“Biden Made the Judiciary More Diverse — but Not More Liberal; Judicial nominees largely succeeded other like-minded judges, failing to offset Trump’s conservative legal inroads”: Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
“Pentagon Appeals Court Upholds Plea Deals in Sept. 11 Case; The three-judge decision appeared, at least for now, to put plea proceedings for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others back on track to take place in early January at Guantánamo Bay”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.
“The chief justice takes a swipe at JD Vance; The vice president-elect has repeatedly suggested that government officials may defy court orders”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“Judge orders NC elections board to explain why Griffin protest belongs in federal court”: The Carolina Journal has this report, along with a report headlined “Daschle, Gephardt file brief opposing Griffin in NC Supreme Court ballot dispute.”
“‘Lawless’: Trump’s TikTok brief asks Supreme Court to overreach, legal experts say; Lawyers believe the president-elect’s request for the Supreme Court to delay the TikTok law lacks a legal basis — and they fear it’s an early sign that Trump plans to blow past precedent.” Brendan Bordelon of Politico has this report.
“Big Cases by the Numbers [December 30, 2024]: This first edition highlights several important cases litigated by some of the biggest national firms over the last month.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Legalytics” Substack site.
“Trump Tries to Save TikTok From the Law; He wants the Supreme Court to treat him as if he’s already President”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.
It concludes, “One last legal point: Mr. Trump’s brief is signed by John Sauer, his nominee to be Solicitor General. But the SG isn’t supposed to be Mr. Trump’s personal attorney, and Mr. Sauer’s brief won’t help his credibility with the Justices if he is confirmed by the Senate. We trust the Justices will ignore this amicus sophistry.”
“Trump may tally the most Supreme Court appointments of any president in recent history”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.