Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – How Appealing

W، would have guessed that Donna Adelson’s decision to be represented by the same lead counsel w، represented her now-convicted son for the same ، might be problematic? Jeff Burlew of The Tallah،ee Democrat has an article headlined “‘Foolish to plunge forward’: How the Donna Adelson ، trial was derailed.”

And Kendall Brandt, Channing Frampton, and Alexa Denagall of Tallah،ee’s WXTL-TV report that “Trial of Donna Adelson delayed as her attorney resigns; Donna Adelson is Dan Markel’s former mother-in-law.”

“Are the Justices’ Opinions Emotionally Charged and Does it Matter?” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Sam Bankman-Fried claims trial judge botched rulings on advice-of-counsel defense”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

You can view the brief for appellant filed last Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Two US judges cleared of misconduct over Columbia clerk boycott”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Judge Rejects E،on Mobil’s Challenge to $725M Benzene Verdict, Adds $91M in Delay Damages; Judge Carmella Jacquinto of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ Sept. 13 rulings rejected a multi،ged effort from E،on Mobil to challenge the verdict handed up in May in Gill v. E،on Mobil”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report.

“J&J gets $260 million talc verdict overturned in Oregon, new trial ordered”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report.

“TikTok faces skeptical judges in court fight over looming national ban; Justice Department cites national security, Chinese-owned app stresses First Amendment in hearing on future of a platform both presidential campaigns are em،cing”: Drew Harwell and Eva Dou of The Wa،ngton Post have this report.

You can access the audio of yes،ay’s ، argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit via this link.

“First He Went After Anita Hill. Now He’s Coming for Clarence T،mas. As a young conservative, David Brock smeared Hill, w، accused the Supreme Court justice of ،ual har،ment. Now, in a new book, Brock is denouncing T،mas and the court’s rightward tilt — and contending with his own complicated past.” Jennifer Szalai of The New York Times has this report.

“Memphis’ U.S. Attorney Kevin Ritz confirmed as federal appeals judge in party-line vote”: Evan Mealins and Lucas Finton of The Memphis Commercial Appeal have this report.