(Subscription required) Senior U.S. District Judge David Campbell of Arizona said such maneuvering to keep Chattah in her post without approval by the Nevada federal bench or confirmation by the U.S. Senate violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.

[U.S.] Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, questioning whether Americans understand the difference between a king and a president, told a New York Law School crowd that improved civic education across the country would help people make better decisions.

(Subscription required) In a 171-page filing with the high court Monday evening, the former Chapman University law school dean continued to insist he did nothing wrong when he argued in January 2021 that then-Vice President Mike Pence could halt the electoral vote count that would make Joe Biden president.

A defendant may oppose a motion for summary judgment filed by another defendant with an adverse interest without the need of filing a cross-complaint, Div. Six of this district’s Court of Appeal declared yesterday.