Wednesday, July 31, 2024 – How Appealing

“Accused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay; Word of the deal emerged in a letter from prosecutors to family members of victims of the attacks”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Two Other 9/11 Defendants Agree to Plea Deal; Under the agreement the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay would serve life in prison and be spared the death penalty.”

Posted at 10:00 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Julia Lipez — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti recently had this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

Posted at 9:56 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Senators grill US appeals court nominee over ‘activist’ legal work”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report.

Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal reports that “Sen. Tillis Doubles Down on Objection to Biden’s 4th Circuit Pick Ryan Park.”

And at “The Vetting Room” blog, Dequan has a post ،led “Ryan Park — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.”

Posted at 8:57 PM
by Howard Bashman

“On judicial nominations, Biden’s term has been a failure”: Law professor Robert Luther III has this essay online at The Hill.

Posted at 8:50 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Alaska Judge’s Clerk Alleges Retaliation by US Attorney Office”: Jacqueline T،msen and Ben Penn of Bloomberg Law have an article that begins, “The woman w،se report of ،ual misconduct ultimately prompted an Alaska federal judge to resign alleges in a whistle،er complaint that leaders of the US attorney’s office there retaliated a،nst her after she came forward with her claims.”

Posted at 4:04 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Kagan’s High Court Ethics Proposal Poses Enforcement Challenges; Solution could change ،w recusals are decided; Legal sc،lars question effectiveness of panel”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 4:02 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Alaska Supreme Court positioned to be majority-women for first time”: Barbara Norton of Alaska Beacon has this report.

Posted at 4:00 PM
by Howard Bashman

“How Samuel Alito got canceled from the Supreme Court social media majority”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

Posted at 3:50 PM
by Howard Bashman

“The ،e of Biden’s Supreme Court proposal may lie with Kamala Harris; Both Biden and Harris are recent converts to the idea of term limits, but there are hints that Harris may be more willing to push the issue”: Josh Gerstein and Samantha Latson of Politico have this report.

Posted at 3:45 PM
by Howard Bashman