“Progressives Angered by Judge Deal Leaving Out Circuit Picks; Democrats agree to ditch circuits for more district court votes; Senate deal shows Democratic weakness, progressives say”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.
Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Trump’s chance to fill 2 appeals court seats hinges on judges’ retirement plans.”
Brandon Kingdollar of NC Newsline reports that “Fourth Circuit nominee Ryan Park to not receive vote under reported Senate deal.”
And in commentary, online at Balls and Strikes, Madiba K. Dennie has a post titled “What’s the Deal With the ‘Deal’ that Senate Democrats Made on Judicial Nominations? The good news is that Senate Democrats get to confirm some nominees the easy way; The bad news is that Senate Democrats won’t be fighting for more of them.”
“Artificial Intelligence and Constitutional Interpretation”: Law professors Andrew Coan and Harry Surden have posted this article at SSRN.
“From champagne to speeches, would-be Trump Supreme Court justices draw conservative buzz”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.
“Judiciary Drops Push to Curb Judge Shopping After GOP Backlash; Judiciary told Rep. Chip Roy it wouldn’t pursue judge-shopping rule; Roy threatened to block judgeship bill over issue”: Suzanne Monyak and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law have this report.
“Trump gains ability to fill four appellate judge seats under US Senate deal”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
Tiana Headley, Jonathan Tamari, and Zach C. Cohen of Bloomberg Law report that “Biden Circuit Picks Derailed by Senate Deal on Trial Judges; Circuit nominees lacked enough votes for confirmation; Deal eases path for district court picks.”
Tierney Sneed and Ted Barrett of CNN report that “More Biden judges will be confirmed, but four appeals court nominees won’t see a vote under Senate deal.”
And Tobi Raji of The Washington Post reports that “Senate Democrats drop 4 appeals court picks so they can confirm 12 judges; Deal struck as lawmakers battle over who will control federal courts and whether to add more judgeships as Republicans take control of White House, Senate.”
“Trump Picks Pam Bondi for Attorney General After Gaetz Withdraws; The former Florida attorney general is another close Trump ally”: Sadie Gurman and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“How the Internet Archive’s ‘Free Digital Library’ fell to the ‘fair use’ test; The nonprofit made a bold gamble on the limits of ‘fair use’ — and federal courts have not backed their play”: Damon Root has this essay online at Freethink.
“The Awful Scheme to Blanket Recess-Appoint Trump’s Cabinet Officers”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.
“The Final Five? Trump’s Next Potential Nominees to the Supreme Court.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.
“Antiabortion groups plan new crackdowns, emboldened after election; Distressed by rising use of abortion pills, activists devise aggressive new action now that Republicans will be in charge”: Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post has this report.
“Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Consideration as Attorney General; Former Florida lawmaker has been facing sexual misconduct allegations”: Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
“Trump Sends Clowns to Cabinet Confirmation Circus; He has mishandled his nominations, and not only by picking Gaetz, Hegseth and Gabbard”: Columnist Karl Rove will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Losing GOP candidate for NC Supreme Court challenges 60,000 ballots as recount starts”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.
“Famous Supreme Court Lawyer: No Man Is Above the Law, Except Donald Trump, Actually; In The New York Times, the SCOTUSblog founder presents a novel legal theory: that under the Constitution, an election victory is equivalent to a legal exoneration.” Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“US Senate Democrats race against clock to confirm more judges”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
And Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law reports that “Ex-MacArthur Justice Center Director Confirmed to DC Trial Court; Amir Ali led group as president, executive director; Will be first Arab American on federal trial court in DC” (subscription required for full access).
“Alaska Judge Scandal Whistleblower Settles Retaliation Claim”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“The Pa. Supreme Court rejected Philly’s latest attempt to pass its own gun laws; In a unanimous decision, the high court ruled that the city’s arguments had fallen ‘woefully short’ of the standard needed for a legal victory”: Chris Palmer and Gillian McGoldrick of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued today.
“Absences by Trump’s Senate pals help Democrats confirm Biden judges”: Tierney Sneed of CNN has this report.
“Past Nominees Have Been Undone by Far Less Than What Surrounds Trump Picks; Back taxes, youthful pot smoking and undocumented nannies scuttled previous presidential choices; Some of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s candidates face bigger questions”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this news analysis.
“House panel was told Gaetz paid two women $10,000, in part for sex; The House Ethics Committee is expected to vote on whether to release its investigation into the former congressman”: Jacqueline Alemany, Liz Goodwin, and Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post have this report.
“Ethics Committee Declines to Release Matt Gaetz Report; Trump’s attorney general pick tries to build support with meetings on Capitol Hill”: Lindsay Wise, Katy Stech Ferek, and Siobhan Hughes of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“In the Seventh Circuit, Procedural Red Herrings Threaten the Second Amendment”: Stephen Halbrook has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“The Newly Revived Zombie Laws Threatening to Lock Up Women When They Miscarry”: Law professor Mary Ziegler has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Louisiana’s Ten Commandments in classrooms law remains on hold, 5th Circuit rules”: Greg LaRose of Louisiana Illuminator has this report.
Kevin McGill of The Associated Press reports that “Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now.”
Andrew Harris and Ufonobong Umanah of Bloomberg Law report that “Louisiana 10 Commandments Law to Stay Blocked During Appeal; Fifth Circuit denies stay as Louisiana appeals injunction; Lower court said Commandment mandate facially inoperative.”
And in earlier related coverage, Patrick Wall of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans had an article headlined “Meet the controversial Christian activist who inspired Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law.”
“Trump’s Recess Appointment Gambit Is Unconstitutional; Rather than working with senators in his own party, the president-elect wants to see how quickly he can sideline them”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“US Judiciary Reports Increase in Employee Workplace Disputes; Judiciary employee workplace matters up to 94 in fiscal 2023; Data came in first judiciary report of its kind”: Jacqueline Thomsen and Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law have this report.
“Judiciary Releases First Annual Report on the Workplace”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued this news release today.
You can access the 2023 Annual Report on the Judiciary Workplace at this link.
“This Election’s Surprising Bright Spot for Progressives Is a Very Big Deal”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Trump Is Gunning for Birthright Citizenship — and Testing the High Court; The president-elect has targeted the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship protections for deletion; The Supreme Court might grant his wish”: Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.
“Oklahoma Supreme Court justice recuses herself from lawsuit over Ryan Walters’ Bible mandate”: Murray Evans of The Oklahoman has this report.
“U.S. Supreme Court Database finds home at Penn State”: Steven Kister of The Daily Collegian has this report.
“Senate After Dark: Democrats foresee more late nights confirming Biden judges amid GOP delay tactics; Republicans have pulled procedural levers to slow down a normally speedy confirmation process for federal judges, part of an effort to gum up the works for Democrats as they attempt to fill the federal bench ahead of a second Trump administration.” Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“Wisconsin officials seek sanctions against judge who tried to discredit 2020 election; Robin Vos, speaker of Wisconsin Assembly, hired the former justice under pressure from then-candidate Donald Trump, who at the time was spouting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election”: Destiny DeVooght of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“Former Oxford Academy student passes state bar at a record 17 years, 8 months old”: Michael Slaten of The Orange County Register has this report.
And Alexandra E. Petri of The New York Times reports that “At 17, She Just Passed the State Bar of California; Sophia Park is believed to be the youngest person to pass the California State Bar Exam, besting the previous record-holder: her older brother, Peter.”
“The New Anti-Abortion Argument Takes Us Back to the 19th Century”: Linda Greenhouse has this guest essay online at The New York Times.
