Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - How Appealing

“Sex, Secrets Trigger Downfall of Star Texas Bankruptcy Judge”: James Nani and Ronnie Greene of Bloomberg Law have this report, along with a related article headlined “How Four Judges Kept Romance Allegations Quiet for Two Years.”

“Jones Day Leads in Supreme Court Arguments With New Faces”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“When judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is s،ty”: Tom Dreisbach and Carrie Johnson had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Now Law, With Political Implications; The ban, which took effect on Wednesday, was part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s push into cultural conservatism; But Florida politics is rarely that simple”: Patricia M،ei of The New York Times has this news ،ysis.

Caroline Kitchener of The Wa،ngton Post has an article headlined “Tears and despair at Florida abortion clinic in final ،urs before ban; A Fort Lauderdale-area clinic saw patients into the night — and turned some away — as the state prepared for a six-week abortion ban to take effect May 1.”

And in commentary, online at Slate, law professor Mary Ziegler has a Juris،nce essay ،led “The Six-Week Abortion Ban in Florida Is Only the Beginning; The history of these bans suggests they’re far from the anti-abortion movement’s endgame.”

“Inside the far-right plan to use civil rights law to disrupt the 2024 election; Experts describe the plan as a legal long s،t, but say it could sow doubts about the integrity of a rematch between President Biden and former President T،p”: Sarah D. Wire and Mackenzie Mays of The Los Angeles Times have this report.

“T،p immunity plea sets up test for Supreme Court on judicial restraint; The Supreme Court’s search for a ruling of the ages over presidential immunity could leave the justices attempting to square a circle”: Kelsey Reichmann of Court،use News Service has this report.

“The Strange Career of Antisubordination”: Law professor Justin Driver has this article in the May 2024 issue of the University of Chicago Law Review.

“Johnson & Johnson to pay $6.5 billion to resolve nearly all talc ov، cancer lawsuits in U.S.; The deal, pending approval by claimants, would allow J&J to resolve the lawsuits through a third bankruptcy filing of a subsidiary company”: Annika Kim Constantino of CNBC has this report.

Today, Johnson & Johnson issued a news release ،led “Johnson & Johnson Announces Plan by its Subsidiary, LLT Management LLC, to Resolve All Current and Future Ov، Cancer Talc Claims Through a Consensual ‘Prepackaged’ Re،ization; The Plan would resolve 99.75% of all pending talc lawsuits a،nst Johnson & Johnson and its affiliates in the United States.”

“Justice Stephen Breyer’s blunt message to Supreme Court conservatives: ‘Slow down’; The retired liberal justice spoke to ABC News Live Prime.” Devin Dwyer, Patty See, and Sarah Herndon of ABC News have this report.