“Woman appeals dismissal of lawsuit claiming West Feliciana DA mishandled her rape case”: Joe Gyan Jr. of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana recently had this report on a petition for rehearing en banc that the plaintiff recently filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeking further review of a three-judge panel’s decision that I previously noted in this post.
Raffi Melkonian has this Twitter thread about an amicus brief of retired federal judges filed yesterday in support of the rehearing petition.
“Mississippi Supreme Court orders 3rd trial in car crash case”: Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Mississippi issued Thursday.
The dissenting opinions discuss a notable issue of appellate recusal.
“Anti-abortion bills abound; their fate in court is unknown”: David Crary and Iris Samuels of The Associated Press have this report.
“‘Nobody Wants to Be There, Dude’: How a Juror’s Podcast Led to an Appeal; A federal judge warned a jury not to talk to anyone about the case; One juror had an online comedy show.” Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.
“New Hampshire Supreme Court issues its second 2-2 decision in a week”: Mark Hayward of The Union Leader of Manchester, New Hampshire has this report.
And Kathy McCormack of The Associated Press reports that “Woman’s claim of firing over breastfeeding remains dismissed.”
You can access yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire at this link.
