How Appealing



Sunday, September 6, 2020

“Anita Hill vows to vote for Joe Biden and work with him on gender issues”: Ann Colwell of CNN has this report.

William Cummings of USA Today reports that “Anita Hill backs Biden, despite his ‘mistakes’ in handling her testimony during Clarence Thomas hearings.”

And Evie Fordham of Fox News reports that “Anita Hill willing to overlook Biden ‘mistakes,’ vote for him despite their troubled history; Biden has faced questions about his handling of Hill’s allegations against Clarence Thomas.”

Posted at 8:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Curtis Flowers will finally be freed. Prosecutorial misconduct remains a problem.” Vangela M. Wade has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“In-person court proceedings slowly coming back”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The New Hampshire Supreme Court is resuming in-person oral arguments on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and some criminal trials and some hearings also are going to be conducted in person, according to new orders related to the coronavirus pandemic issued Friday.”

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s starring role in democracy’s demise; With democracy hanging in the balance in 2020, the Supreme Court is clearly playing a decisive and destructive role; Unfortunately, we’ve been here before”: Professor Carol Anderson has this essay online at The Boston Globe.

Posted at 7:35 PM by Howard Bashman