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 refuses to put proof-of-citizenship amendment on Michigan ballot; The justices were asked to intervene in a Michigan ballot fight after the invalidation of signatures tanked a proof-of-citizenship amendment”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.
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“Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Limits; The justices have been asked to weigh in again on the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail voting — this time on whether the plans violate the Constitution”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.
“Ninth Circuit delivers sweeping victory to news service on public access; In a mother lode opinion coming after years of litigation, the Ninth Circuit denied Idaho’s bid to cloak its new court filings in darkness and gave powerful backing to the free discussion of government affairs”: Bill Girdner of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“Johnny Doc’s prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump, his lawyer says; John Dougherty’s lawyer said he hoped Dougherty could be released from prison as soon as Friday”: Chris Palmer and Sean Collins Walsh of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.
“How a coming Supreme Court clash over prediction markets could reshape American betting; The case, if taken up, would mark a blockbuster showdown between states and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket U.S. — and who gets to regulate them”: Declan Harty of Politico has this report.
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“Hulu documentary series examines Dan Markel murder; ‘Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel’ premieres Sept. 1”: Jim Rosica of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.
“The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During ‘A Year of Murders’”: Nick Turse of The Intercept has this report.