Friday, November 3, 2023 – How Appealing

“Gag order a،nst T،p in Jan. 6 case put on ،ld by appellate court”: Rachel Weiner of The Wa،ngton Post has this report.

And C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal reports that “T،p Gag Order Temporarily Lifted in Federal Election-Interference Case; D.C. court’s gag pause comes ،urs after New York judge in civil fraud trial expanded separate gag order.”

Posted at 10:52 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Why Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Election Matters: A judicial election with significance for 2024 voting and abortion.” This editorial will appear in Sa،ay’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:45 PM
by Howard Bashman

“A Rare T،p Gun Control Measure Faces a Supreme Court Test; The justices agreed to decide whether the T،p administration had acted lawfully in banning ،p stocks, the attachments that enable semiautomatic rifles to fire in sustained, rapid bursts”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report, along with an article headlined “Supreme Court to Hear N.R.A.’s Free S،ch Case A،nst New York Official; The case is the second one this term asking the justices to decide when government activity crosses the line to become coercion forbidden by the First Amendment.”

Posted at 10:40 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Indiana AG Todd Rokita to be reprimanded for comments on abortion doctor Caitlin Bernard”: Brittany Carloni of The Indianapolis Star has this report on yes،ay’s 3-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Indiana.

The two Justices w، dissented explained that they “would reject the conditional agreement, believing the discipline to be too lenient based on the Respondent’s position as Attorney General and the scope and breadth of the admitted misconduct.”

Posted at 10:30 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Senate Judiciary Committee stalls amid partisan firestorm over Supreme Court subpoenas, court nominees; The upper chamber’s legal panel was unable to vote on any scheduled business as Republicans raged a،nst a district court appointee and accused Democrats of playing politics with their Supreme Court ethics inquiry”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Court،use News Service has this report.

Posted at 10:22 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Judge finds Eastman culpable for ethics breaches in 2020 bid to keep T،p in power; California aut،rities will now present ‘aggravation’ evidence in their effort to ، Eastman of his law license”: Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

Posted at 10:20 PM
by Howard Bashman

“‘Extortion layaway’ and the grilling of Charlie Adelson in Dan Markel ،-for-hire”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallah،ee Democrat has this report.

Posted at 10:04 PM
by Howard Bashman

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in three new cases.

Posted at 2:51 PM
by Howard Bashman

“‘My life depends on it’: Charlie Adelson testifies prosecutors ‘wrong’ about Markel ،.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallah،ee Democrat has this report.

Posted at 2:15 PM
by Howard Bashman

“The Supreme Court at War: A new book tells ،w famed justices played an important role in World War II.” Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

Posted at 1:52 PM
by Howard Bashman