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.
“Justice Allison Riggs sworn in after six-month election battle with GOP challenger”: Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina have this report.
“The Abrego Garcia Boomerang at the Supreme Court; The Justices express some frustration over Justice Department candor as they hear the birthright citizenship case”: This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Ed Martin publicizes ethics probe he says was wrongly disclosed; The former D.C. U.S. attorney nominee revealed he faces a legal disciplinary review in an all-office goodbye email, while claiming his confidentiality was violated”: Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post has this report.
“Supreme Court Rejects ‘Moment of Threat’ Limit in Excessive Force Suits; Lower courts had been divided over whether judges must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to the seconds preceding them”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
“Two Supreme Court Justices Invited an All-Out Assault on the Voting Rights Act. Now It’s Here.” Law professor Richard L. Hasen has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Trump’s Habeas Corpus Threat: No president, even Lincoln, has ever suspended the writ without Congress.” Columnist William A. Galston will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.