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Thursday, August 15, 2024

“To protect rule of law, Congress must check Supreme Court overreach; The No Kings Act would restore the American principle that a president is subject to the laws of the land”: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Left’s Big Fight Against Nomination of Michael McConnell Fizzles; Activist groups and liberal law professors divide”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“As Justice Gorsuch rails against federal rules, some profiled in his new book embrace more measured view”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

Posted at 10:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions? It is important to hang onto grudges against the Supreme Court.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 10:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“J&J Eyes Texas as Venue for Next Round of Baby Powder Fight; Company plans third bid to resolve cancer claims in bankruptcy; Texas venue seen friendlier after case blocked in New Jersey”: Jef Feeley and Damian Garde of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 8:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Full Eleventh Circuit agrees to reconsider case over trans healthcare exclusions; A three-judge panel sided with the transgender employee in her lawsuit in May, but now the full — and more conservative — court agreed to reconsider that ruling”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is James Ho Too Brash for Even Trump to Make Him a Supreme Court Justice? He’s one of the most brazenly partisan judges in the country — which might just earn him a spot on the high court.” Michael Hall has this article in the September 2024 issue of Texas Monthly.

Posted at 12:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pa. Appeals Court Rejects ‘Statutory Employer’ Challenge to $15.5M Worker Injury Verdict; Mongeluzzi said the panel’s holding on the Statutory Employer Doctrine’s application was fact-specific, but the doctrine itself is under scrutiny beyond this particular case”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on a unanimous, non-precedential decision that a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued yesterday in an appeal that I briefed and argued as appellate counsel for the plaintiff-appellee.

Posted at 10:50 AM by Howard Bashman