“Nevada Supreme Court revives criminal case over Trump elector gambit; The 6-0 decision comes just days after Trump pardoned dozens of allies — including these defendants — for any potential federal crimes related to the 2020 election”: Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.
And Eric Neugeboren of Nevada Independent reports that “Nevada fake electors case can proceed in Clark County, state Supreme Court rules; Justices overturned a lower court’s ruling that the county was an invalid venue for the case; A subsequent prosecution in Carson City will likely be withdrawn.”
You can access Thursday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Nevada at this link.
“In reversal, Hantz Marconi to no longer hear cases as NH Supreme Court justice”: Todd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio has this report.
“11th Circuit upholds hate crime convictions for Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers; The three white men were found guilty of murdering the 25-year-old Black man after chasing him in their trucks through a Georgia neighborhood”: Megan Butler of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.
“He Quit the Bench to Raise the Alarm; Amid unprecedented attacks on courts and judges, two champions for justice speak out”: You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.
And online at Fox News, Mike Davis has an essay titled “Reagan-appointed judge driven from bench by TDS is a wolf in wolf’s clothing; Mark Wolf resigned from lifetime appointment to speak out against president.”
“U.S. Attorney Under Pressure After Order to Investigate Democrats; Jay Clayton, who heads the Southern District of New York, has so far managed to keep clear of President Trump’s most politically charged directives; Now, come the hard choices”: Jonah E. Bromwich, Benjamin Weiser, and William K. Rashbaum of The New York Times have this report.