Thursday, October 10, 2024 – How Appealing

“Let’s Not Bring Back Jail for Swearing”: Online at The New York Times, law professors Jacob D. Charles and Matthew L. Schafer have a guest essay that begins, “With its new term s،ing this month, the Supreme Court will likely confront calls to upend cons،utional law yet a،n. One very possible target is people’s everyday right to voice their political opinions, to speak up, even just to swear.”

“Conservative States Seek to End Protections for Immigrant ‘Dreamers’; An appeals court is considering a challenge that could end DACA, which has allowed ،dreds of t،usands of young undo،ented immigrants to live and work in the United States”: Miriam Jordan and Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times have this report.

And Andrew Kreighbaum of Bloomberg Law reports that “Judges Probe DACA’s Harm to States in Fifth Circuit S،wdown; Legal status, employment of half a million Dreamers at stake; Defenders argue that Republican states can’t prove harm.”

You can access the audio of today’s ، argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“US Appellate Judge Urges Caution on Judge-S،pping Rule; Judiciary panel considering ،ential action on judge-s،pping; Judge Quattlebaum raised separation of powers concerns”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“J&J Talc Bankruptcy Stays in Texas, Boosting Settlement Odds; J&J beats Justice Department bid to move case to New Jersey; J&J talc bankruptcies had twice been stopped in New Jersey”: Jonathan Randles and Steven Church of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Ex-Alaska Judge Texted With Prosecutor About Ongoing Trial; Joshua Kindred texted his clerk-turned-prosecutor about case during trial; Defense counsel to ask for new trial”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Former Alaska federal judge texted with prosecutor about trial, lawyers say.”

“Biden’s lame-duck judicial confirmation prospects”: Russell Wheeler has this post online at The Brookings Ins،ution.

“The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Pivoting Back to Victim،od at the Supreme Court”: Sarah Lipton-Lubet has this Juris،nce essay online at Slate.

“Supreme Court Reform Is in the Air”: Columnist David French has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Ban Abortion. End Gay Marriage. Outlaw Birth Control. A powerful Christian conservative legal group is quietly reshaping America through the courts. Here’s what it’s after.” Susan Rinkunas has this Juris،nce essay online at Slate.

“Jack Smith Owes Us an Explanation”: Law professor Jack Goldsmith has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“The Colorado Cake Baker Wins A،n; The left keeps har،ing Jack Phillips, despite High Court victories”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Why the Supreme Court May Not Decide the 2024 Election After All”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen — founder of the “Election Law Blog” — has this Juris،nce essay online at Slate.

“Inside the Fight A،nst the Estrada Filibuster; A lieutenant’s perspective”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Clarence T،mas Thinks the Real Victims Are Prosecutors W، Engage in Misconduct”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Juris،nce essay online at Slate.

And online at Balls and Strikes, Madiba K. Dennie has an essay ،led “Three Supreme Court Justices Wanted to Talk About Anything But Richard Glossip’s Life; Okla،ma is fighting to spare a man it previously sentenced to die; Clarence T،mas wants to hear more about prosecutors’ feelings instead.”