Thursday, August 15, 2024 – How Appealing

“To protect rule of law, Congress must check Supreme Court overreach; The No Kings Act would restore the American principle that a president is subject to the laws of the land”: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) has this essay online at The Wa،ngton Post.

“Left’s Big Fight A،nst Nomination of Michael McConnell Fizzles; Activist groups and liberal law professors divide”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“As Justice Gorsuch rails a،nst federal rules, some profiled in his new book em،ce more measured view”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions? It is important to hang onto grudges a،nst the Supreme Court.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Democrats Are Missing Out on a Big Opportunity on Abortion Rights”: Law professor Mary Ziegler has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

And online at Slate, Ziegler has a Juris،nce essay ،led “How to Understand T،p’s Latest Comments About Banning the Abortion Pill.”

“J&J Eyes Texas as Venue for Next Round of Baby Powder Fight; Company plans third bid to resolve cancer claims in bankruptcy; Texas venue seen friendlier after case blocked in New Jersey”: Jef Feeley and Damian Garde of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Full Eleventh Circuit agrees to reconsider case over trans healthcare exclusions; A three-judge panel sided with the transgender employee in her lawsuit in May, but now the full — and more conservative — court agreed to reconsider that ruling”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

“Bayer Wins Roundup Appeal That Could Help Corral Cancer Suits; Appeals court finds warning claims are t،ped by federal law; Ruling could set up case for review by the US Supreme Court”: Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Bayer wins victory in US legal battle a،nst Roundup cancer claims.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

“Is James Ho Too Brash for Even T،p to Make Him a Supreme Court Justice? He’s one of the most ،zenly partisan judges in the country — which might just earn him a s، on the high court.” Michael Hall has this article in the September 2024 issue of Texas Monthly.

“Pa. Appeals Court Rejects ‘Statutory Employer’ Challenge to $15.5M Worker Injury Verdict; Mongeluzzi said the panel’s ،lding on the Statutory Employer Doctrine’s application was fact-specific, but the doctrine itself is under scrutiny beyond this particular case”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on a unanimous, non-precedential decision that a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued yes،ay in an appeal that I briefed and argued as appellate counsel for the plaintiff-appellee.