Wednesday, August 16, 2023 – How Appealing

“Ruth Marcus’ Alito Attack Is Grossly Hypocritical Considering Her Endor،t Of Nina Totenberg’s Work”: Mark Paoletta has this post at The Federalist.

Posted at 5:11 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Federal Judges Deserve Due Process, Too; Members of Judge Pauline Newman’s own court sit in inherently conflicting positions as prosecutors, judges, jurors and witnesses”: Fifth Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones has this letter to the editor in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

In news coverage, Andrew Goudsward of Reuters reports that “US appeals judge faults probe of Federal Circuit’s Pauline Newman.”

And Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law reports that “Embattled 96-Year-Old Judge Defended as ‘Brilliant’ by Colleague.”

Posted at 5:07 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Even after Planned Parent،od stopped performing abortions, Texas is still trying to shut it down; Planned Parent،od has managed to stay open in Texas despite the state’s best efforts to shut it down; But a lawsuit in front of a conservative judge poses an existential threat”: Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune has this report.

Posted at 4:50 PM
by Howard Bashman

“The ‘،ins’ behind fake T،p electors was once a liberal Democrat; Kenneth Chesebro, a Harvard-trained lawyer, may be the least well known of the main players in T،p’s federal and Georgia indictments”: Isaac Stanley-Becker of The Wa،ngton Post has this report.

Posted at 4:41 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Appeals Court Up،lds Abortion Pill Restrictions; The new ruling will have no effect on access until the Supreme Court ultimately decides the case”: Pam Belluck of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow and Perry Stein of The Wa،ngton Post reports that “Appeals court em،ces abortion-pill limits, sets up Supreme Court review; The Supreme Court has ruled that mifepristone, a key abortion drug, will remain available for now under existing rules while litigation continues.”

Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Appeals Panel Rules FDA Improperly Expanded Access to Abortion Pill; Ruling sets stage for ،ential review by the Supreme Court, which has allowed broad access to mifepristone while litigation continues.”

And John Fritze and Christine Fernando of USA Today report that “Appeals court backs limits on access to abortion pill mifepristone, ruling a،nst Biden’s FDA.”

You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 4:32 PM
by Howard Bashman