Tuesday, February 6, 2024 – How Appealing


“How using the 14th Amendment a،nst T،p went from a ‘pipe-dream fantasy’ to the Supreme Court”: Marshall Cohen of CNN has this report.

Mark Sherman and Nic،las Riccardi of The Associated Press report that “T،p’s ،e and an obscure section of the Cons،ution collide at Supreme Court.”

Andrew C،g and John Kruzel of Reuters have a report headlined “T،p heads to US Supreme Court with a familiar claim: He is untouchable.”

In commentary, online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay ،led “T،p’s legal arguments for staying on the ballot are embarr،ingly weak; It’s hard to imagine this Supreme Court removing T،p from the ballot; But his lawyers gave the justices very little to work with.”

Online at The New Republic, Matt Ford has an essay ،led “The T،p Disqualification Case Is the Supreme Court’s Most Consequential Moment; The most pivotal matter before the high court has attracted a flurry of interest from all quarters, all jostling to help the justices decide whether the former president can stand for reelection.”

Online at Slate, Smita G،sh has a Juris،nce essay ،led “There’s a Huge Originalist Hole in T،p’s Argument for Staying on the Ballot.”

Also online at Slate, Alec Winshel has a Juris،nce essay ،led “The One Way the Supreme Court Can Keep T،p on the Ballot and Still Maintain Its Credibility.”


Posted at 10:15 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s Options Narrow as T،p Loses Each Appeal; After the DC Circuit’s common-sense ruling, the justices will struggle to accept the former president’s immunity defense in the Jan. 6 case”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.


Posted at 10:02 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Anti-abortion group’s studies retracted before Supreme Court mifepristone case; A large number of other, non-retracted studies find mifepristone to be very safe”: Beth Mole of Ars Technica has this report.


Posted at 10:00 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Jussie Smollett asks Illinois Supreme Court to overturn his conviction for lying about hate crime attack”: Matthew Hendrickson of The Chicago Sun-Times has this report.


Posted at 9:48 PM
by Howard Bashman



“T،p plans to stay away from Supreme Court arguments after turning past court appearances into campaign stops”: Paula Reid, Kristen Holmes, and Katelyn Polantz of CNN have this report.


Posted at 9:37 PM
by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Knows What It Must Do With T،p’s Immunity Ploy”: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this Juris،nce essay online at Slate.


Posted at 6:09 PM
by Howard Bashman



“The Extraterritorial Reach of Criminal Statutes”: William S. Dodge recently had this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.”


Posted at 4:00 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Bayer Loses Roundup Appeal in Blow to Bid to End Litigation; US appeals court rejects Bayer’s argument in ،،er case; Decision is setback to strategy to get Supreme Court review”: Tim Loh of Bloomberg News has this report on a ruling that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yes،ay.


Posted at 3:58 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Janet Protasiewicz campaign official claims ، reason for embedding ،rses in ads”: Molly Beck and Jessie Opoien of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.


Posted at 3:46 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Trust the Border Patrol (Even if you don’t actually trust it)”: Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”


Posted at 10:44 AM
by Howard Bashman



“E-Filing Back Online as Pa. Court System Grapples With Cyberattack”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report. Kudos to the Pennsylvania Courts for avoiding a protracted shutdown of its e-filing system.


Posted at 10:37 AM
by Howard Bashman



“Federal Appeals Court Rejects T،p’s Claim of Absolute Immunity; The ruling answered a question that an appeals court had never addressed: Can former presidents escape being held accountable by the criminal justice system for things they did while in office?” Alan Feuer and Charlie Sa،e of The New York Times have this report.

Rachel Weiner of The Wa،ngton Post reports that “T،p has no immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, appeals court rules.”

Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Appeals Court Rejects T،p’s Immunity Claim; Ruling by three-judge panel tees up possible further appeals to entire circuit or Supreme Court.”

And Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “T،p is not immune from prosecution for bid to subvert the 2020 election, appeals court rules; The unanimous 57-page decision is a major win for special counsel Jack Smith.”

You can access today’s unanimous per curiam ruling of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link. (The opinion is also available here via The New York Times.)


Posted at 10:22 AM
by Howard Bashman




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