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.
“Supreme Court Secrecy Includes Reasons for Recusal; Justices often don’t disclose why they disqualify themselves from hearing cases; Their silence echoes the court’s unexplained emergency orders”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.
What Even Is AI ‘Competence’? It Depends.
Takeaways from a Legalweek panel on evolving malpractice risks.
“U.S. Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor urges women to lead with passion”: Williesha Morris of Alabama Media Group has this report.
“Three ways the Supreme Court could upend the midterm elections; Multiple cases before the justices could remake rules on district boundaries, campaign finance and the eligibility of certain mail-in ballots”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen has this essay online at MS Now.
“Supreme Court remade by Trump ushers in historic defeats for civil rights; The court is the first since at least the ’50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, an analysis conducted for The Post shows”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.
“How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations; Judges are ordering an unprecedented number of people deported after coming under significant pressure from the administration to do so or risk losing their jobs”: Nicholas Nehamas, Allison McCann, Steven Rich, Jazmine Ulloa, and Hamed Aleaziz of The New York Times have this report.
The New Way Litigators Handle Depositions Applies AI Every Step Of The Way
Depositions by Filevine help with scheduling, tracking goals, and trial prep.
“Brett Kavanaugh’s Colleagues Are Getting Awfully Tired of Brett Kavanaugh; Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s comments about the Supreme Court’s recent racial profiling case are just more evidence that Kavanaugh’s colleagues kind of hate his guts”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.