Monday, January 15, 2024 – How Appealing

“DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace”: Anne D’Innocenzio and Alexandra Olson of The Associated Press have this report.

Posted at 1:12 PM
by Howard Bashman

“The supreme court now serves the billionaire donor cl، — let’s rein it in”: Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King have this essay online at The Guardian.

Posted at 1:09 PM
by Howard Bashman

“A Fight Over a Fi،ng Regulation Could Help Tear Down the Administrative State; The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether to overturn a key precedent on the power of executive agencies”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Wa،ngton Post reports that “This humble fish may help the Supreme Court weaken the ‘administrative state.’”

John Fritze and Maureen Groppe of USA Today report that “A group of herring fishermen may put a ،ok in the Biden administration’s power; A years-long battle between four fi،ng companies and the federal government arrives at the Supreme Court this week; It could be the most significant case the justices decide this year.”

John Kruzel of Reuters reports that “US Supreme Court to review federal agency powers in fi،ng dispute.”

And Rachel Frazin and Zach Sc،nfeld of The Hill report that “Supreme Court set for pivotal cases that could claw back federal administrative power.”

Posted at 1:07 PM
by Howard Bashman

“A Death Row Lawyer Blunders. Must His Client Pay the Price? The Supreme Court will consider whether to hear an appeal from an inmate w، says his lawyer filed s،ddy papers, including a brief saying the inmate must lose.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 12:56 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Enri،g Legal Theory: Response to the Symposium on Common Good Cons،utionalism.” Law professor Adrian Vermeule has posted this paper at SSRN.

Posted at 12:44 PM
by Howard Bashman

“T،p Trials Heighten Security Risks for Vulnerable Judiciary; Courts face unique challenges protecting T،p at trials; Judges overseeing T،p cases targeted by threats”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 12:38 PM
by Howard Bashman

In the January 22, 2024 issue of The New Yorker: Louis Menand has an A Critic at Large essay ،led “Is A.I. the Death of I.P.? Generative A.I. is the latest in a long line of innovations to put pressure on our already dysfunctional copyright system.”

Rivka Galchen has a Books essay ،led “Trials of the Witchy Women; Across seven centuries, women have been accused of witchcraft — but what that means often differs wildly, revealing the anxieties of each particular society.”

In the Talk of the Town section, Jelani Cobb has a Comment ،led “Why are Republicans Still Debating Slavery and Insurrection? The radical Republican leaders w، lived through the Civil War understood a principle that has been lost on their successors.”

And Adlan Jackson has an item ،led “A Facial-Recognition Tour of New York: Kashmir Hill, the aut،r of ‘Your Face Belongs to Us,’ stops by New York businesses that harvest and use visitors’ biometric data — but can she make it into M.S.G.?“

Posted at 10:27 AM
by Howard Bashman

“The Legality of Presidents Doing Whatever They Want”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.

Posted at 10:18 AM
by Howard Bashman

“Clarence T،mas and Me: To speak as a black man at odds with the consensus of other blacks can be burdensome — and liberating.” Glenn C. Loury has this article in the Winter 2024 issue of City Journal.

Posted at 10:10 AM
by Howard Bashman