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Friday, August 30, 2024

“Trump comes out against Florida’s abortion rights ballot measure after conservative backlash; The GOP nominee landed in hot water on abortion Thursday, after criticizing Florida’s six-week ban and initially declining to take a stance on a state ballot measure”: Sahil Kapur of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 5:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“With Trump indictment, appeal, Jack Smith launches final pre-election moves; Revised indictment against Donald Trump shows careful legal maneuvering as the special counsel tries to keep the election-interference case alive”: Perry Stein and Josh Dawsey of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 5:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Md. Supreme Court upholds decision to reinstate Adnan Syed murder conviction; The decision is the latest twist in a long legal drama that has surrounded ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed since his murder conviction in 2000”: Omari Daniels and Tom Jackman of The Washington Post have this report.

Christine Hauser of The New York Times reports that “Maryland Supreme Court Orders Redo of Hearing That Freed Adnan Syed; The court upheld an appellate court’s decision to reinstate the murder conviction of Mr. Syed; The case was the focus of the podcast ‘Serial.’

And Tim Prudente, Justin Fenton, and Dylan Segelbaum of The Baltimore Banner report that “Maryland Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction of Adnan Syed and orders new hearing.”

You can access today’s 4-to-3 ruling of the Supreme Court of Maryland at this link.

Posted at 4:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pennsylvania Court, on 4-1 Vote, Holds That Failing to Count Timely But Undated (or Misdated) Mail-In Ballots Violates the State Constitution; Case Likely Headed to State Supreme Court and Potentially SCOTUS on Federal Cases”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

And at Democracy Docket, Rachel Selzer reports that “Pennsylvania Counties Must Count Undated and Misdated Mail-in Ballots, Court Rules.”

You can access today’s ruling of an en banc panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

Posted at 3:42 PM by Howard Bashman