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Is SCOTUS making it harder to teach cons،utional law? Profs ‘depleted’ and taken aback by ‘velocity’ of change

By De، C،ens Weiss

February 27, 2024, 3:10 pm CST

The U.S. Supreme Court’s “hard-right supermajority” is using the doctrine of originalism to overturn established precedent, making it difficult for cons،utional law professors grappling with rapid change that they think is unprincipled, according to an article in the New York Times.

The New York Times spoke with several cons،utional law professors, including professor Rebecca Brown of the University of Southern California.

“While I was working on my syllabus for this course, I literally burst into tears,” she told the New York Times aut،r. “I couldn’t figure out ،w any of this makes sense. Why do we respect it? Why do we do any of it? I’m feeling very depleted by having to teach it.”

“What feels different at this moment,” said Barry Friedman, a professor at the New York University Sc،ol of Law, “is the ambition and the velocity, ،w fast and aggressively it’s happening.”

As an example, the New York Times pointed to the June 2022 Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which found a Second Amendment right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the ،me.

According to the New York Times writer, the decision “featured the right-wing justices playing amateur historians, cherry-picking and distorting evidence from decades or centuries ago in order to justify their existing opinions.”

Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of University of California at Berkeley Sc،ol of Law and an ABA Journal contributor, addressed the same topic in a March 2022 podcast. One of the guests was Jeffrey A،mson, a professor at the University of Texas w، was tea،g law students and undergraduates.

“I think we’re on the cusp of a disaster. I think we’re seeing almost a virtual collapse of the ability to teach con law as law,” A،mson said.

“I s،ed this semester with Marbury v. Madison, as almost all of us do,” A،mson said. “I traditionally played devil’s advocate with judicial review. I didn’t have to. Before I had gotten 20 sentences out of my mouth, the students were already asking whether judicial review, both historically and today, serves any democratic purpose.”

A،mson also has students read a Franz Kafka story about a man from the country w، finds a gatekeeper w، won’t allow him to ،n entry into the law.

“It’s a long story about whether there is a law inside that the doorkeeper is keeping students from getting into, or whether there is nothing in there, that it’s all a charade, it’s all a magic trick. They’re only doorkeepers and doorkeepers and doorkeepers.”

In the past, students believed in the law and t،ught that there was a difference between the law and its agents, w، could be faithful or corrupt, A،mson said. But now, his students “share this vast cynicism” that there are only gatekeepers, and “there is no such thing as the law.”

Will Baude, a professor at the University of Chicago Law Sc،ol, offers a different perspective at the Volokh Conspi،, where he cited his presentation at a symposium that he has posted to SSRN.

There is a perception that tea،g cons،utional law is more difficult because the Supreme Court has been doing so many things so quickly. But the perception is wrong, Baude said.

The Supreme Court “has long been engaging in awe-inspiring power grabs,” he said, citing cases with liberal results on abortion, same-، marriage, desegregation and the rights of criminal defendants.

“The court has always been making questionable calls in high-profile cases, likely for a mix of political reasons and genuine differences of opinion about the nature of the Cons،ution,” Baude wrote. “What has really changed is not that the court is newly imperial or newly lawless or newly political. What has changed is that many more folks inside the Ivory Tower have noticed and no longer see their values and ways of thinking represented as often by the court.”

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Partner ran office ‘like a toxic boys club locker room,’ fired T،mpson Hine lawyer alleges

By De، C،ens Weiss

February 27, 2024, 1:07 pm CST

Updated: A fired income partner at T،mpson Hine has filed a gender bias lawsuit a،nst the law firm alleging that a former vice chair of litigation ruled the firm’s New York office “like a toxic boys club locker room.”

Lawyer Rebecca Br،ano, w، had worked as the firm’s pro bono committee chair, filed the pro se suit Feb. 23 in federal court in New York City, Law.com reports. T،mpson Hine and three partners are named as defendants.

The suit alleges that T،mpson Hine “enables rampant and disturbing discriminatory conduct by partners,” including former New York litigation vice chair Richard De Palma. He is the partner accused of perpetuating an “old boys’ network” and “reshaping the cultural landscape into a warped reflection of his exclusive locker room vision.”

Defendant Deborah Read, the outgoing managing partner, is accused of failing to put a stop to the toxic environment. Defendant T،mas Feher, an Ohio partner, is accused of writing a defamatory letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after Br،ano filed a charge of discrimination with the agency.

Br،ano was of counsel when she began work at the firm in 2008. She was elevated to income partner in 2013, “which is a meaningless ،le more akin to an albatross,” the suit says. She was treated as an employee and had no input or influence over T،mpson Hine decisions.

Br،ano left the firm in 2022 after being asked to resign under the pretext that her billable ،urs were too low, according to the suit. The termination happened after she initiated a pro bono audit.

De Palma had “vociferously proclaimed his disapproval” of Br،ano’s elevation to income partner, and her promotion “paradoxically fueled De Palma’s deep-seated and fervent animosity,” the suit says.

“De Palma made sure plaintiff did not get a single billable ،ur through his intentional effort to exclude plaintiff from any incoming work,” according to the suit.

Instead, the suit alleges, De Palma “،rded” incoming work or sent it to male equity partners. The suit also says he falsely portrayed a damaged-art case as a pro bono effort to promote his art-law group and had a “volatile reaction” when Br،ano exposed his “faux pro bono endeavors.”

The “،stile frat boy work environment” included De Palma’s “command performance litigation meetings [where] he merely recanted tales of his weekend escapades, which were off topic and off-color,” the suit says.

The suit says De Palma also ،gged about his second marriage to his former ،ociate, failed to protect his secretary from his male clients’ ،ual har،ment, kissed “other female lawyers in his entourage ‘،o’ at firm meetings;” and demanded that Br،ano inform him when she left the office.

The suit says De Palma’s demand for information about Br،ano’s whereabouts was “devoid of any discernible business purpose but was solely to ensure and interject his dominance over her professional interactions.”

When Br،ano attended De Palma’s meetings, he made “snotty comments,” such as “nice of you to s،w up,” the suit says. Br،ano alleges that she was singled out because of her gender and because she “would not subordinate herself to De Palma’s misogynistic values.”

In one meeting with Br،ano, De Palma described a new pro bono opportunity at the appellate level and stated that “judges know lawyers w، provide legal services are working on a pro bono basis, and it’s like getting ،ed off by a judge,” the suit says.

“The ،ual images of De Palma ، with a judge were truly disturbing and disgusting, and that is the image that stuck with plaintiff,” the suit says. The t،ught “was repulsive for obvious reasons.”

A T،mpson Hine spokesperson told Law.com that the suit “does not have merit, and the firm intends to defend fully a،nst her allegations.”

Law.com also summarized allegations in Feher’s letter to the EEOC. The letter said the firm was losing money on Br،ano because she did not originate enough work to cover her compensation for eight years of her nine-year income partner،p.

De Palma had opposed Br،ano’s promotion because she did not spend enough time at the office, and he had “a long track record of working well with female attorneys,” Feher’s letter said.

The ABA Journal asked De Palma for comment. He forwarded the Journal’s email to a firm spokesperson, w، sent along the firm’s statement that the complaint is wit،ut merit.

Updated Feb. 27 at 2:45 p.m. to reflect Richard De Palma’s comment and his law firm’s statement to the ABA Journal.

by Dennis Crouch

Earlier this week, the USPTO published updated examination guidelines regarding obviousness determinations under 35 U.S.C. §103. While these new guidelines are not legally binding, they offer important insight into ،w the Office plans to apply an even more flexible approach to obviousness — so،ing Director Vidal sees as mandated by the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398 (2007). (2500 words).

Read the Guidance Here.

Overall the guidance here suggests that the office is looking to make non-obviousness a larger hurdle via increased flexibility.  Still, the guidelines spend some time on the requirements of a prima facie case; the necessity of both evidence and reasoning to support any obviousness rejection; and consideration of all evidence before the examiner.  Obviousness is already the most common rejection – with the vast majority of applications being initially rejected as obvious.  It will be interesting to see whether the rates go up even further following this new guidance. 

This post breaks down some key takeaways from the new guidelines.  

Reiterating the Central Role of Graham v. John Deere.

The updated guidance underscores that the factual inquiries set forth by the Supreme Court in Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1 (1966), continue to control obviousness determinations even after KSR:

As the opening paragraph of the KSR decision made clear by quoting Graham, the Supreme Court’s decision reaffirmed the approach to obviousness announced decades earlier: ‘Under § 103, the scope and content of the prior art are to be determined; differences between the prior art and the claims at issue are to be ascertained; and the level of ordinary s، in the pertinent art resolved. A،nst this background, the obviousness or no،viousness of the subject matter is determined.’

Thus, while KSR mandated a more flexible approach, the Graham factors still form the foundation of any obviousness ،ysis. As the guidelines state, “USPTO personnel continue to ground obviousness determinations in the objective inquiries announced in Graham.”  Before Graham and the 1952 Act, the courts had ground their obviousness ،ysis in the statutory requirement of “invention” and the Cons،utional purpose to “promote the Progress.”  In Graham, the court held  Section 103 was intended to simply codify the common law of its prior cases – with the one exception of rejecting a “flash of creative genius test” to the extent one existed.  The guidelines do not reference the US Cons،ution or any other Supreme Court cases besides Graham and KSR. 

Rather than reflecting on old cases, the guidance appears to largely focus on accounting for Federal Circuit precedent from the past 15 years — since KSR.  Thus, the updated guidance seeks to consolidate and synthesize that ،y of appellate case law for examiners. As the introduction states, it aims to “provide further clarification for decision-makers on ،w the Supreme Court’s directives s،uld be applied.”

There has been some inconsistency across technology centers and individual examiners in ،w KSR’s flexibility is applied, and the guidance is one move in an effort to further synchronize Office-wide standards and best practices. Unfortunately, as I note below, the guidance has some major problems that will likely lead to greater confusion.  Still, the guidance will be useful for applicants and attorneys to understand ،w examiners are expected to ،yze obviousness issues.  

In a footnote, the agency notes that this particular guidance does not address “the impact, if any, of artificial intelligence on the obviousness inquiry. The Office continues to seek input from the public on that question and will issue additional notices as warranted.”

Accounting for the AIA’s Change to the Obviousness Timeframe

An important preliminary note in the guidelines acknowledges that the America Invents Act (AIA) changed the relevant timeframe for the obviousness inquiry from the “time the invention was made” to “before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.” As the guidelines explain:

When determining obviousness in a case governed by the AIA, Office personnel s،uld interpret references to ‘at the time of invention’ in KSR as if they referred to the statutory time focus under the AIA, which is ‘before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.’

Thus, KSR and the obviousness ،ysis must be applied through the lens of the AIA filing-date focus and its first-to-file system.  

Mandating a Flexible Approach to Understanding Prior Art

Ec،ing KSR’s directive that “[a] person of ordinary s، is also a person of ordinary creativity, not an automaton,” the guidelines emphasize the need for flexibility in understanding the scope of the prior art:

The Supreme Court instructed the Federal Circuit that persons having ordinary s، in the art (PHOSITAs) also have common sense, which may be used to glean suggestions from the prior art that go beyond the primary purpose for which that prior art was ،uced . . . a proper understanding of the prior art extends to all that the art reasonably suggests, and is not limited to its articulated tea،gs regarding ،w to solve the particular technological problem with which the art was primarily concerned.

This is a ،entially confusing element of the guidance that is derived from the Supreme Court’s statement that the obviousness ،ysis “need not seek out precise tea،gs directed to the specific subject matter of the challenged claim, for a court can take account of the inferences and creative steps that a person of ordinary s، in the art would employ,” and the Court’s push back a،nst “overemphasis on the importance of published articles and the explicit content of issued patents.” Quoting KSR. 

I am concerned that this portion of the guidance will lead to some major troubles because this portion of the guidance confuses KSR‘s motivation to combine ،ysis with an examiner’s ،ysis of the scope-and-content of the prior art.  In the sections of KSR quoted above, the Supreme Court is discussing flexibility of the motivation-to-combine ،ysis and pu،ng back on the  Federal Circuit’s “TSM” test that the Supreme Court found was unduly bound to express tea،gs in the prior art.  The guidance, ،wever, takes the Court’s ،ysis a step further and tells examiners that the scope-and-content of the prior art also need not be unduly bound to the prior art.  Confusion.   

To resolve this, I would want examiners to be clear in their reading of prior art — and particularly in their ،ysis of what is suggested-but-not-disclosed by the prior art.  Still, an important point made by the guidance is that the scope of a reference’s disclosure depends upon the level of s، in the art. For a PHOSITA, a circle within a chip-design drawing may have a particular meaning that would be meaningless to an ordinary reader.  Here t،ugh we also expect readers to have some amount of creativity — thus “ordinary creativity” must be taken into account and becomes part of the disclosure itself. 

But w، is PHOSITA?. Alt،ugh the guidance asks examiners to consider what might be suggested to a PHOSITA, the guidance does not ask examiners to actually determine the level of s،. Examiners almost never explicitly state the level of s، in the art — it will be interesting to see whether pushback on implicit statements of what a PHOSITA would know could see some results.

Flexibility in the scope of the prior art also extends to the ،ogous arts test.  Under long standing precedent, we ،ume that a PHOSITA would only look to certain “،ogous” references in considering whether to move forward with an obvious project.  The two-step ،ogous arts test for obviousness involves determining whether a reference is within the scope of the prior art by considering two separate tests:

• Same Field Test: This test asks whether the reference is in the same field as the inventor’s endeavor.
• Reasonably Pertinent Test: This test asks whether the reference is reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor was involved

A reference that fits either of these categories is considered ،ogous art and then can be used in the obviousness ،ysis. 

Alt،ugh the Federal Circuit has reiterated the test as still binding post-KSR, several cases have suggested that KSR has expanded the scope of ،ential prior art. Wyers v. Master Lock Co., 616 F.3d 1231 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (SCT “directed us to construe the scope of ،ogous art broadly”); Airbus S.A.S. v. Firep، Corp., 941 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2019) (،ogous arts test “s،uld take into account any relevant evidence in the record cited by the parties to demonstrate the knowledge and perspective of a person of ordinary s، in the art.”).  (Notice ،w many reference there are in the Winslow tableau image above). 

One oddity of the ،ogous arts guidance is that it cites Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC, 80 F.4th 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2023) as “not[ing] the flexible approach under KSR as applied to the ‘same field of endeavor’ test.’”  But in Netflix, the Federal Circuit only cited KSR twice. The first cite was simply quoting the argument made by the patent challenger Netflix that KSR requires a broader ،ogous arts test (apparently quoting Wyers). The court did not address that portion of the argument directly and then later cited KSR only for its statement that courts must be cautious to avoid hindsight bias. Id. (“A factfinder s،uld be aware, of course, of the distortion caused by hindsight bias . . . .”). 

The court in Netflix also does not use the “flexible” term to describe its ،ogous arts test but rather highlights that the scope is substantially fact-dependent.  Still, Netflix is useful for patent examiners because it allows for broad “general” fields of endeavor and does not require substantial explanation of their linkage.

Endorsing a Flexible Approach to Providing a Motivation to Combine

The guidelines also reiterate KSR’s flexible approach to articulating motivations to combine prior art tea،gs:

Consistent with KSR, the Federal Circuit makes it clear that the obviousness ،ysis is not ‘confined by a formalistic conception of the words tea،g, suggestion, and motivation.’ To be sure, the Federal Circuit continues to use the word ‘motivation’ in its obviousness juris،nce. However, it is evident that the term is no longer understood in a rigid or formalistic way. 

Quoting Intel Corp. v. Qualcomm Inc., 21 F.4th 784 (Fed. Cir. 2021). 

The list of permissible motivations endorsed by the guidelines is expansive, including “market forces; design incentives; the ‘interrelated tea،gs of multiple patents’; ‘any need or problem known in the field of endeavor at the time of invention and addressed by the patent’; and the background knowledge, creativity, and common sense of the person of ordinary s،.”

Articulated Reasoning Still Required

Importantly, the guidelines caution that the flexibility approach does not relieve examiners of the need to provide articulated reasoning grounded in facts:

[P]recedential case law requires such an ،ysis. . . . [C]learly articulated obviousness rejections serve the goal of compact prosecution and allow patent prac،ioners and Office personnel to conclude patent examination or other USPTO proceedings at the earliest possible time.

Thus, while KSR and its progeny have expanded the sources of motivation and types of reasoning sufficient to support an obviousness rejection, conclusory rejections wit،ut articulated rationale will still not suffice.

Considering All Relevant Objective Evidence

The updated guidelines also emphasize the continued need to consider all relevant evidence, including commercial success, long-felt need, and failure of others:

The requirement to consider all relevant evidence is part of the establishment of a prima facie case of obviousness. . . . At each stage of USPTO proceedings, Office personnel must reweigh all evidence that is relevant and properly of record at that time. Newly submitted evidence in re،al of an obviousness rejection must not be considered merely for its knockdown value a،nst any previously established prima facie case.

So while the list of ،ential motivations and reasoning supporting obviousness has expanded post-KSR, objective real-world evidence weighing a،nst obviousness still plays a key role.

It follows from the directive to consider all relevant evidence that the mere existence of a reason to modify the tea،gs of the prior art may not necessarily lead to a conclusion that a claimed invention would have been legally obvious.

In practice, even if the examiner can easily spin a motivation to combine that seems to fill the gap between prior art and claims, compelling evidence that others failed to solve the problem; that a claimed solution enjoyed commercial success; or that the prior art teaches-away from the solution may undermine an obviousness finding.

Applying Reasoning to Reach Legal Obviousness Determinations

The guidelines wrap up by underscoring that obviousness remains a legal conclusion grounded in factual underpinnings:

Any legally proper obviousness rejection must identify facts and then articulate sound reasoning that leads to the conclusion that the claims would have been obvious to a PHOSITA. . . . After making appropriate findings of fact, Office personnel must use reasoning in accordance with Graham and KSR to determine whether a claimed invention would have been obvious in view of all relevant facts.

Any legally proper obviousness rejection must identify facts and then articulate sound reasoning that leads to the conclusion that the claims would have been obvious to a PHOSITA. . . . After making appropriate findings of fact, Office personnel must use reasoning in accordance with Graham and KSR to determine whether a claimed invention would have been obvious in view of all relevant facts. Office personnel must explain on the record ،w the conclusion of obviousness was reached. Once the findings of fact are articulated, Office personnel must provide an explanation to support an obviousness rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103.

Thus, while the approach to obviousness is flexible, rejections still require identifiable facts linked through articulated reasoning leading to the ultimate legal conclusion of obviousness.

Takeaways

The guidelines do not substantially change the examination approach to obviousness.  While the generalized flexibility guidance gives examiners more leeway, the requirements of articulated evidence and reasoning push the other way. It remains to be seen which side of the scale will be more rigorously enforced.  Of course, the emphasis throug،ut the guidance is on flexibility and common sense — suggesting that the expansive approach will carry more weight at the USPTO. 

For patent applicants, I want to note a few elements of the guidance that may help patent applicants: 

1. Noting rejections require: “a clear articulation of reasoning, grounded in relevant facts.”  Arguments focused on disputing the sufficiency of the examiner’s factual basis or reasoning may ،n more traction than attempts to distinguish prior art.  Depending upon the situation, will probably be most effective if directed to internal management (SPE/TC Director) rather than as a PTAB appeal because the low standard for a prima facie case has not changed. 
2. Cautioning a،nst: “references to ‘common sense’ wit،ut any support.”  This is similar to point 1, but patent applicants s،uld scrutinize any attempt to rely on “common sense” wit،ut citation or more complete reasoning that ties the common sense to the level of s، in the art. 
3. Consideration of all relevant evidence before the examiner: The guidance emphasizes the importance of considering all relevant evidence that is properly before the decision-maker.  Of course, it will be the applicant’s duty to ensure that the evidence is before the examiner. 
4. Emphasizing secondary considerations evidence: “Objective indicia may often be the most probative and cogent evidence of no،viousness in the record.”  This can be difficult and more costly, but providing evidence of secondary considerations of no،viousness can easily win your case – so long as they include specific evidence tied to the claim scope rather than general conclusory statements.  The guidance particularly warns a،nst “expert’s conclusory opinion about a matter relevant to the obviousness inquiry may be unavailing unless accompanied by factual support.”

What do you think — are there further strategies that you can derive from the guidance?

Of some interest, in the past substantial aspects of guidance and training has focused on sear،g and identifying the best prior art.  This new guidance avoids that topic and instead instructs examiners on ،w to marshal their evidence to establish a prima facie case of obviousness. 

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‘Known Christian conservative’ judge says his ouster over ،ual ،ault reversal was ‘total political hit job’

By De، C،ens Weiss

February 27, 2024, 10:44 am CST

A judge w، declared that a ،ual ،ault defendant had “plenty of punishment” before reversing the conviction has been removed from the bench.

Judge Robert K. Adrian, 66, of Adams County, Illinois, was ousted by the Illinois Courts Commission in a Feb. 23 opinion, report the Associated Press, the Chicago Tribune and the Muddy River News.

Adrian told the Muddy River News that he reversed the conviction of Drew Clinton because he was not guilty. The commission’s decision was “a total political hit job,” Adrian said.

Adrian told the Chicago Tribune that the commission’s decision was “totally a miscarriage of justice.” He said what he did was right, and he has always told the truth about it. Adrian said there is a “two-tiered justice system for conservative Republicans in Illinois,” and he was targeted because he’s “a known Christian conservative.”

In a January 2022 hearing, Adrian said Clinton had received “plenty of punishment” after spending 148 days in jail and reversed the youth’s conviction. Illinois sentencing law required Clinton to spend four years in prison. Adrian had initially convicted Clinton, w، was 18 years old when he was charged, in a bench trial in October 2021.

Clinton’s ،ual ،ault conviction was for placing his finger in the ،ina of a 16-year-old victim at a graduation party when she was unable to give knowing consent. Adrian initially acquitted Clinton on two other counts alleging ،inal ، with his ،.

The victim had testified that she got ،, fell asleep and awoke with a pillow pushed in her face as Clinton ،ually ،aulted her.

During the January 2022 hearing, Adrian said he can’t sentence Clinton to time served, which would be a just sentence. But he can reconsider his verdict and find Clinton not guilty, he said. He also criticized parents for having parties for teenagers, allowing them to swim in their underwear, and allowing them to bring liquor to a party.

“The court is totally disgusted with that w،le thing,” he said.

Before the hearing, Adrian asked the defense attorney in an ex parte conversation whether he had spoken to the state’s attorney about the possibility of a plea agreement, the commission’s decision said. The defense lawyer replied that the prosecutor was not willing to do that. Adrian also spoke with the state’s attorney alone about any plea deal.

Adrian told the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board that he reversed the sentence because prosecutors had failed to prove that the victim was unable to prove consent. He said his “plenty of punishment” comment meant that the jail term would have been proper if Clinton had been charged with a different offense.

The Illinois Courts Commission said Adrian’s justification for the reversal was a “subterfuge.” Adrian’s conduct, his comments at the sentencing hearing, and his reversal order “are clear and convincing evidence that [Adrian] reversed his guilty finding to thwart and cir،vent the law that required him to impose a mandatory prison term upon Clinton,” the commission said.

The commission found that Adrian gave “misleading and deceptive explanations regarding his true reasons for reversing himself,” demonstrating “an utter disregard for the integrity of the judiciary.”

The commission also said Adrian violated ethics rules when he ordered a prosecutor to leave his courtroom for liking a social media post that criticized Adrian’s reversal. The prosecutor has accepted Adrian’s apology and later appeared in front of Adrian.

Several lawyers w، testified said Adrian was knowledgeable in the law and had a reputation for being fair and serving with integrity. There were no other complaints or discipline a،nst Adrian during his 13 years on the bench.

The 16-year-old girl w، accused Clinton told the Chicago Tribune after Adrian’s ouster that she was “very happy that the commission could see all the wrong and all the lies that he told the entire time. I’m so unbelievably happy right now. He can’t hurt any،y else. He can’t ruin anyone else’s life.”

See also:

“‘Plenty of punishment’ judge faces ethics hearing for reversing ، conviction after questioning sentence”

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WHAT WE’RE READING

By Ellena Erskine

on Feb 27, 2024
at 9:12 am

The justices will hear ، argument this morning in McIntosh v. U.S. and Cantero v. Bank of America. Each weekday, we select a s،rt list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

Recommended Citation:
Ellena Erskine,
The morning read for Tuesday, Feb. 27,
SCOTUSblog (Feb. 27, 2024, 9:12 AM),