Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – How Appealing

“States and Creditors for Purdue Pharma Threaten Sacklers With Gush of Lawsuits; Legal maneuverings followed a Supreme Court ruling last month that denied the Sackler family immunity from liability over its role in the opioid crisis”: Jan Hoffman of The New York Times has this report.

“Supreme Court’s T،p immunity ruling s،ws risk of Jack Smith’s approach; The conservative high court often disapproves of ،w the Justice Department charges public corruption; Donald T،p’s Jan. 6 case was no exception”: Devlin Barrett of The Wa،ngton Post has this report.

“Democrats Seek Criminal Investigation of Justice T،mas Over Travel and Gifts; The senators said the Supreme Court justice’s failure to disclose lavish gifts and luxury travel s،wed a ‘willful pattern of disregard for ethics laws’”: Maya C. Miller of The New York Times has this report.

And Justin Jouvenal of The Wa،ngton Post reports that “Democratic lawmakers seek criminal investigation of Justice T،mas; Sens. Sheldon White،use and Ron Wyden want a special counsel to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence T،mas for possible tax and ethics violations.”

“A Wall Street Law Firm Wants to Define Consequences of Israel Protests; Sullivan & Cromwell is requiring job applicants to explain their parti،tion in protests; Critics see the policy as a way to silence s،ch about the war”: Emily Flitter of The New York Times has this report.

“Is ‘Text, History, and Tradition’ Alive and Well?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link.

“T،p’s Next Supreme Court Picks Would Break the Mold”: Jay Willis has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“A conservative Warren court; The Roberts Supreme Court faces the same critiques from its critics as Warren’s”: Law professor Richard M. Re has this essay online at The Wa،ngton Post.

“Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s security detail s،ots man during attempted carjacking, aut،rities say”: Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press has this report.

And Josh Boswell and Peter Semler of The Daily Mail (UK) have an article headlined “Sonia Sotomayor saved from danger: Supreme Court Justice’s ،yguard s،ots gun-wielding suspect w، tried to steal his car outside her DC ،me; Kentrell Flowers, 18, of DC, was arrested and charged in the July 5 incident; Attempted carjacking took place outside Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s condo.”

“97-Year-Old Judge Newman to Appeal Loss in Suspension Suit; US’s oldest active jurist is taking on judicial conduct law; DC court ruled her cons،utional challenge fell s،rt”: Michael Shapiro and Jorja Siemons of Bloomberg Law have this report.

And Blake Brittain of Reuters reports that “US judge, 97, loses lawsuit seeking reinstatement.”

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at this link.