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.
“Senate advances Third Circuit nominee Mascott amid Democratic objections; Delaware Senator Chris Coons has long complained that Jennifer Mascott lacks a sufficient connection to his home state, where the Trump administration official would likely consider some cases as an appellate judge”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.
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“The Story of This Supreme Court Term Is Already On YouTube; Using soft-lit infomercial-style videos, conservative activists are building a shared cultural understanding about who deserves the law’s protections, and who does not”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Naked Baby on Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’; The man pictured as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s seminal second album argued that the band had engaged in child sex abuse imagery”: Derrick Bryson Taylor of The New York Times has this report.
“Supreme Court’s Cook Decision Gives Fed Breathing Room, For Now”: Enda Curran, Catarina Saraiva, and Amara Omeokwe of Bloomberg News have this report.
“Judges’ Mental Well-Being Gets New Attention as Threats Rise”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.
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“Frozen feud: How Trump and the Supreme Court helped put historic Whole Foods union bid on ice.” John Kruzel and Daniel Wiessner of Reuters have this report.