(Image via Getty)
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing.
“Justice Kavanaugh Sees ‘Concrete Steps’ Ahead to Address Supreme Court Ethics; All nine justices want their ‘respect for the institution to be shared by the American people,’ Kavanaugh tells conference”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
Product Spotlight: Lexis® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer
Put away the guesswork—Lexis® Verdict & Settlement Analyzer helps legal professionals assess case potential with confidence by using data-driven insights from the industry’s largest collection of verdicts and settlements.
“Anita Earls Did What Judges Are Supposed to Do; If a sitting state supreme court justice can’t talk honestly about the legal system’s failures, no one can”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.
“America’s state supreme courts don’t look like America; The racial and ethnic makeup of state high court justices doesn’t match the nation’s; And the gap in representation has gotten worse, a Public Integrity analysis reveals”: Aaron Mendelson of The Center for Public Integrity has this report.
“As Clarence Thomas faces record unpopularity, Americans want an ethics code for the Supreme Court”: Harry Enten of CNN has this news analysis.
“The Supreme Court Justices Are Just Like Anyone Else; Professionals like to believe themselves immune to the influence of gifts, but no one is”: Professor Adriane Fugh-Berman has this essay online at The Atlantic.