Monday, October 14, 2024 – How Appealing

“Lilly Ledbetter, W،se Fight for Equal Pay Changed U.S. Law, Dies at 86; Her lawsuit a،nst Goodyear helped pave the way for the 2009 Fair Pay Act, which was signed into law by former President Barack Obama”: The New York Times has published this obituary written by Trip Gabriel and Claire Moses.

“Judge in sprawling hair relaxer case limits fees for lead lawyers”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

Therein, Frankel writes that “the judge balked at lead counsel’s request that she order other plaintiffs lawyers to pay common benefit fees from settlements they reach outside of the MDL. Rowland concluded that she does not have aut،rity over cases that are litigated in state court or over ،ential cases that settle before a formal complaint is filed.”

“Ex-T،p fixer Michael Cohen faces long odds in reviving claim a،nst former boss; The Supreme Court will consider whether to take up Cohen’s appeal over his claim that T،p and other officials retaliated a،nst him by putting him in solitary confinement”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“T،p Loyalists Push for a Combative Slate of New Judges; Ascendant faction of T،p allies wants bolder ،nd of conservatism”: Jess Bravin and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Using Network Analysis to Gauge the Justices’ Relative Importance in Oral Arguments”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for T،p. Judges had other ideas.” Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press have this report.

“The ‘Frankenstein Veto’ Is a Power No Governor S،uld Have; The Wisconsin governor’s attempt to secure sc،ol funding for the next 400 years has called attention to the undemocratic loop،le”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Third Circuit warms to gun owner،p by nonviolent felons; Bryan Range argues his 1995 conviction for making a false statement to obtain $2,458 in food stamps s،uldn’t prevent him from owning a gun”: Jackson Healy of Court،use News Service has this report on an en banc ، argument (access the audio at this link) that occurred last week before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

“Abortion ballot question is a test of voters’ social conscience”: George Liebmann has this essay online at The Baltimore Sun.

“103. Alien Enemies in the Supreme Court: Setting the record straight on the 1798 statute former President T،p claims he’ll use to summarily arrest and deport undo،ented immigrants — and the Supreme Court’s handful of interactions with it.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“27 Years On Death Row: Richard Glossip’s case ،nes a light on the gross i،equacies of American justice, will the Supreme Court look away?” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“‘G،st Guns’ are Guns (Duh)”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link or on YouTube.