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Chief Judge Pryor's Non-Order in the Eleanor Ross Judicial Misconduct Proceedings: Why It Is So Problematic and What Might Be Done About It

A guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman.

Reason

Obama-appointed federal judge says she has no excuse after courthouse sex scandal and cover-up claims

A federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found she engaged in sexual activity with a police officer in her chambers and then lied about it has issued an apology to a former law clerk for her "harmful, offensive, and unprofessional behavior."

The Independent UK

Impeachment sought against federal judge over alleged sex in chambers, lying to investigators

Republicans in Congress are introducing impeachment resolutions against a federal judge in Atlanta

The Independent UK

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A Private Ethics Order From The Fifth Circuit With Dissents To Make It Public (Updated)

How could it be that not a single member of the 11th Circuit Judicial Council thought to make Judge Betsy's reprimand public?

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Federal judge’s courthouse hookups with cop heard by staff, report says

A court investigation found that a federal judge had an affair with a police officer, including having sex in chambers overheard by staff, but remains on the bench with a “private reprimand.”

The Independent UK

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Trump v. Clinton and Affirms Sanctions Against Trump (Updated)

A rare instance in which courts were willing to impose sanctions upon sanctionable conduct.

Reason

Federal Appeals Court Rules Takings Clause Creates Cause of Action Even Without Additional Federal or State Legislation

Victims of uncompensated takings can sue directly under the Constitution. The case involved uncompensated seizure of horses.

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Second Amendment Roundup: Bruen Was Right

Joel Alicea’s defense of originalism demonstrates broad applicability of the text-history method.

Reason

Second Amendment Roundup: 18 to 20 Age Ban Cases Coming to a Head

Both sides agree the Supreme Court should grant cert.

Reason

Pseudonymity OK for Transgender Prisoner's Challenge, But Rest of Filings Must Be Unsealed

From today's decision in Doe v. Ga. Dep't of Corrections, by Chief Judge William Pryor and Judges Adalberto Jordan and… The post Pseudonymity OK for Transgender Prisoner's Challenge, But Rest of Filings Must Be Unsealed appeared first on Reason.com.

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Judges' Boycott of Columbia in Clerk Hiring Is Permissible Under Judicial Ethics Rules (II)

From an order by Eleventh Circuit Judge William Pryor, affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Council Aug. 12 but apparently just recently made public (see also this similar Fifth Circuit decision): The Complaint stems from a letter from multiple federal judges, including the Subject Judges, addressed to the president of…

Reason

There were so many complaints against the judge in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago case that the court quit taking them

Complaints flooded a Florida clerk’s office with questions about the ‘correctness of her rulings’ in the classified docs case

The Independent UK

Meadows ruling a "bad signal for Trump"

"You could almost just global search and replace Meadows for Trump" in the ruling, says CNN legal analyst

Salon

Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court

Meadows was indicted along with former President Donald Trump and 17 others on charges that they illegally conspired to keep Trump in power after the 2020 election.

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Appeals court skeptical of Meadows’ bid to move Georgia election case

Court expresses doubt ex-White House chief of staff was acting as a federal official in trying to reverse Trump’s 2020 defeat

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The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals restored several provisions of a recent Florida election law that have been struck down

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision on April 27, 2023, involving “four recently enacted provisions of Florida’s election law, including provisions that regulate ballot drop boxes, the solicitation of voters at the polls, and the delivery of voter-registration forms by third-party voter-registration organizations,” according to Judge William…

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"Suicide by Cop" Is Covered by Suicide Exclusion in Insurance Policy

From N. Am. Co. for Life & Health Ins. v. Caldwell, decided Thursday by the Eleventh Circuit, in an opinion by Chief Judge William Pryor, joined by Judges Robin Rosenbaum and Stanley Marcus: This appeal requires us to decide whether a life-insurance policy excludes from coverage a death resulting from…

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What Happened When Mark Joseph Stern Interviewed Judge William Pryor

Slate's legal correspondent questioned the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit about the Federalist Society.

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Experts: Cannon's pro-Trump order doomed

"A shame it has taken so many months just to overrule Judge Cannon’s nonsense," ex-solicitor general says

The Independent UK

‘What are we doing here?’ Appeals panel appears inclined to toss out Trump special master order

Documents, some of them top secret, were seized from former president’s Mar-a-Lago home on 8 August

The Independent UK

Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner

Four of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary

Reason

New York v. United States and Nance v. Ward

Section 1983 should not be read to impose obligations on state legislatures to enact legislation.

Reason

Judge Bill Pryor Challenges Common-Good Constitutionalism

A recent lecture defends Originalist judging against its upstart conservative rival.

Reason

Sheriff Violated First Amendment by Posting "No Trick-or-Treat" Signs on Sex Offenders' Front Yards

From McClendon v. Long, decided today by the Eleventh Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Frank Hull, joined by Chief Judge William Pryor and Britt Grant: In October 2018, two deputies from the Butts County Sheriff's Office placed signs in the front yards of the residences of all 57 registered…

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