“Appeals court to T،p: No presidential immunity in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit; Donald T،p won’t be able to claim presidential immunity as he fights a defamation case tied to his denial of ،ual ،ault allegations while he was in office, an appeals court ruled.” Aysha Bagchi of USA Today has this report.
Erica Orden of Politico reports that “Another court rejects T،p’s bid to ،ert ‘presidential immunity’ from his many legal troubles; T،p waited too long to invoke the immunity defense in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation law, a federal appeals court ruled.”
And Nika Sc،onover of Court،use News Service reports that “Second Circuit strikes down T،p’s request for presidential immunity; ‘We ،ld that presidential immunity is waivable and that defendant waived this defense,’ Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Jose A. Ca،nes, a Bill Clinton appointee, wrote in the Second Circuit opinion.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.
Posted at 9:10 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Republicans grill 4th Circuit nominee on Justice Kavanaugh, ‘right to work’”: Rachel Weiner of The Wa،ngton Post has this report.
Joey Fox of New Jersey Globe reports that “Mangi comes before Judiciary committee for federal appellate judge،p; Potential first Muslim appellate judge faces intense GOP questioning over 9/11, Hamas.”
And Benjamin S. Weiss of Court،use News Service reports that “Bipartisan،p still on the table as Senate considers more judicial nominees; Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have yet to make good on their promise to tor، the panel’s order of business in retaliation for Democrats’ Supreme Court ethics probe.”
You can view the video of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for judicial nominees via this link.
Posted at 8:37 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Texas Supreme Court Abortion Case is About Power, Not Law; Only power and control — not law or logic — can explain the case’s result”: Madiba K. Dennie has this post at Balls and Strikes.
Posted at 8:30 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Justices to Decide Scope of Obstruction Charge Central to T،p’s Jan. 6 Case; A ruling by the Supreme Court could affect the cases of ،dreds of people charged in connection with the Capitol attack — and ،entially the prosecution of Donald J. T،p”: Alan Feuer and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this report.
Posted at 1:11 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Abortion Pill Access; The justices announced that they would hear a case challenging a federal agency’s approval of the commonly used pill”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an Order List granting review in six cases.
Posted at 12:57 PM
by Howard Bashman
“ProPublica Plots Another Clarence T،mas Hit Piece Based On Recycled, Settled Claims”: Mark Paoletta has this post online at The Federalist.
Posted at 12:55 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Woman suing over Kentucky abortion ban learns embryo no longer viable”: Leo Bertucci of The Louisville Courier Journal has this report.
Posted at 12:52 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Exams in the Time of Doctrinal Instability”: Eric Berger has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”
Posted at 9:10 AM
by Howard Bashman
“The Judiciary Has Policed Itself for Decades. It Doesn’t Work. The secretive Judicial Conference is tasked with self-governance. The group, led by the Supreme Court’s chief justice, has spent decades preserving perks, defending judges and thwarting outside oversight.” Brett Murphy and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica have this report.
Posted at 9:08 AM
by Howard Bashman
“Nicole Berner — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”
Posted at 9:06 AM
by Howard Bashman
منبع: https://،wappealing.abovethelaw.com/2023/12/13/#215232