Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing.
“Senate Judiciary Democrats seek probe of D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin; Sen. Dick Durbin alleges the Trump loyalist abused power; Martin says Durbin ‘weaponized’ D.C.’s legal disciplinary system against Trump’s lawyers”: Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post has this report.
“Judge reduces Adnan Syed’s sentence, allowing him to stay out of prison; The judge wrote that the subject of the ‘Serial’ podcast was ‘not a danger to the public and that the interests of justice will be better served by a reduced sentence’”: Omari Daniels and Dan Morse of The Washington Post have this report.
“Justice Amy Coney Barrett ignites anger on the right after ruling against Trump; Conservative allies of President Donald Trump called Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett ‘evil,’ a ‘closet Democrat’ and a ‘DEI hire’”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.
“Kim Davis loses. Again. Unanimously. (But, this still might not be the end.) The Sixth Circuit rejected the appeal of the former Kentucky county clerk who was sued after she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.
“Impeachment Threats to Judges Don’t Meet Historical Standard”: Paul Grimm has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.
“Whistleblower Chief Trump Fired Ends Fight After Court Loss”: Zoe Tillman and Erik Larson of Bloomberg News have this report.
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Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing.
“Senate Judiciary Democrats seek probe of D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin; Sen. Dick Durbin alleges the Trump loyalist abused power; Martin says Durbin ‘weaponized’ D.C.’s legal disciplinary system against Trump’s lawyers”: Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post has this report.
“Judge reduces Adnan Syed’s sentence, allowing him to stay out of prison; The judge wrote that the subject of the ‘Serial’ podcast was ‘not a danger to the public and that the interests of justice will be better served by a reduced sentence’”: Omari Daniels and Dan Morse of The Washington Post have this report.
“Justice Amy Coney Barrett ignites anger on the right after ruling against Trump; Conservative allies of President Donald Trump called Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett ‘evil,’ a ‘closet Democrat’ and a ‘DEI hire’”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.
“Kim Davis loses. Again. Unanimously. (But, this still might not be the end.) The Sixth Circuit rejected the appeal of the former Kentucky county clerk who was sued after she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.
“Impeachment Threats to Judges Don’t Meet Historical Standard”: Paul Grimm has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.
“Whistleblower Chief Trump Fired Ends Fight After Court Loss”: Zoe Tillman and Erik Larson of Bloomberg News have this report.
