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Thursday, December 26, 2024

“Newman Accuses Fed. Cir. of Concealing Files to Control Media; Documents allegedly illustrate medical record demands; Federal Circuit says it’ll release materials in ‘a matter of weeks’”: Annelise Levy of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 9:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate adjourns without confirming D.C. judges as ‘vacancy crisis’ persists; Local officials decried the court vacancies as a problem for public safety”: Jenny Gathright of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 8:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Case Over Trans Youth Could Also Decimate Women’s Equality; The principle of sex equality itself is at stake”: Law professor Naomi Schoenbaum has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

Posted at 8:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Donna Adelson will stand trial for murder and conspiracy this June; Opening statements are expected to start on or before June 9, according to a new court filing”: WCTV of Tallahassee, Florida has this report.

Posted at 3:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Universe of TikTok v. Garland in a Nutshell: Everything you want to know about the case boiled down into a few pages.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Legalytics” Substack site.

Posted at 2:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Disastrous initiatives’: Ex-Supreme Court chief Esther Hayut slams gov’t calls for judicial reform; These are Hayut’s first public remarks since retiring from the bench in October 2023, after serving on the Supreme Court since 2003 and as chief justice since 2017.” The Jerusalem Post recently had this report.

Posted at 2:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Before Scopes, Clarence Darrow fought another battle. He was accused of bribing a jury.” Christopher Goffard of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bonus 114: President Biden’s Misbegotten Veto of the JUDGES Act; With an opportunity to put a modest, long-term court reform initiative ahead of short-term partisan interests, President Biden opted for the latter—and may thereby have ended up hurting both.” Steve Vladeck has this post (subscription required for full access) at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman