi Alice Yao preview the case at Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute. Subscript Law has a graphic explainer for the case.

At Reuters, Lawrence Hurley reports that “[t]he justices will hear the Trump administration’s appeals of three lower court rulings – in California, New York and the District of Columbia – that found that the president violated a U.S. law called the Administrative Procedure Act in seeking to kill DACA.” At Fox News, Shannon Bream and Bill Mears report that “with a ruling expected in the midst of a presidential election year, the case puts the high court at the center of one of the most politically charged issues since the start of President Trump’s term.” At CNN, Joan Biskupic reports that “[l]awyers trying to save [the DACA] program … are strategically directing their arguments to one man: Chief Justice John Roberts.” At Education Week, Mark Walsh focuses on the effect the DACA ruling may have on students, teachers and schools.

For The New York Times, Michael Shear, Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Adam Liptak report that the refusal of acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke “to cite [the administration’s] policy objections to [DACA] is now at the heart of what legal experts say is a major weakness in the government’s case defending the termination of the program.” Additional coverage of the DACA case comes from Jess Bravin, Brent Kendall and Michelle Hackman for The Wall Street Journal (subscription required); Tucker Higgins at CNBC; Pete Williams at NBC News; Robert Barnes for The Washington Post, (subscription required); Jonathan Blitzer at The New Yorker; Steven Mazie for The Economist, here and here, and on The Intelligence podcast here; Richard Wolf for USA Today, here and here; and Nina Totenberg at NPR, here, here, and here, where she reports that “[s]ometimes lost in all the legal discussion are the people whose lives will be affected by the Supreme Court’s decision in the DACA case.” For CNN, Catherine Shoichet talks to a group of Dreamers who have marched from New York City to Washington “to make sure Supreme Court justices and members of the public know how much this matters.”

At Balkinization, Andrew Pincus observes that “[i]n a time of intense polarization and suspicion of government institutions, the courts’ role in reviewing administrative agency decisions is more important than ever.” Garrett Epps at the Atlantic calls the decision-making behind the case an example of how “bad lawyering and contempt for the rule of law have resulted in Trump initiatives being derailed in the lower courts.” At Microsoft’s blog, Brad Smith writes that “this fight is not just about our employees[:] It’s also about the potential impact of DACA rescission on the hundreds of thousands of Dreamers, on businesses across the country, and on the innovation economy that is central to the nation’s prosperity.” Additional commentary comes from Greg Sargent in an op-ed for The Washington Post, the Post’s editorial board, Sen. Bob Menendez in an op-ed at NBC News, and David Leopold at Medium. The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal argues that “Daca recipients who in good faith identified themselves to the government should be protected, but this is for Congress and the President to negotiate—not for unelected judges to pre-empt.”

This morning’s second argument is in Hernandez v. Mesa, a case arising from a Mexican family’s efforts to hold a U.S. Border Patrol agent liable for the shooting death of their son, who was on the Mexican side of the border. This blog’s preview came from Amy Howe, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. Kayla Anderson and Angela Shin Wei Ting preview the case for Cornell. In an op-ed for USA Today, Anya Bidwell and Nick Sibilla maintain that “for most of this country’s history, individuals — Americans and foreigners alike — successfully sued federal officers who violated their rights,” and that disallowing the family’s claim “would let federal agents go rogue without any culpability for their misconduct.”

On Friday, the court added one case to its merits docket: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com, which asks whether the addition of “.com” to a generic term creates a protectable trademark. Amy Howe covers the grant for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. The justices also released the January argument calendar: Amy Howe’s coverage for this blog, which first appeared at Howe on the Court, is here.

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At Bloomberg, Greg Stohr reports that Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who “has done his best to keep a low profile in the 13 months since one of the most polarizing Senate confirmation fights in U.S. history,” “will be back in the spotlight when he gives the featured dinner speech on Thursday at the annual Washington convention of the Federalist Society, the powerful conservative legal group that helped put him on the court.”

In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Michael McGough weighs in on last week’s oral argument in Kansas v. Glover, the court will decide whether, for the purposes of an investigative stop under the Fourth Amendment, it is reasonable for a police office to suspect that the registered owner of a car is the driver, arguing that “[i]f the court rules for Kansas, police will be able to stop a car based on the status of the owner’s driver’s license — even though it may be the owner’s son or daughter (or neighbor) behind the wheel.” [Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the respondent in this case.]

At the Pacific Legal Foundation blog, Ethan Blevins urges the justices to grant a cert petition that asks the court “to grapple with the constitutionality of Seattle’s new-fangled campaign finance scheme, known as the ‘Democracy Voucher,’” which, he argues, “[forces property owners to underwrite other people’s campaign contributions.”

At Jost on Justice, Kenneth Jost writes that although the “Supreme Court has yet to issue any decisions this term, … the justices’ partisan tilt can be seen in several of the term’s early case-selecting decisions.”

At City Journal, Myron Magnet hails the court’s recent efforts to “get[] back to the Framers’ Constitution—as perfected by the Bill of Rights, the Reconstruction Amendments, and the Nineteenth Amendment—and see[] the luminous modernity of its guarantee of liberty and its expectation of self-reliance.”

At National Review, Carrie Severino argues that a call for Justices Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh to recuse themselves from three pending employment-discrimination cases reflects “a glaring double standard.”

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Wednesday round-up

Yesterday the court heard oral arguments in a trio of high-profile civil-rights cases involving LBGT employees: consolidated cases Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia and Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. [Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is counsel on an amicus brief in support of respondent Stephens in Harris.] Amy Howe analyzes the oral arguments for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. Mark Walsh provides an eyewitness account of the arguments for this blog.

At Reuters, Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung report that the justices “appeared divided over whether a landmark decades-old federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in the workplace protects gay and transgender employees.” At The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall report that “[t]he outcome will depend on whether any of the court’s five conservatives find that the concepts of sexual orientation or gender identity cannot logically be segregated from the ban on sex discrimination.” Steven Mazie suggests at The Economist’s Democracy in America blog that the result “may hinge on Justice Gorsuch, who portrayed himself as caught between a commitment to textualism and an aversion to judicial intervention in legislative matters.” At NPR, Nina Totenberg agrees that Gorsuch was “the focal point” of the arguments. Joan Biskupic reports at CNN that “[t]he tenor of the justices’ questions — preoccupied at times with shared bathrooms and showers — suggested a break with the steady pattern of advancing gay rights.” Additional coverage comes from Robert Barnes and Ann Marimow for The Washington Post (subscription required), Adam Liptak and Jeremy Peters for The New York Times (subscription required), and Shannon Bream and Bill Mears at Fox News, who report that “[o]utside the court, plaintiffs from both sides urged Congress to intervene.”

At Take Care, Leah Litman contrasts Justice Neil Gorsuch’s questions in the two cases with the interpretive principles articulated in the justice’s recent book. Additional reactions to the oral argument come from Omar Gonzales-Pagan and Greg Nevins at Lambda Legal and Lisa Keen at Keen News Service.  In an op-ed for The Hill, Kara Dansky argues that “[t]he word ‘sex’ does not equate to some vague, ill-defined concept of ‘gender identity.’” Additional commentary comes from Stephanie Taub in an op-ed at the Washington Examiner, Gregory Nevins in an op-ed at Bloomberg Law, and Maureen Collins at The Christian Post.

In an ACS issue brief, Joel Dodge argues that June Medical Services v. Gee, which asks whether a decision upholding Louisiana’s law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital conflicts with the Supreme Court’s 2016 ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, gives the justices a chance “to demonstrate that long-standing precedent still matters before today’s Court – and that the real lives of real women still matter under the law.” At The Atlantic, Leah Litman writes that “[t]he briefing in the [June Medical] provides a glimpse into how a ruling for Louisiana could allow states to end legal abortion without overruling Roe—and also allow the Court to test the waters on whether to ultimately overturn Roe.”

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At E&E News, Niina Farah reports that “[t]he Supreme Court’s decision [on Monday] to reject a challenge to the Mountain Valley natural gas project could signal the end of the road for disputes over an unusual quirk in pipeline eminent domain procedures — at least for now.”

In a separate post, Farah reports that “[p]arties on either side of a newly picked Supreme Court case on the Atlantic Coast pipeline,” U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, “see starkly different consequences [from the justices’] weighing in on the legal conflict.”

In an op-ed for Newsweek, Isa Farrington Nichols, whose niece was murdered by convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, weighs in on Mathena v. Malvo, arguing that “Malvo should be resentenced—not released, but given the chance to make a case for a sentence that would allow him, at some point during his life, to demonstrate whether he has changed.”

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Monday round-up

This morning the Supreme Court will kick off October Term 2019 by hearing oral argument in three cases. First up is Kahler v. Kansas, which asks whether the Constitution allows states to abolish the insanity defense. Amy Howe previewed the case for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. Joseph Grosser and Kayla Anderson have a preview at Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute. Subscript Law provides a graphic explainer for the case. Kalvis Golde reports for this blog that this is the first of three cases Kansas will argue during the next few weeks. At The Atlantic, Garrett Epps writes that “Kansas’s statute and others like it are relics of that time of hasty political grandstanding by both parties, the era that brought the nation mandatory minimums and mass incarceration,” and “Kahler’s hope is that the Court is feeling the social hangover that much of the country feels.”

This morning’s second argument is in Peter v. NantKwest, which asks whether a federal law allowing a patent applicant to seek review of a patent denial in district court but requiring the applicant to pay “all the expenses of the proceeding” includes expenses for Patent Office personnel, including attorneys. Ronald Mann had this blog’s preview. Cornell’s preview comes from Eric Cummings and Andrew Kingsbury.

The justices will return to the bench after lunch for a rare afternoon argument, in Ramos v. Louisiana, in which they will consider whether the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a unanimous jury applies to the states. This blog’s preview, which first appeared at Howe on the Court, came from Amy Howe. Philip Duggan and Connor Grant-Knight have a preview for Cornell. Subscript Law’s graphic explainer is here. In an op-ed for The National Law Journal (subscription or registration required), Richard Cullen and Stephen Bright argue that “[t]he unanimous jury rule is both good law and sound practice.” Additional commentary comes from Aliza Kaplan in an op-ed for The Oregonian. For the ABA Journal, Mark Walsh previews both Kahler and Ramos. The editorial board of the Los Angeles Times urges the court to rule for the convicted defendants in both cases.

Greg Stohr reports at Bloomberg that “[i]n its first full term with two Trump appointees, the court is planning to hear fights over gay and transgender rights, deportation protections and gun regulations,” in addition to an abortion case the justices added on Friday, making the term “a challenging one for Chief Justice John Roberts and his efforts to keep the court as removed as possible from the partisan fray.” Additional coverage of the new term comes from Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin for The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Shannon Bream and Bill Mears at Fox News, Nina Totenberg at NPR, Richard Wolf for USA Today, David Savage for the Los Angeles Times, and Kevin Daley at The Daily Caller, who reports that the court is facing a “gauntlet of highly polarizing disputes that could make the relative comity of its previous term impossible to replicate.” In an op-ed at The Hill, Elizabeth Wydra writes that the term “is shaping up to be a category 5 political hurricane.” Carrie Severino and Gayle Trotter assert in an op-ed at Fox News (via How Appealing) that the court begins the term “in the face of unprecedented political pressure and threats to its independence.”

On Friday, the court granted five cert petitions, for a total of three hours of oral argument, including petitions in two cases consolidated under June Medical Services v. Gee, a challenge to Louisiana’s law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Amy Howe covers the grants for this blog; her coverage originally appeared at Howe on the Court. For The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Brent Kendall reports that June Medical “marks the first time the Supreme Court will consider the issue of abortion rights since the addition of two Trump appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.” Additional coverage comes from Shannon Bream and Bill Mears at Fox News, Tony Mauro at The National Law Journal (subscription or registration required), Kevin Daley at the Daily Caller, and Nina Totenberg at NPR. Take Care’s symposium on the case is here. At CNN, Joan Biskupic reports that June Medical “could pose the thorniest challenge” to Chief Justice John Roberts in his quest to establish that “the court is above politics.” At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie agrees that “all eyes are on Chief Justice Roberts.”

The justices also agreed on Friday to review U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, involving the power of the Forest Service to grant rights of way through lands traversed by the Appalachian Trail. For The Washington Post (subscription required), Gregory Schneider reports that “[t]he high court’s intervention could remove a barrier for construction of the $7.5 billion, 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which has been halted for nearly a year because of various permitting woes.”

The third case granted on Friday was United States v. Sineneng-Smith, a First Amendment challenge to a federal law making it a crime to encourage or cause illegal immigration for financial gain. At Bloomberg Law, Jordan Rubin reports that “[t]he dispute puts the hot-button immigration issue in front of the justices—with the added complexity of speech and criminal justice implications.”

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For this blog, Katie Bart covers yesterday’s Red Mass, “a Roman Catholic liturgy held each year on the Sunday before the Supreme Court’s new term to ‘invoke God’s blessing on those responsible for the administration of justice.’”

At The National Law Journal (subscription or registration required), Tony Mauro explains “why the court’s sudden announcement Thursday that advocates will be given two minutes of uninterrupted time at the beginning of oral argument is such a big deal.”

At Final Decisions, Bryan Lammon surveys the “interesting appellate jurisdiction issues” on the Supreme Court’s merits and cert docket this term.

Jake Charles has compiled a list of pending cert petitions that “raise a variety of Second Amendment and firearms-related issues, including important questions of statutory interpretation and the scope of agency discretion,” at Second Thoughts.

At the Constitutional Accountability Center, Brian Frazelle offers an issue brief on the success rate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce before the Supreme Court last term, concluding that “the overall data reveals that the conservative and more liberal Justices remain separated by a wide gulf in their likelihood of favoring big business, an entrenched divide that appears more likely to widen than to narrow.”

In a review at Law360 (subscription required), Judge Amul Thapar calls Justice Neil Gorsuch’s new book, “A Republic, If You Can Keep It,” “a must-read for all who care about our constitutional system.”

The Human Rights at Home Blog weighs in on three cases that ask whether federal law protects employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, arguing that, “[g]iven the stakes, including the serious international repercussions of defaulting on our human rights commitments, the Court should steer away from adopting a more restrictive definition [of the statutory language], and leave the matter to the legislature.”

At the Committee for Justice, Craig Trainor urges the court to hear Asaro v. United States, which asks whether basing a defendant’s sentence on conduct underlying a charge for which the defendant was acquitted violates the Constitution.

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Monday round-up

Amy Howe reports for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court, that “[t]he battle over the Trump administration’s efforts to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border came to the Supreme Court [on Friday], as the federal government asked the justices to block a lower-court order that barred the government from using $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds for construction of the wall.” Additional coverage comes from Shannon Bream and Bill Mears for Fox News, who report that “[t]he filing went to Justice Elena Kagan, who has given environmental groups who brought the original lawsuit until 4 p.m. July 19 to respond with their own brief.”

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At NPR, Nina Totenberg looks at the “unique” jurisprudence of Justice Clarence Thomas, noting that “Thomas this term has charted a course that is, at times, breathtakingly different from those of his colleagues.”

For the Los Angeles Times, David Savage writes that Justice Neil Gorsuch, “President Trump’s first appointee to the Supreme Court, is proving to be a different kind of conservative,” who “is willing to go his own way and chart a course that does not always align with the traditional views on the right or the left.”

At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie suggests that the president’s decision to abandon the effort to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 census “signaled both a willingness to let the Supreme Court’s decision stand and several reversals of positions the government had insisted upon—repeatedly and with a straight face, in print and in person—during the course of the litigation.”

In an op-ed at Townhall, James Burling maintains that “[t]he just-ended Supreme Court term went exceedingly well for individual liberty[:] From property rights to government agencies to offensive words, there were triumphs for individual rights and a pushback against the encroaching regulatory state.”

At Jost on Justice, Kenneth Jost laments that the ruling in The American Legion v. American Humanist Association, in which the court held that a 40-foot cross honoring World War I veterans on public land in Maryland does not violate the Constitution’s bar on establishing religion, “virtually closes federal courts to Establishment Clause cases by leaving potential plaintiffs with no grounds to object in the mine run of cases.”

At The Federalist Society blog, Ashley Baker remarks that Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion in Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, the court held that a private nonprofit that runs a public-access TV channel is not a “state actor” and therefore cannot be sued for violating the First Amendment, “notably declined — despite clear opportunities — to opine on online speech.”

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