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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.
“‘Get the right cases to the supreme court’: inside Charles Koch’s network; Billionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government.” Ed Pilkington and Nick Surgey of The Guardian have this report.
“Televise Trump’s federal trials? Judicial panel says its hands are tied. A courts committee says it lacks authority to modify a broadcasting ban in time for the historic criminal cases against the former president.” Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.
“Texas judge refusing to marry gay couples goes before state supreme court; Texas Supreme Court justices heard arguments Wednesday in the case of a Waco judge who refused to marry same-sex couples; It is unclear when the high court will issue a ruling”: Alejandro Serrano of The Texas Tribune has this report.
“Did SCOTUS Finally Wake Up to the Threat of State Nullification of Federal Law?” Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.
“Public Support for the Supreme Court Through the Lens of Political Science”: Jake S. Truscott has this post at the “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.
“The Supreme Court confronts its own failure in an appalling case about guns; The justices are seriously considering whether domestic abusers have a right to own a gun”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
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