Tuesday, July 16, 2024
“What Does the Path Forward for Stalled 3rd Circuit Nominee Adeel Mangi Look Like? Some court watchers say Senate Democratic leaders could schedule a vote around possible Republican absences to achieve Adeel Mangi’s confirmation.” Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.
Posted at 5:31 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes; Plans include proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code”: Tyler Pager and Michael Scherer of The Wa،ngton Post have this report.
Posted at 5:28 PM
by Howard Bashman
“The Dismissal of the T،p Cl،ified Do،ents Case Is Deeply Dangerous”: Law professor Neal K. Katyal has this guest essay online at The New York Times.
And online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay ،led “T،p Judge Followed Radical Supreme Court’s Playbook; In just four years in office, the former president yanked the w،le judiciary further right; His appointees are now tearing down decades of legal precedent.”
Posted at 4:08 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Minnesota Gun Carry Age Restriction Struck Down by Appeals Court; 18-to-20 year-olds can get public carry permits under ruling; Minnesota didn’t meet Bruen, Rahimi standards, 8th Cir. says”: Mike Vilensky of Bloomberg Law has this report on a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.
Posted at 4:03 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Prosecutors Eye Conflicts in 23 Cases in Alaska Judge Fallout”: Jacqueline T،msen and Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law have this report.
Posted at 3:58 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Former Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones Under Criminal Investigation Over Relation،p With Lawyer; Federal prosecutors are probing the former Houston bankruptcy judge’s romantic relation،p with lawyer Elizabeth Freeman”: Alexander Gladstone and Andrew Scurria of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
Posted at 3:45 PM
by Howard Bashman
“US judiciary to consider new ethical guidance for law clerk hiring”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
And Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reports that “Judiciary Weighs Guidance on Ethical Hiring for Law Clerks; Judiciary considers guidance on law clerk hiring; Stems from clerk w، reportedly sent racist texts.”
Posted at 3:37 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Even When Big Cases Intersect With Their Families’ Interests, Many Judges C،ose Not to Recuse; Ambiguous — and unenforced — recusal standards mean few checks and balances for top judges when cases involve their family members”: Noah Pransky, Brooke Williams, and Andrew Botolino of ProPublica have this report.
And Jared Kofsky of ABC News reports that “ProPublica: Judges often don’t recuse themselves when parties have financial ties to their relatives; Some advocates are now calling for more oversight of state and federal judges.”
Posted at 3:33 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Delaware Weapons Ban Can Stay in Effect, Third Circuit Says; Preliminary ،ction isn’t merited, appeals court says; Court doesn’t say whether challenge likely to ultimately succeed”: Mike Vilensky of Bloomberg Law has this report on a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yes،ay.
Posted at 3:29 PM
by Howard Bashman
منبع: https://،wappealing.abovethelaw.com/2024/07/16/#226062