How Appealing



Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Programming note: On Thursday morning, I will be meeting in northeastern Pennsylvania with co-counsel in an appeal on which I am working. As a result, additional posts will appear here on Thursday afternoon.

Posted at 11:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Urged to Provide More Access to Financial Disclosures; House Transparency Caucus seeks SCOTUS finance sunshine”: Mike Sacks has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Posted at 7:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hearing next week for Pa. appeals court nominee”: The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has a news update that begins, “After controversy over why his nomination has remained pending, a Pennsylvania appeals court nominee will get his day before a Senate panel next week.”

You can view the Senate Judiciary Committee‘s hearing notice at this link.

Posted at 7:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge disputes state’s execution of convicted rapist-murderer”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court judge says a convicted rapist-murderer who was executed at San Quentin in 1998 was ‘likely innocent’ of a capital crime and was put to death only because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that barred a lower court from considering the merits of his case.”

My most recent earlier coverage appears at this link.

Posted at 2:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals court: no immunity for Casaus.” The Albuquerque Journal has an article that begins, “The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a young woman killed in a crash by a police sergeant speeding through a red light will move forward based on a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday.”

Circuit Judge Neil M. Gorsuch wrote yesterday’s ruling on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and for good measure Judge Gorsuch also added a concurring opinion.

Posted at 1:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Feds, not states, have last word on death penalty”: Bob Egelko recently had this article in The San Francisco Chronicle. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

Posted at 1:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Does a True Threat Require a Guilty Mind? The U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case at the intersection of First Amendment rights, violent hip-hop lyrics, and online harassment.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 12:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals court stays release of prisoner photos”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com yesterday had a blog post that begins, “A federal appeals court issued a stay Tuesday allowing the Defense Department to keep secret about 2,000 photos of prisoners abused in U.S. military custody.”

Posted at 8:05 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court To Decide Whether To Hear Four High-Stakes Cases Asking When A Suit May Be Litigated As A Class Action”: Tim Bishop and Chad Clamage have this post at Mayer Brown’s “Class Defense” blog.

Posted at 8:02 AM by Howard Bashman