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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

“States and Creditors for Purdue Pharma Threaten Sacklers With Gush of Lawsuits; Legal maneuverings followed a Supreme Court ruling last month that denied the Sackler family immunity from liability over its role in the opioid crisis”: Jan Hoffman of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 10:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling shows risk of Jack Smith’s approach; The conservative high court often disapproves of how the Justice Department charges public corruption; Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 case was no exception”: Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 10:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats Seek Criminal Investigation of Justice Thomas Over Travel and Gifts; The senators said the Supreme Court justice’s failure to disclose lavish gifts and luxury travel showed a ‘willful pattern of disregard for ethics laws’”: Maya C. Miller of The New York Times has this report.

And Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Democratic lawmakers seek criminal investigation of Justice Thomas; Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden want a special counsel to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for possible tax and ethics violations.”

Posted at 10:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Wall Street Law Firm Wants to Define Consequences of Israel Protests; Sullivan & Cromwell is requiring job applicants to explain their participation in protests; Critics see the policy as a way to silence speech about the war”: Emily Flitter of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is ‘Text, History, and Tradition’ Alive and Well?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link.

Posted at 9:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“A conservative Warren court; The Roberts Supreme Court faces the same critiques from its critics as Warren’s”: Law professor Richard M. Re has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s security detail shoots man during attempted carjacking, authorities say”: Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press has this report.

And Josh Boswell and Peter Semler of The Daily Mail (UK) have an article headlined “Sonia Sotomayor saved from danger: Supreme Court Justice’s bodyguard shoots gun-wielding suspect who tried to steal his car outside her DC home; Kentrell Flowers, 18, of DC, was arrested and charged in the July 5 incident; Attempted carjacking took place outside Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s condo.”

Posted at 9:26 PM by Howard Bashman