How Appealing



Sunday, March 3, 2019

“Chief Justice Roberts’ recent votes raise doubts about ‘conservative revolution’ on Supreme Court”: Bradford Betz of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 8:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Minnesota Supreme Court taking aim at mental health ‘crisis’ in legal profession; The court is alarmed by high levels of depression, anxiety and stress among practicing attorneys”: Stephen Montemayor has this front page article in today’s edition of The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Posted at 7:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Father, the Son and the Holy Buck: A capital case in Alabama raises the question: are you entitled to a conflict-free lawyer?” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The Marshall Project.

The case is now pending in the U.S. Supreme Court, where the filings can be accessed via this link.

Posted at 7:24 PM by Howard Bashman



Friday, March 1, 2019

“Roberts Confirms He’s the New Swing Justice: Why the chief sided with the liberals in a major death penalty case.” Mark Joseph Stern recently had this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 5:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford), one of the top Religion Clauses scholars in the nation, passes along some thoughts on the Maryland Cross arguments”: Eugene Volokh sets forth those comments at length in this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 5:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Against Establishment Clause Appeasement”: Nelson Tebbe and Micah Schwartzman have this post at the “Take Care” blog.

Posted at 8:35 AM by Howard Bashman