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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

“Trump allies launch desperate final efforts ahead of congressional confirmation of Biden win”: Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 10:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“How Richard Jewell’s Lawyer Became a Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theorist; The defamation lawyer L. Lin Wood has transformed into a fierce advocate for President Trump whose error-riddled lawsuits have promoted falsehoods about election fraud”: Jeremy W. Peters and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Will Pence Do the Right Thing? On Jan. 6, the vice president will preside as Congress counts the Electoral College’s votes. Let’s hope that he doesn’t do the unthinkable — and unconstitutional.” Law professor Neal K. Katyal and John Monsky have this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 8:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senior Status Upon Confirmation: The Way of the Future?” Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

Posted at 1:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Religion, Abortion, Guns And Race. Just The Start Of A New Supreme Court Menu.” Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s edition of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

Posted at 9:55 AM by Howard Bashman



“Manhattan appeals court blocks Cuomo’s limits on religious gatherings”: Rebecca Rosenberg and Tamar Lapin of The New York Post have this report.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court blocks NY governor’s limits on religious gatherings.”

And Brittany De Lea of Fox News reports that “Court whittles Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus restrictions away; Religious groups in New York won challenges to caps on in-person attendance at houses of worship.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“From a ‘National Treasure 3’-style sting to leading NC courts: Meet Justice Paul Newby.” Danielle Battaglia of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina recently had this report.

Posted at 9:48 AM by Howard Bashman



“Indiana’s biggest court stories of 2020: From Coney Barrett to Land Rover saga.” Johnny Magdaleno of The Indianapolis Star has this report.

Posted at 9:45 AM by Howard Bashman