“Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid in line for Neil Gorsuch’s seat on 10th Circuit; Move would fit Trump’s early pattern of judicial appointments”: Mark K. Matthews has this front page article in today’s edition of The Denver Post.
“Will Supreme Court rescue Trump’s immigration travel ban?” Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.
“Extra Scrutiny: The ‘Breyer Pages.'” Joe Dunman recently launched a U.S. Supreme Court-related podcast titled “Heightened Scrutiny.”
Today’s episode contains nearly 10 minutes of really long questions from Justice Stephen G. Breyer. How many of Justice Breyer’s never-ending questions can fit into 10 minutes? Listen to find out.
15 years of “How Appealing” — reader mail: Today’s email is from Lawrence Hurley, who covers the U.S. Supreme Court (and sometimes also the U.S. Courts of Appeals) for Reuters:
Howard — Congrats on the great run.
I just wanted to mention again that I have found your blog useful in two very different ways. It is of course an indispensable news aggregator for all of those covering legal news and is a great way to keep up on everything.
Separately, I’m still grateful on a personal level for when you posted my stories on your blog back when I worked for the LA Daily Journal as a lonely Washington correspondent. As the Daily Journal had a high paywall and little presence in DC, How Appealing was one of the few ways my stories could reach people outside of California, which was most helpful as I sought to establish myself as a legal reporter.
Lawrence, thanks so very much for those kind words! I can’t believe we have yet to meet in person, but hopefully before too much longer. It was my pleasure to be able to provide access to your work and the work of Brent Kendall during your tenures at The Daily Journal. I have no doubt that you and Brent would have achieved all of your successes even without me, but I’m glad to have been of help. I will post another reader email tomorrow.
“Supreme Court Standing Law Continues to Befuddle Courts”: Perry Cooper of Bloomberg BNA has this report.
“Grassley Signals Deference to White House on Circuit Judges; Blue slips on district judges might carry more weight than appellate picks”: Niels Lesniewski of Roll Call has this report.
“Anti-Gay Attacks Not Covered by West Virginia Hate Crime Law, Court Rules”: Liam Stack of The New York Times has this report.
My earlier coverage of Tuesday’s ruling (plus access the dissenting opinion here) can be accessed at this link.
“Et Tu Rod? Why The Deputy Attorney General Must Resign.” Benjamin Wittes has this post today at the “Lawfare” blog.
The University of Georgia School of Law is seeking to hire an Appellate Clinic Fellow: Thomas V. Burch, director of that law school’s appellate clinic, has emailed asking me to post the following job announcement:
Appellate Clinic Fellow
The University of Georgia’s Appellate Litigation Clinic is a two-semester, third-year clinic that represents indigent clients before the federal circuit courts of appeals, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. We are looking to hire a clinic fellow for academic year 2017-18 who, under supervision of the clinic director, will help students write briefs and prepare for oral argument before these courts. Applicants should have excellent writing and communication skills and a demonstrated interest in appellate litigation. If interested in the position, please send your resume, your law school transcript, a writing sample that has not been significantly edited by anyone else, and a short statement explaining your interest in the position to Thomas Burch at [email protected]. The stipend for the position is $34,988, and the application deadline is June 1, 2017. The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or protected veteran status.
More information about the University of Georgia School of Law’s appellate clinic can be accessed here and here.