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Thursday, October 24, 2024

“Trump Seeks to Challenge Jack Smith’s Appointment in Election Case; The former president’s request to file a new motion contesting how the special counsel got his job came on the same day he vowed to fire him if re-elected”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

And Spencer S. Hsu and Perry Stein of The Washington Post report that “Trump challenges special counsel Jack Smith appointment in Jan. 6 case; Former president asks Judge Tanya Chutkan to set aside D.C. Circuit precedent, citing doubts raised by Justice Clarence Thomas in a separate ruling.”

Posted at 9:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice violated ethical code, committee says; A judicial conduct panel is recommending that Justice Catherine Connors, a former private attorney who represented banks, be sanctioned for not recusing herself from 2 cases that upended the state’s foreclosure process”: Hannah LaClaire of The Portland Press Herald has this report.

You can access the Committee on Judicial Conduct’s report at this link.

Posted at 8:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court ‘friends’ leave justices more questions than answers; Interactions with the justices are few and far between but just about anyone can inject their opinion into the latest Supreme Court legal battle set to shape decades of American life”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Posted at 4:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fifth Circuit Divide Sees Bush Judges Check Trump Appointees; Bush appointees thwart some legal review sought by Trump judges; They act as key votes on conservative court”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 4:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Urges Law School Donation Halt Until Originalism Taught; Amul Thapar urged donors to withhold money to law schools; 6th Circuit judge took issue with lack of originalism courses”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Conservative US judge pushes yanking law school funding until ‘originalism’ taught.”

The Heritage Foundation has posted on YouTube a video of the event titled “The 2024 Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture: Why Originalist Courts Need Originalist Classrooms.”

Posted at 4:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Attack ads target 3 Oklahoma Supreme Court justices ahead of November vote”: M. Scott Carter of The Oklahoman has this report.

Posted at 4:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“If it survives in court, Texas’ immigration law could upend immigration enforcement nationwide; Texas challenged federal supremacy by creating a state crime for illegal entry into the U.S.; The courts will decide whether it’s constitutional — and whether other states can follow Texas’ lead”: Alejandro Serrano of The Texas Tribune has this report.

Posted at 4:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Supreme Court Decision Claimed to Take Partisanship Out of Gun Cases. It Didn’t. A Trace analysis of more than 1,600 rulings found that the Bruen decision has given judges remarkable leeway. The results have been starkly partisan.” Chip Brownlee of The Trace has this report.

Posted at 4:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Márquez’s support of the Trump insurrection ruling should disqualify her from office; Vote not to retain Colorado Supreme Court Justice Márquez”: Mike Davis has this essay online at The Denver Post.

Posted at 4:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court, In Case Involving Mail-In and Provisional Ballots, Tees Up Potential Independent State Legislature Theory for U.S. Supreme Court”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

Posted at 2:24 PM by Howard Bashman