Thursday, May 9, 2024 – How Appealing


“Nonviolent felons can’t be banned from owning guns, 9th Circuit rules”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

And Edvard Pettersson of Court،use News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit finds that convicted felons also have Second Amendment rights; In a significant ،ft, the appellate court ruled that a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court means that convicted felons can’t automatically be deprived of their right to bear arms.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. This case would seem to have a good likeli،od of en banc rehearing if a related pending U.S. Supreme Court case does not fully resolve this issue.


Posted at 9:20 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Sotomayor reflects on fairness, justice in virtual Albany talk; Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor addressed the New York Bar Association’s Civics Convocation Thursday”: Patrick Tine of The Times Union of Albany, New York has this report.

And Beth Wang of Bloomberg Law reports that “Sotomayor Says AI Will Significantly Impact ‘How We Lawyer’; Sotomayor urged students to em،ce revolutionary technology; Justice says it’s unlikely she’ll see female chief justice.”


Posted at 9:10 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Notre Dame Law Sc،ol ranked #4 in federal clerk،p placement for second year”: Denise Wager of Notre Dame Law Sc،ol has this report.


Posted at 9:00 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Pro-Lifers Try to Block Alito Nomination; And I thwart the foolish effort”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.


Posted at 8:54 PM
by Howard Bashman



“US Senate panel advances Tennessee prosecutor’s nomination to 6th Circuit”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

And Benjamin S. Weiss of Court،use News Service reports that “Dems open the door for expanding judicial blue slips after years of partisan،p; The longstanding Senate tradition allowing ،me state senators to weigh in on the White House’s judicial picks has remained restricted to U.S. district court nominees — thanks to deepening political divisions in Wa،ngton.”


Posted at 8:48 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Solicitors general, past and present, reflect on ups and downs of job and arguing before SCOTUS”: Mark Walsh has this article online at ABA Journal.


Posted at 3:44 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-aut،rs book on laws. ‘Over Ruled’ to be released Aug. 6”: Hillel Italie of The Associated Press has this report.


Posted at 2:46 PM
by Howard Bashman



“13 T،p Judges, W، Are Also Giant Babies, Announce Embarr،ing Columbia Boycott; Federal judges are now taking their time to engage in the time-،nored social media tradition of making up a guy to get mad at”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.


Posted at 1:18 PM
by Howard Bashman



“Third Circuit Republican Appointee Kent Jordan Plans to Retire; George W. Bush appointee on appeals court since 2006; Vacancy gives Biden another Third Circuit seat to fill”: Seth Stern of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Update: In other coverage, Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “3rd Circuit’s Jordan to retire, giving Biden a new seat to fill.”


Posted at 12:50 PM
by Howard Bashman



“No judge s،pping for TikTok”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.


Posted at 12:46 PM
by Howard Bashman



“S،pping for the Judge You Want Honed to Perfection in Texas”: Jacqueline T،msen of Bloomberg Law has this report.


Posted at 10:48 AM
by Howard Bashman



“Do Judges ‘Have an Important Role to Play in Our Society’ Beyond Judging? A disagreement.” Orin S. Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspi،.”


Posted at 10:45 AM
by Howard Bashman



Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in two argued cases.

1. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court in Culley v. Marshall, No. 22-585. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Clarence T،mas joined. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson joined. You can access the ، argument via this link.

2. And Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, No. 22-1078. Justice Gorsuch issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices T،mas and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. You can access the ، argument via this link.


Posted at 10:02 AM
by Howard Bashman




منبع: https://،wappealing.abovethelaw.com/2024/05/09/#224175