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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

“Supreme Court Term Limits Are a Waste of Wisdom; Justices Brandeis, Black, Harlan and Holmes did some of their best work in later years”: Nathan Lewin will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Accused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay; Word of the deal emerged in a letter from prosecutors to family members of victims of the attacks”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Two Other 9/11 Defendants Agree to Plea Deal; Under the agreement the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay would serve life in prison and be spared the death penalty.”

Posted at 10:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Julia Lipez — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti recently had this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

Posted at 9:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alaska Judge’s Clerk Alleges Retaliation by US Attorney Office”: Jacqueline Thomsen and Ben Penn of Bloomberg Law have an article that begins, “The woman whose report of sexual misconduct ultimately prompted an Alaska federal judge to resign alleges in a whistleblower complaint that leaders of the US attorney’s office there retaliated against her after she came forward with her claims.”

Posted at 4:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kagan’s High Court Ethics Proposal Poses Enforcement Challenges; Solution could change how recusals are decided; Legal scholars question effectiveness of panel”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 4:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“The fate of Biden’s Supreme Court proposal may lie with Kamala Harris; Both Biden and Harris are recent converts to the idea of term limits, but there are hints that Harris may be more willing to push the issue”: Josh Gerstein and Samantha Latson of Politico have this report.

Posted at 3:45 PM by Howard Bashman