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.
“Republican
states
can
move
ahead
with
abortion
pill
lawsuit
in
Texas”: Brendan
Pierson
and
Nate
Raymond
of
Reuters
have this
report.
“Biden
administration
will
leave
it
to
Trump
to
implement
TikTok
ban;
The
ban
goes
into
effect
on
Sunday
unless
the
Supreme
Court
intervenes”: Elizabeth
Schulze,
Devin
Dwyer,
and
Steven
Portnoy
of
ABC
News
have this
report.
“A.G.
Garland
withdraws
federal
execution
drug
protocol
following
review;
‘[T]here
is
significant
uncertainty
about
whether
the
use
of
pentobarbital
as
a
single-drug
lethal
injection
for
execution
treats
individuals
humanely,’
Garland
wrote”: Chris
Geidner
has this
post at
his
Substack
site.
“Riggs,
Griffin
spar
over
proper
forum
for
NC
Supreme
Court
election
dispute”: The
Carolina
Journal
has this
report.
“Arkansas
Supreme
Court
administrator
asks
chief
justice
to
stay
away,
pending
disciplinary
review;
Request
is
latest
stumble
in
rocky
start
for
Chief
Justice
Karen
Baker”: Sonny
Albarado
of
Arkansas
Advocate
has this
report.
“Cookies,
Cocktails
and
Mushrooms
on
the
Menu
as
Justices
Hear
Bank
Fraud
Case;
In
trying
to
find
the
line
between
false
statements
and
misleading
ones
in
the
case
of
a
Chicago
politician,
members
of
the
Supreme
Court
posed
colorful
questions”: Adam
Liptak
of
The
New
York
Times
has this
report.