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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

“Republicans expect to confirm even more Supreme Court justices if Trump wins; GOP senators anticipate that in a second term, Trump would have at least one Supreme Court vacancy to fill; Democrats hope that prospect motivates their voters this fall”: Sahil Kapur of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 9:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Victim’s Unsealed Testimony Reveals New Details in Epstein Case; The woman testified in a now-settled lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase on behalf of hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims”: Matthew Goldstein of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 8:47 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Unseals New Evidence in Federal Election Case Against Trump; Judge Tanya Chutkan made public portions of a filing by prosecutors setting out their argument for why the case should go forward despite the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity”: Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage of The New York Times have this report.

You can view the redacted filing at this link.

Posted at 8:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Glossip v. Oklahoma: The Story Behind How a Death Row Inmate and the Oklahoma A.G. Concocted a Phantom ‘Brady Violation’ and Got Supreme Court Review (Part II); Glossip and Oklahoma have no response to the fact that that Glossip’s defense team knew all about the allegedly ‘withheld’ Brady information.” Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 4:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“TikTok Seeks Full Circuit Rehearing of ‘Blackout’ Challenge Suit; Third Circuit panel misread 2024 NetChoice ruling, Tiktok says; August decision ‘threatens chaos across the industry,’ it says”: Maia Spoto of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a petition for rehearing en banc filed yesterday.

Posted at 4:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“With Mangi nomination still on the ropes, Helmy says he’s hopeful for November vote; Time running out for Dems to confirm Mangi to Third Circuit”: Joey Fox of New Jersey Globe recently had this report.

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“The Supreme Court Tanked Its Reputation. This Is the Way Back. The legitimacy crisis is getting worse. But it’s not too late to revive faith in America’s highest court.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 3:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Law School Dean Who Quietly Worked to Overturn the Election; Lawyers who worked to keep Trump in power in 2020 have risked being disbarred; But not Mark Martin”: Shawn Musgrave has this report online at The Intercept.

Posted at 2:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court swaps its history book for a dictionary to review regulations on ghost guns; The high court threw out the government’s ban on bump stocks last term. Now the feds are fighting to uphold rules to curb firearms without serial numbers”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Posted at 2:51 PM by Howard Bashman



Tuesday, October 1, 2024

“Couple denied adoption because they aren’t married takes case to U.S. Supreme Court”: Chris Ramirez of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Posted at 9:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Glossip v. Oklahoma: The Story Behind How a Death Row Inmate and the Oklahoma A.G. Concocted a Phantom ‘Brady Violation’ and Got Supreme Court Review (Part I); Glossip alleges that his prosecutors withheld evidence at his murder trial — and the Oklahoma A.G. curiously supports his claim. But the prosecutors didn’t withhold anything. And the victim’s family remains enmeshed in decades of frivolous capital litigation that has now reached the Supreme Court.” Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 9:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“California Bans Legacy Admissions at Private Colleges; Move to curb legacy preference follows Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action”: Nicholas Hatcher of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Was Marcellus Williams innocent? On the unavoidability of wrongful convictions.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

Posted at 3:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Preview: What Is in Store for October Term 2024?” The Federalist Society has posted this video on YouTube.

Posted at 3:39 PM by Howard Bashman



“Take Trump’s Plan to Jail the Supreme Court’s Critics Seriously; The right to criticize the powerful is a cornerstone of democracy; In Trump’s America, it’s cause for a prison sentence”: Jay Willis has this essay online at The New Republic.

Posted at 1:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“From Penumbras & Emanations to History & Tradition, and Beyond”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court will decide whether to let criminals get guns without a background check; The Court considers legalizing ‘ghost guns,’ untraceable weapons that evade laws intended to keep guns away from criminals”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



Monday, September 30, 2024

“Ex-Alaska Judge’s Misconduct Triggers New Trial in Criminal Case; Judge Marco Hernandez granted new trial; Kindred received nude photos from involved prosecutor”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 8:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Is on Collision Course With Its Ethics Struggles; A new case the high court may take up this term concerns when judges should recuse themselves; It’s a problem with which these justices are intimately familiar”: Michael Linhorst has this essay online at The New Republic.

Posted at 5:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘If You Can Keep It’: The Stakes Of The State Supreme Court Elections.” You can access today’s new episode of NPR’s “1A” program via this link.

Posted at 5:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“State judge strikes down Georgia abortion ban; The law, which took effect in 2022 after the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, banned abortion around six weeks of pregnancy in the battleground state”: Fallon Gallagher and Rebecca Shabad of NBC News have this report.

You can access today’s ruling of the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia at this link.

Posted at 5:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“What Senate Democrats Blew Up in 2003: The Senate’s longstanding strong consensus against partisan filibusters of judicial nominations.” Ed Whelan recently had this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

Posted at 5:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Colorado to pay web designer’s legal fees after losing LGBTQ anti-bias law case”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report.

Posted at 5:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“CT legislature OKs Raheem Mullins as Supreme Court chief justice; Raheem Mullins, Gov. Ned Lamont’s choice to serve as the next Supreme Court Chief Justice, appeared in front of the Judiciary Committee on Monday”: Andrew Brown of CT Mirror has this report.

Posted at 5:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“US judges warned to prepare for election-year security risks at courthouses; Courts advised to discuss threats with US authorities; Early voting for Nov. 5 election underway in some states; Serious threats against federal judges have risen”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

Posted at 5:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Cops Battle Data Brokers for Privacy in Constitutional Clash; Data brokers face 141 lawsuits under a New Jersey privacy law; Federal Judge will hear constitutional arguments on Oct. 1”: Tonya Riley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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“Roberts Court Steps Back Rights Where Warren Court Leaped Ahead”: Philip Allen Lacovara has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

Posted at 5:02 PM by Howard Bashman