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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

“What the Supreme Court Does in the Shadows: Unsigned, unexplained orders have reshaped American law.” Adam Serwer has this article online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Ana de Alba — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

Posted at 8:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“New documents show how Sandra Day O’Connor helped George W. Bush win the 2000 election”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Third Circuit Adopts Early Filing Deadline Despite Dissent”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

The “dissent” mentioned in the headline refers to opposition that the court received from practitioners during the notice and comment period. Today’s Third Circuit order adopting the rule change does not note any dissents.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Deep divide at Supreme Court ethics hearing, despite some GOP calls for action; Questions over disclosures and potential conflicts have weakened public approval of the justices, prompting new scrutiny”: Ann E. Marimow and Robert Barnes of The Washington Post have this report.

And Josh Gerstein and Katherine Tully-McManus of Politico report that “GOP senators call on Supreme Court to ‘update’ ethics oversight; While Republicans at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focused on the high court’s ethics mostly called it a partisan spectacle, some acknowledged justices needed to take action.”

Posted at 8:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“If Justice Alito Doesn’t Have Enough Evidence to Name the Dobbs Leaker, Maybe He Shouldn’t Say He Knows Who It Was”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

Posted at 5:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Harlan Crow Purchased Clarence Thomas’s Mother’s Home; The transaction was conducted ethically — but the Left’s attacks on Justice Thomas have nothing to do with ethics”: Mark Paoletta has this essay online at National Review.

Posted at 5:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Windfall tax seizure case in Michigan deepens appellate split on class standing issue”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

Posted at 5:26 PM by Howard Bashman



U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit adopts “amended rules [that] create a uniform 5:00 p.m. E.T. deadline for filings (electronic and otherwise) and will become effective on July 1, 2023.” You can access the press release and the order.

Posted at 5:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Release of Justice Stevens’s Private Papers Opens Window Into Supreme Court; The justice’s files on thousands of cases, including landmark decisions on abortion and the 2000 election, were made public”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 5:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is the Debt Limit Constitutional? Biden Aides Are Debating It. As the government heads toward a possible default on its debt as soon as next month, officials are entertaining a legal theory that previous administrations ruled out.” Jim Tankersley of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 5:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Leading conservative former judge warns Supreme Court it must adopt the ‘highest’ standard of ethics rules”: Jamie Gangel, Elizabeth Stuart, and Tierney Sneed of CNN have this report.

Posted at 8:32 AM by Howard Bashman



“Leonard Leo used Federalist Society contact to obtain $1.6 billion donation; The society’s close ties to Leo’s network raise questions about its nonpartisan, non-political status”: Heidi Przybyla of Politico has this report.

Posted at 8:30 AM by Howard Bashman



“Jury verdicts such as the $183 million award against Penn Medicine can be tied up for years, but usually stand; It could be years before the case against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with a $183.7 million jury verdict is fully resolved”: Harold Brubaker of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Posted at 8:26 AM by Howard Bashman