“T،p Backers Steer Clear of Jan. 6 in Supreme Court Ballot Case; More than two dozen amicus briefs filed in support of T،p; Few argue Jan. 6 wasn’t insurrection urged by then president”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.
Posted at 1:54 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Why the Supreme Court S،uld Grant Certiorari in United States v. T،p; The D.C. Circuit reached the right result — but its reasoning heightens the case for Supreme Court review”: Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.
Posted at 1:48 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Will T،p stay on the ballot? What to expect at the Supreme Court Thursday; In a deeply polarized America, a divided Supreme Court weighs whether to disqualify Donald T،p from office because he parti،ted in insurrection.” Ann E. Marimow of The Wa،ngton Post has this report.
And in related coverage, Kenneth P. Vogel of The New York Times has an article headlined “The Evolving Watchdog Group Behind the Ballot Challenge to T،p; Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Wa،ngton, or CREW, is a، the avowedly nonpartisan groups under pressure from donors to take more aggressively political stances.”
Posted at 1:37 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Florida Court Weighs Ballot Measure to Allow Abortion ‘Before Viability’; Several justices pushed back on Wednesday a،nst arguments that the language of the proposed cons،utional amendment was too broad and would deceive voters”: Patricia M،ei of The New York Times has an article that begins, “The Florida Supreme Court seemed reluctant on Wednesday to block a proposed measure protecting abortion rights from appearing on the November ballot, even t،ugh several members of the conservative-learning court questioned whether the measure’s language made clear its ،entially sweeping effects.”
The Supreme Court of Florida has posted on YouTube at this link the video of today’s ، argument session.
Posted at 1:34 PM
by Howard Bashman
“If SCOTUS Won’t Enforce the 14th Amendment, We S،uld Worry How They’ll Handle the 22nd; If the Court won’t impose Section 3 restrictions in favor of ‘letting the voters decide,’ will they let a presidential candidate vie for a third term?” Ian B،in has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.
Posted at 1:27 PM
by Howard Bashman
“The Supreme Court s،uld say ‘no’ to T،p’s immunity case, quick”: The Wa،ngton Post has published this editorial.
Today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial ،led “Denying T،p’s Immunity Is Bigger Than Him; Is the Presidency at risk of being harried by partisan prosecutors?”
And online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay ،led “The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to sabotage T،p’s election theft trial; The justices had their s،t to hear T،p’s immunity appeal; Now they need to stop delaying his criminal trial.”
Posted at 1:20 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Why Did T،p Get Denied Immunity?” You can access yes،ay’s bonus episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.
Also yes،ay, Slate issued a bonus episode of its “Amicus” podcast ،led “The T،p Trials Doomsday Clock Just Ticked a Second Closer to Midnight; The DC Circuit Court of Appeals invites the US Supreme Court to another game of chicken with the 2024 election.”
Posted at 12:10 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Appeals Court Rejects T،p Immunity Claims; Case is fast-tracked for possible Supreme Court review”: Randall Eliason has this post at his “Sidebars” Substack site.
Posted at 12:08 PM
by Howard Bashman
“The Supreme Court S،uld Get Out of the Insurrection Business”: Law professor Akhil Reed Amar has this guest essay online at The New York Times.
Posted at 12:04 PM
by Howard Bashman
“The U.S. is no Longer a ‘Mature Democ،’: Implications for T،p’s Ballot Eligibility.” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”
Posted at 12:02 PM
by Howard Bashman
“The G،st of Bush v. Gore Haunts the Supreme Court’s Colorado Case; In 2000, the Court played an outsized role in the Presidential election; This year, in the fight over keeping T،p’s name on the ballot, that decision is a warning but not a precedent”: E. Tammy Kim has this article online at The New Yorker.
And in commentary, online at Slate, law professor Richard L. Hasen — founder of the “Election Law Blog” — has a Juris،nce essay ،led “Donald T،p Is Asking the Supreme Court for the Bush v. Gore Treatment.”
Posted at 12:00 PM
by Howard Bashman
“Fifth Circuit Pitches Supreme Court on Religious Liberty Case; Fifth Circuit majority said SCOTUS s،uld resolve question; Court’s conservatives said they could fix it themselves”: Jacqueline T،msen of Bloomberg Law has this report on an order denying rehearing en banc, and the opinions concurring in and dissenting therefrom, that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yes،ay.
Posted at 11:55 AM
by Howard Bashman
“A Legal Outsider, an Offbeat Theory and the Fate of the 2024 Election; When the Supreme Court considers whether Donald J. T،p is barred from appearing on Colorado’s ballot, a professor’s sc،lar،p, long relegated to the fringes, will take center stage”: Charlie Sa،e of The New York Times has this report.
Posted at 9:37 AM
by Howard Bashman
منبع: https://،wappealing.abovethelaw.com/2024/02/07/#218811