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“Biden judicial nominee apologizes to Senate for not disclosing role at event with anti-Israel activists”

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MARCH 12, 2024

“Biden judicial nominee apologizes to Senate for not disclosing role at event with anti-Israel activists”: Gabe Kaminsky of the Washington Examiner has this report. The post “Biden judicial nominee apologizes to Senate for not disclosing role at event with anti-Israel activists” appeared first on How Appealing.

“US appeals court questions bid to block Delaware assault weapons ban”

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MARCH 11, 2024

“US appeals court questions bid to block Delaware assault weapons ban”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has a report that begins, “A U.S. appeals court on Monday expressed skepticism about a bid by gun rights groups to block Delaware’s bans on assault weapons and high-capacity firearm magazines in light of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2022 that expanded gun rights.” The post “US appeals court questions bid to block Delaware assault weapons ban” appear

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“New UVA Law Program Prepares Students for Appellate and Supreme Court Practice”

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MARCH 11, 2024

“New UVA Law Program Prepares Students for Appellate and Supreme Court Practice”: Melissa Castro Wyatt of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report. The post “New UVA Law Program Prepares Students for Appellate and Supreme Court Practice” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Biden administration proposes $38 million for judicial security after Supreme Court protests; The budget proposal comes after a flood of threats and protests against the Supreme Court, following the leak of draft decision to overturn the landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade”

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MARCH 11, 2024

“Biden administration proposes $38 million for judicial security after Supreme Court protests; The budget proposal comes after a flood of threats and protests against the Supreme Court, following the leak of draft decision to overturn the landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade”: Bart Jansen of USA Today has this report. The post “Biden administration proposes $38 million for judicial security after Supreme Court protests; The budget proposal comes after a flood of threats and p

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“Texas tells Supreme Court its immigration law is key to handling border crisis; The high court faces a Wednesday deadline as it considers whether Texas exceeded its authority by implementing its own migrant deportation infrastructure”

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MARCH 11, 2024

“Texas tells Supreme Court its immigration law is key to handling border crisis; The high court faces a Wednesday deadline as it considers whether Texas exceeded its authority by implementing its own migrant deportation infrastructure”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report. The post “Texas tells Supreme Court its immigration law is key to handling border crisis; The high court faces a Wednesday deadline as it considers whether Texas exceeded its authority

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“Notice of Transition in Chief Judgeship”

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MARCH 11, 2024

“Notice of Transition in Chief Judgeship”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has posted this announcement online. The post “Notice of Transition in Chief Judgeship” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“A Law Clerk’s Memories of the Late Justices O’Connor and Ginsburg; In 2008, Justice O’Connor invited Isaac Lidsky to be one of her law clerks, and Justice Ginsburg gave him a clerkship, too.;He had an experience that year he will never forget”

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“A Law Clerk’s Memories of the Late Justices O’Connor and Ginsburg; In 2008, Justice O’Connor invited Isaac Lidsky to be one of her law clerks, and Justice Ginsburg gave him a clerkship, too.;He had an experience that year he will never forget”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.” The post “A Law Clerk’s Memories of the Late Justices O’Connor and Ginsburg; In 2008, Justice O’Connor invited Isaac Lidsky to be one of h

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“Justices order vigorous enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts”

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“Justices order vigorous enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts”: Ronald Mann has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” And Ryan Knappenberger and Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service report that “ Justices uphold federal maritime law’s primacy for insurer in boat accident debacle; A Supreme Court insurance fight allows maritime contract choices to prevail over state public policies.” The post “Justices order vigorous enfo

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“Justices Side With Insurers in Rare Fight Over Yacht Policy; Case revolves around federal maritime vs state insurance law; Key maritime players have been closely watching case”

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“Justices Side With Insurers in Rare Fight Over Yacht Policy; Case revolves around federal maritime vs state insurance law; Key maritime players have been closely watching case”: Daphne Zhang of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Justices Side With Insurers in Rare Fight Over Yacht Policy; Case revolves around federal maritime vs state insurance law; Key maritime players have been closely watching case” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Justice Alito’s Hypocritical and Question-Begging Dissent in the Fairfax County Magnet School Case”

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“Justice Alito’s Hypocritical and Question-Begging Dissent in the Fairfax County Magnet School Case”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.” The post “Justice Alito’s Hypocritical and Question-Begging Dissent in the Fairfax County Magnet School Case” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“A Perpetual Monopoly”

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“A Perpetual Monopoly”: At the “Balkinization” blog, Jill Lepore has a guest post that begins, “In May 1923, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Adkins v. Children’s Hospital , the nation’s leading labor reformer, the lawyer Florence Kelley, called for an overhaul of the federal judiciary. She wanted to put women on the bench.” Also at that blog, Thomas P.

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Today is exactly 20 years since I launched my solo appellate practice

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Today is exactly 20 years since I launched my solo appellate practice: I offer my heartfelt thanks to all who have turned to me for appellate assistance during that time, and in particular to those law firms that have turned to me again and again when an important case of theirs is heading to appeal. The year 2023 was particularly memorable for me, as I briefed, argued, and won two of the most significant plaintiff-side appellate victories in years at the Pa.

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“A Scalia dissent is now driving the Texas-Biden dispute over illegal immigration”

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“A Scalia dissent is now driving the Texas-Biden dispute over illegal immigration”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report. The post “A Scalia dissent is now driving the Texas-Biden dispute over illegal immigration” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“3 migrants drown after Texas blocks feds from part of Rio Grande, DHS says; On Saturday, the bodies of a woman and two children were found in the river by Mexican authorities, U.S. officials said”

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JANUARY 14, 2024

“3 migrants drown after Texas blocks feds from part of Rio Grande, DHS says; On Saturday, the bodies of a woman and two children were found in the river by Mexican authorities, U.S. officials said”: Maham Javaid and Arelis R. Hernández of The Washington Post have this report. The post “3 migrants drown after Texas blocks feds from part of Rio Grande, DHS says; On Saturday, the bodies of a woman and two children were found in the river by Mexican authorities, U.S. officials said

“Justices asked to strike down immigration law as example of systemic racism”

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

“Justices asked to strike down immigration law as example of systemic racism”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report. You can access the petition for writ of certiorari at this link. The post “Justices asked to strike down immigration law as example of systemic racism” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Apple Appeals U.S. Ban That Halted Watch Sales; Federal trade agency’s ruling forced iPhone maker to stop selling two most popular watch models”

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

“Apple Appeals U.S. Ban That Halted Watch Sales; Federal trade agency’s ruling forced iPhone maker to stop selling two most popular watch models”: Joseph Pisani of The Wall Street Journal has this report. And at his “Patently-O” blog, Dennis Crouch has a post titled “ Emergency Appeal of the Apple Watch Ban.” The post “Apple Appeals U.S.

“Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of Former Nebraska Congressman; Former Representative Jeff Fortenberry had been convicted on charges of lying to the federal authorities. An appeals court said his trial was in the wrong venue”

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

“Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of Former Nebraska Congressman; Former Representative Jeff Fortenberry had been convicted on charges of lying to the federal authorities. An appeals court said his trial was in the wrong venue”: Heather Knight of The New York Times has this report. Maegan Vazquez of The Washington Post reports that “ Conviction of former congressman Jeff Fortenberry thrown out.” And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “ Court ove

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“Republicans likely to take Wisconsin gerrymandering case back to the U.S. Supreme Court”

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

“Republicans likely to take Wisconsin gerrymandering case back to the U.S. Supreme Court”: Jessie Opoien and Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report. The post “Republicans likely to take Wisconsin gerrymandering case back to the U.S. Supreme Court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds; Some 55% of respondents say a pregnant woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason”

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds; Some 55% of respondents say a pregnant woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason”: Julie Wernau of The Wall Street Journal has this report. The post “Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds; Some 55% of respondents say a pregnant woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason” appeared first on How Appealing.

“Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act; The ruling, which is almost certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court, would effectively bar private citizens and civil rights groups from suing under a key provision of the landmark law”

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act; The ruling, which is almost certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court, would effectively bar private citizens and civil rights groups from suing under a key provision of the landmark law”: Nick Corasaniti of The New York Times has this report. Mariana Alfaro of The Washington Post reports that “ Appeals court decision could limit enforcement of Voting Rights Act.” Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal repor

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“U.S. Supreme Court rejects review of Derek Chauvin’s latest appeal attempt; Chauvin, 47, remains incarcerated at a medium-security federal prison in Tucson, Ariz.”

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“U.S. Supreme Court rejects review of Derek Chauvin’s latest appeal attempt; Chauvin, 47, remains incarcerated at a medium-security federal prison in Tucson, Ariz.” Kim Hyatt of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report. The post “U.S. Supreme Court rejects review of Derek Chauvin’s latest appeal attempt; Chauvin, 47, remains incarcerated at a medium-security federal prison in Tucson, Ariz.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Seth Aframe — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit”

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“Seth Aframe — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.” The post “Seth Aframe — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Supreme Court to Hear Big Challenge to Agency Powers in January; Challengers ask court to overturn Chevron doctrine; Landmark principle yields to agencies when law unclear”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Supreme Court to Hear Big Challenge to Agency Powers in January; Challengers ask court to overturn Chevron doctrine; Landmark principle yields to agencies when law unclear”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Supreme Court to Hear Big Challenge to Agency Powers in January; Challengers ask court to overturn Chevron doctrine; Landmark principle yields to agencies when law unclear” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Fifth Circuit judge defends lower-court ruling in Rahimi, domestic-violence order gun ban case; The arguments at SCOTUS didn’t go well for Zackey Rahimi, but Judge James Ho isn’t done with the case just yet”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Fifth Circuit judge defends lower-court ruling in Rahimi, domestic-violence order gun ban case; The arguments at SCOTUS didn’t go well for Zackey Rahimi, but Judge James Ho isn’t done with the case just yet”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site. You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

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“Judicial Notice (11.18.23): So Long, Farewell; David Boies goes out on top, Donna Adelson goes to jail, a Sidley Austin associate goes viral (and gets fired), and other legal news from the week that was.”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Judicial Notice (11.18.23): So Long, Farewell; David Boies goes out on top, Donna Adelson goes to jail, a Sidley Austin associate goes viral (and gets fired), and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (11.18.23): So Long, Farewell; David Boies goes out on top, Donna Adelson goes to jail, a Sidley Austin associate goes viral (and gets fired), and other legal news from

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“This man fudged his income to put his family on food stamps. Should he be denied a gun? Second Amendment appeals are flying at a moment of uncertainty over just how far the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is willing to go to roll over gun laws.”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“This man fudged his income to put his family on food stamps. Should he be denied a gun? Second Amendment appeals are flying at a moment of uncertainty over just how far the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is willing to go to roll over gun laws.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report. The post “This man fudged his income to put his family on food stamps.

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“I Have an Idea For Fixing a Supreme Court That’s Too Small to Be Ethical: The justices claim they can’t recuse when they should because there are only nine of them; Congress can fix that!”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“I Have an Idea For Fixing a Supreme Court That’s Too Small to Be Ethical: The justices claim they can’t recuse when they should because there are only nine of them; Congress can fix that!” Madiba K. Dennie has this post at Balls and Strikes. The post “I Have an Idea For Fixing a Supreme Court That’s Too Small to Be Ethical: The justices claim they can’t recuse when they should because there are only nine of them; Congress can fix that!

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“Judicial Backgrounds Influence the Standard of Review”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Judicial Backgrounds Influence the Standard of Review”: Judge Kira L. Klatchko and professor Quinn A.W. Keefer have this article in the new issue of the University of the Pacific Law Review. The post “Judicial Backgrounds Influence the Standard of Review” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Maureen McCarthy Scalia, Wife of Late Supreme Court Justice, Is Selling Her Virginia Home for $1.1M”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Maureen McCarthy Scalia, Wife of Late Supreme Court Justice, Is Selling Her Virginia Home for $1.1M”: Jennifer Kelly Geddes of Realtor.com has this report. The post “Maureen McCarthy Scalia, Wife of Late Supreme Court Justice, Is Selling Her Virginia Home for $1.1M” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Voters back abortion rights, but some opponents won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Voters back abortion rights, but some opponents won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?” Julie Carr Smyth and Christine Fernando of The Associated Press have this report. The post “Voters back abortion rights, but some opponents won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?” appeared first on How Appealing.

“Adelson family had ‘piles’ of cash and millions in the bank when Dan Markel was murdered”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

“Adelson family had ‘piles’ of cash and millions in the bank when Dan Markel was murdered”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. And Chris Iorfida of CBC News reports that “ For Toronto’s Markels, justice and advocacy after ‘unthinkable’ murder has come slowly, but surely; 5 people charged, 4 convicted so far in Florida murder of Dan Markel, including his former in-laws.” The post “Adelson family had ‘pilesR

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“At the Court Tuesday: two legal puzzles.”

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

“At the Court Tuesday: two legal puzzles.” Lyle Denniston has this blog post. The post “At the Court Tuesday: two legal puzzles.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Justices to consider choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts”

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

“Justices to consider choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts”: Ronald Mann has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” And Daphne Zhang of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Yacht Owner’s Fight With Insurer Tees Up Rare High Court Review.” The U.S. Supreme Court has posted online at this link the oral argument Day Call for Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

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“Dan Markel murder: Prosecutors ask judge to hold Charlie Adelson’s parents in contempt.”

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

“Dan Markel murder: Prosecutors ask judge to hold Charlie Adelson’s parents in contempt.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. And several weeks ago, Burlew had an article headlined “ Dan Markel case: New judge assigned a month before start of Charlie Adelson murder trial.” The post “Dan Markel murder: Prosecutors ask judge to hold Charlie Adelson’s parents in contempt.” appeared first on How Appealing.

“Appeals court OKs ‘common benefit’ fees in Bard IVC filter litigation. Next stop Supreme Court?”

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AUGUST 28, 2023

“Appeals court OKs ‘common benefit’ fees in Bard IVC filter litigation. Next stop Supreme Court?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. The post “Appeals court OKs ‘common benefit’ fees in Bard IVC filter litigation. Next stop Supreme Court?” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“How Schools Flout the Supreme Court’s Affirmative-Action Ruling; A Virginia high school uses race proxies to lower the number of Asian-Americans”

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AUGUST 28, 2023

“How Schools Flout the Supreme Court’s Affirmative-Action Ruling; A Virginia high school uses race proxies to lower the number of Asian-Americans”: Columnist William McGurn will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “How Schools Flout the Supreme Court’s Affirmative-Action Ruling; A Virginia high school uses race proxies to lower the number of Asian-Americans” appeared first on How Appealing.

“Supreme Court feud escalates as Chief Justice Ziegler vows to post court director job”

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AUGUST 28, 2023

“Supreme Court feud escalates as Chief Justice Ziegler vows to post court director job”: Jessie Opoien of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report. And Scott Bauer of The Associated Press reports that “ Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberal majority of staging a ‘coup.’ “ The post “Supreme Court feud escalates as Chief Justice Ziegler vows to post court director job” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Progressive Prejudice Against the Judiciary; Now the left goes after conferences attended by conservative judges—and our columnist Kimberley Strassel”

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AUGUST 28, 2023

“Progressive Prejudice Against the Judiciary; Now the left goes after conferences attended by conservative judges—and our columnist Kimberley Strassel”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The post “Progressive Prejudice Against the Judiciary; Now the left goes after conferences attended by conservative judges—and our columnist Kimberley Strassel” appeared first on How Appealing.

“Judicial Notice (08.26.23): This Means War; Trump’s latest celebrity lawyer, lawsuits against three top Biglaw firms, another Cravath partner departure, and other legal news from the week that was.”

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AUGUST 28, 2023

“Judicial Notice (08.26.23): This Means War; Trump’s latest celebrity lawyer, lawsuits against three top Biglaw firms, another Cravath partner departure, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (08.26.23): This Means War; Trump’s latest celebrity lawyer, lawsuits against three top Biglaw firms, another Cravath partner departure, and other legal news from

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“42. The Switch in Time That Saved Nine: The conventional view is that FDR’s 1937 ‘court-packing’ plan failed; But his attacks on the Supreme Court may have had a lot to do with one of the most consequential doctrinal shifts in its history.”

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AUGUST 28, 2023

“42. The Switch in Time That Saved Nine: The conventional view is that FDR’s 1937 ‘court-packing’ plan failed; But his attacks on the Supreme Court may have had a lot to do with one of the most consequential doctrinal shifts in its history.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site. The post “42.

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“How a Judge’s Ruling on Torture Imperils a Guantánamo Prosecution Strategy; In dismissing a confession in the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, Col. Lanny J. Acosta Jr. has shaken a foundation of U.S. government cases at the post-9/11 court”

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AUGUST 26, 2023

“How a Judge’s Ruling on Torture Imperils a Guantánamo Prosecution Strategy; In dismissing a confession in the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, Col. Lanny J. Acosta Jr. has shaken a foundation of U.S. government cases at the post-9/11 court”: Carol Rosenberg will have this news analysis in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times. The post “How a Judge’s Ruling on Torture Imperils a Guantánamo Prosecution Strategy; In dismissing a confession in the bombing of the U.S.S.

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“Two Justices Clash on Congress’s Power Over Supreme Court Ethics; For the second summer in a row, Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Elena Kagan sketched out dueling conceptions of their institution’s place in the constitutional structure”

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AUGUST 26, 2023

“Two Justices Clash on Congress’s Power Over Supreme Court Ethics; For the second summer in a row, Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Elena Kagan sketched out dueling conceptions of their institution’s place in the constitutional structure”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

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“‘The People’s Justice’ Review: The Originalist and the Masses; When we follow the Constitution’s text, a federal judge argues, the weak and the powerless stand to benefit the most.”

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JULY 20, 2023

“‘The People’s Justice’ Review: The Originalist and the Masses; When we follow the Constitution’s text, a federal judge argues, the weak and the powerless stand to benefit the most.” In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, David J. Garrow has this review of Sixth Circuit Judge Amul Thapar ’s new book, “ The People’s Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him.” The post “‘The People’s

“Alabama Republicans pitch congressional map with one majority-Black district, even though the Supreme Court mandated two; The state’s GOP-led Legislature has proposed a new map that would still leave Alabama with a single majority-Black district”

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JULY 20, 2023

“Alabama Republicans pitch congressional map with one majority-Black district, even though the Supreme Court mandated two; The state’s GOP-led Legislature has proposed a new map that would still leave Alabama with a single majority-Black district”: Char Adams of NBC News has this report. The post “Alabama Republicans pitch congressional map with one majority-Black district, even though the Supreme Court mandated two; The state’s GOP-led Legislature has proposed a ne

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“Biden judicial nominee apologizes to Senate for not disclosing role at event with anti-Israel activists”

“US appeals court questions bid to block Delaware assault weapons ban”

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“New UVA Law Program Prepares Students for Appellate and Supreme Court Practice”

“Biden administration proposes $38 million for judicial security after Supreme Court protests; The budget proposal comes after a flood of threats and protests against the Supreme Court, following the leak of draft decision to overturn the landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade”

“Texas tells Supreme Court its immigration law is key to handling border crisis; The high court faces a Wednesday deadline as it considers whether Texas exceeded its authority by implementing its own migrant deportation infrastructure”

“Notice of Transition in Chief Judgeship”

“A Law Clerk’s Memories of the Late Justices O’Connor and Ginsburg; In 2008, Justice O’Connor invited Isaac Lidsky to be one of her law clerks, and Justice Ginsburg gave him a clerkship, too.;He had an experience that year he will never forget”

“Justices order vigorous enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts”

“Justices Side With Insurers in Rare Fight Over Yacht Policy; Case revolves around federal maritime vs state insurance law; Key maritime players have been closely watching case”

“Justice Alito’s Hypocritical and Question-Begging Dissent in the Fairfax County Magnet School Case”

“A Perpetual Monopoly”

Today is exactly 20 years since I launched my solo appellate practice

“A Scalia dissent is now driving the Texas-Biden dispute over illegal immigration”

“3 migrants drown after Texas blocks feds from part of Rio Grande, DHS says; On Saturday, the bodies of a woman and two children were found in the river by Mexican authorities, U.S. officials said”

“Justices asked to strike down immigration law as example of systemic racism”

“Apple Appeals U.S. Ban That Halted Watch Sales; Federal trade agency’s ruling forced iPhone maker to stop selling two most popular watch models”

“Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of Former Nebraska Congressman; Former Representative Jeff Fortenberry had been convicted on charges of lying to the federal authorities. An appeals court said his trial was in the wrong venue”

“Republicans likely to take Wisconsin gerrymandering case back to the U.S. Supreme Court”

“Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds; Some 55% of respondents say a pregnant woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason”

“Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act; The ruling, which is almost certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court, would effectively bar private citizens and civil rights groups from suing under a key provision of the landmark law”

“U.S. Supreme Court rejects review of Derek Chauvin’s latest appeal attempt; Chauvin, 47, remains incarcerated at a medium-security federal prison in Tucson, Ariz.”

“Seth Aframe — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit”

“Supreme Court to Hear Big Challenge to Agency Powers in January; Challengers ask court to overturn Chevron doctrine; Landmark principle yields to agencies when law unclear”

“Fifth Circuit judge defends lower-court ruling in Rahimi, domestic-violence order gun ban case; The arguments at SCOTUS didn’t go well for Zackey Rahimi, but Judge James Ho isn’t done with the case just yet”

“Judicial Notice (11.18.23): So Long, Farewell; David Boies goes out on top, Donna Adelson goes to jail, a Sidley Austin associate goes viral (and gets fired), and other legal news from the week that was.”

“This man fudged his income to put his family on food stamps. Should he be denied a gun? Second Amendment appeals are flying at a moment of uncertainty over just how far the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is willing to go to roll over gun laws.”

“I Have an Idea For Fixing a Supreme Court That’s Too Small to Be Ethical: The justices claim they can’t recuse when they should because there are only nine of them; Congress can fix that!”

“Judicial Backgrounds Influence the Standard of Review”

“Maureen McCarthy Scalia, Wife of Late Supreme Court Justice, Is Selling Her Virginia Home for $1.1M”

“Voters back abortion rights, but some opponents won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?”

“Adelson family had ‘piles’ of cash and millions in the bank when Dan Markel was murdered”

“At the Court Tuesday: two legal puzzles.”

“Justices to consider choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts”

“Dan Markel murder: Prosecutors ask judge to hold Charlie Adelson’s parents in contempt.”

“Appeals court OKs ‘common benefit’ fees in Bard IVC filter litigation. Next stop Supreme Court?”

“How Schools Flout the Supreme Court’s Affirmative-Action Ruling; A Virginia high school uses race proxies to lower the number of Asian-Americans”

“Supreme Court feud escalates as Chief Justice Ziegler vows to post court director job”

“Progressive Prejudice Against the Judiciary; Now the left goes after conferences attended by conservative judges—and our columnist Kimberley Strassel”

“Judicial Notice (08.26.23): This Means War; Trump’s latest celebrity lawyer, lawsuits against three top Biglaw firms, another Cravath partner departure, and other legal news from the week that was.”

“42. The Switch in Time That Saved Nine: The conventional view is that FDR’s 1937 ‘court-packing’ plan failed; But his attacks on the Supreme Court may have had a lot to do with one of the most consequential doctrinal shifts in its history.”

“How a Judge’s Ruling on Torture Imperils a Guantánamo Prosecution Strategy; In dismissing a confession in the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, Col. Lanny J. Acosta Jr. has shaken a foundation of U.S. government cases at the post-9/11 court”

“Two Justices Clash on Congress’s Power Over Supreme Court Ethics; For the second summer in a row, Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Elena Kagan sketched out dueling conceptions of their institution’s place in the constitutional structure”

“‘The People’s Justice’ Review: The Originalist and the Masses; When we follow the Constitution’s text, a federal judge argues, the weak and the powerless stand to benefit the most.”

“Alabama Republicans pitch congressional map with one majority-Black district, even though the Supreme Court mandated two; The state’s GOP-led Legislature has proposed a new map that would still leave Alabama with a single majority-Black district”

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