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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 Elena Kagan Calls for Enforceable Supreme Court Ethics Rules; There are flaws in the justices policing their own behavior, Kagan says”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
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“Appeals court timeline suggests months more of delay for Jack Smith’s documents case against Trump; The special counsel is appealing the dismissal of the case — but the appeal likely won’t be resolved until long after Election Day”: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.
“Supreme Court justices are writing more concurrent opinions to accompany rulings”: Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal.
“Where Does Kamala Harris Stand On Supreme Court Reform? Most Democratic politicians have been reluctant to endorse Supreme Court reform. There are signs that the party’s new nominee might see things differently.” Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“Pa. Supreme Court considering Pittsburgh’s ‘jock tax’ as city’s financial crisis deepens”: Hallie Lauer of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.
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“Supreme Court’s Hand-Picked Advocate Argues for Killing Richard Glossip; Oklahoma’s attorney general believes Glossip’s conviction should be overturned; Chief Justice John Roberts chose a former clerk to argue that the AG is wrong”: Liliana Segura and Jordan Smith of The Intercept have this report.