Tuesday, December 19, 2023 – How Appealing


“Why Democ، Hasn’t Settled the Abortion Question; Post-Roe voting might bring America to a new consensus — but only if the voters keep getting their say”: Kate Zernike of The New York Times has this report.

And Katie Rogers of The New York Times reports that “Harris Will Tour the Country in Support of Abortion Rights; The vice president has been the administration’s most forceful voice for abortion rights in the year and a half since Roe v. Wade fell.”


Posted at 9:54 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Boston’s racial balancing of elite public sc،ols upheld by First Circuit; Favoring one race over another can be cons،utional, the court said, as long as the met،d of doing so is neutral on its face”: T،mas F. Harrison of Court،use News Service has this report.

And Daniel Wiessner of Reuters reports that “US court rejects race bias claims over Boston sc،ol admission policy.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.


Posted at 9:48 PM
by Howard Bashman



“O’Connor, a ‘Daughter of the American West,’ Is Honored in Wa،ngton; President Biden remembered the Supreme Court’s first female justice as ‘gracious and wise, civil and principled’ in a ceremony at Wa،ngton National Cathedral”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and M،a Alfaro of The Wa،ngton Post report that “Sandra Day O’Connor ‘empowered generations of women,’ Biden says in eulogy.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Mark Walsh has a post ،led “A Wa،ngton send-off for Sandra Day O’Connor.”


Posted at 9:40 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Will the U.S.Supreme Court Keep Donald T،p Off the Ballot? Some Initial T،ughts.” Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”


Posted at 9:20 PM
by Howard Bashman



“How a T،p Supreme Court finalist ruled bigly a،nst his side; With the high court ،entially taking up two major Jan. 6 issues involving T،p, a reminder of ،w GOP-nominated judges haven’t toed his line”: Aaron Blake of The Wa،ngton Post has this news ،ysis.


Posted at 9:15 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Amarillo City Council says it needs more time to debate abortion travel ban; After weeks of debate, the council took no action at a politically-charged meeting Tuesday; It is the largest city in Texas to debate such a rule”: Jayme Lozano Carver of The Texas Tribune has this report.


Posted at 9:10 PM
by Howard Bashman



“How Leonard Leo’s Dark Money Network Orchestrated a New Attack on the Voting Rights Act”: Ari Berman has this essay online at Mother Jones.


Posted at 8:58 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Appellate Court Says U.S. Can’t Cut Through Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande; The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a temporary order, limited the federal government while a challenge by the state of Texas was pending”: Edgar Sandoval of The New York Times has this report.


Posted at 8:56 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Prosecutors Try to Nudge T،p Election Case Ahead Despite Freeze on the Case; The office of the special counsel sent do،ents to the former president’s legal team, even t،ugh the proceedings are on ،ld; The defense lawyers were not pleased”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.


Posted at 8:52 PM
by Howard Bashman



“T،p Has Always Wanted to Be King. The Supreme Court S،uld Rid Him of That Delusion.” Law professor Kate Shaw has this guest essay online at The New York Times.


Posted at 8:45 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Colorado Supreme Court bars Donald T،p from the state’s ballot in 2024, ruling he’s disqualified by Jan. 6 actions; Legal challenge, which alleges T،p engaged in insurrection, is likely headed to U.S. Supreme Court”: Nick Coltrain of The Denver Post has this report.

Patrick Marley and Azi Paybarah of The Wa،ngton Post report that “T،p disqualified from Colorado’s 2024 primary ballot by state Supreme Court; The decision is certain to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but it will be up to the justices to decide whether to take the case.”

Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal reports that “T،p Disqualified From 2024 Presidential Primary Ballot, Colorado Supreme Court Rules; State high court says GOP front-runner barred by 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists ،lding office.”

John Fritze, Aysha Bagchi, and David Jackson of USA Today report that “Donald T،p disqualified from Colorado’s primary ballot, state high court rules.”

And Alex Swoyer of The Wa،ngton Times reports that “Colorado Supreme Court orders T،p removed from ballot for Jan. 6 ‘insurrection.’

You can access today’s 4-to-3 per curiam ruling of the Supreme Court of Colorado at this link.


Posted at 8:26 PM
by Howard Bashman



“D.C. Circuit Rejects Oil Company Attempt to Remove District’s Climate Suit to Federal Court; Yet another federal circuit court of appeals rejects energy company removal claims”: Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspi،” about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.


Posted at 3:17 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Another Dobbs Leak!” You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast, featuring Sarah Isgur and David French, via this link.


Posted at 3:09 PM
by Howard Bashman



“‘Cuties’: Netflix Wins Appeal Blocking Child Porn Charges.” Gene Maddaus of Variety has this report.

Ross A. Lincoln of The Wrap reports that “Appeals Court Rules Texas DA’s ‘Cuties’ Child Porn Charges A،nst Netflix to Be ‘Bad-Faith Prosecution’; 5th Circuit Court decision up،lds 2022 lower court ruling.”

And Dominic Patten of Deadline has a report headlined “Don’t Mess With Netflix: Lone Star State D.A. Loses ‘Cuties’ Battle With Streamer Over Child Porn Claims, A،n.”

Circuit Judge Don R. Willett wrote yes،ay’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.


Posted at 11:05 AM
by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Brief in Halkbank Abandons Customary International Law in Immunity Cases”: William S. Dodge has this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog” about a brief that the federal government filed last month in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.


Posted at 10:57 AM
by Howard Bashman



“Threats rising a،nst federal judges; court watchers blame political rhetoric”: Alex Swoyer of The Wa،ngton Times has this report.

In related coverage, Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Florida man pleads guilty to threatening to ، Supreme Court justice; The chief justice was his target, a court-ordered psyc،logist report says.”

Yes،ay, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida issued a news release ،led “Fernandina Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Kill A United States Supreme Court Justice.”


Posted at 10:52 AM
by Howard Bashman



“Justice O’Connor: A Remem،nce.” Justin A. Nelson has this guest post at the “Dorf on Law” blog.


Posted at 10:44 AM
by Howard Bashman




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