How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.

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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.

“Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Scheduling Order So That Any 2024 Election-Related Challenges Can Be Decided Quickly”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

“Adnan Syed’s fate in hands of Maryland Supreme Court as clock winds down”: Tim Prudente of The Baltimore Banner has this report.

“Scale of Trump’s appeals court overhaul unmatched by Biden, even as Democrats could approve more total judges”: Tierney Sneed of CNN has this report.

“Justice Sotomayor’s side hustle during a hectic term? A kids’ musical. She told a theater crowd in Kansas City, Mo., that she believes her biggest legacy lies outside her trailblazing role in the law.” Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.

“Sarah Palin Is Granted New Libel Trial Against The New York Times; A federal appeals court said the judge overseeing the original trial, which Ms. Palin lost, had wrongly excluded evidence and might have swayed jurors as they were deliberating”: David Enrich of The New York Times has this report.

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“The president’s crimes: The oldest constitution in the world was not made for the political culture of modern America; The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v United States is a symptom of its crisis.” Jonathan Sumption has this article in the October 2024 issue of Prospect Magazine.

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