{"id":116540,"date":"2025-04-25T13:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/25\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-21\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T13:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:03:13","slug":"how-appealing-weekly-roundup-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/25\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-21\/","title":{"rendered":"How Appealing Weekly Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/GettyImages-509557490-620x413.jpg?resize=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><u><em><strong>Ed. Note<\/strong><\/em><\/u>: <em>A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/howappealing.abovethelaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">How Appealing blog<\/a>, the Web\u2019s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTrump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Ban on Transgender Troops; Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Adam Liptak of The New York Times has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/24\/us\/politics\/trump-supreme-transgender-troops.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe lawyers pushing back on Trump\u2019s campaign to corral big law firms: Big law firms stayed silent or cut deals as Trump sanctioned some firms; An increasingly vocal array of lawyers are challenging his moves.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Mark Berman of The Washington Post has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/04\/24\/law-firms-challenging-trump-sanctions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Supreme Court\u2019s \u2018Selective Proceduralism\u2019 Would Suffocate the Constitution; The law allows for extraordinary interventions under extraordinary circumstances, such as when human beings face the possibility of lifetime incarceration without due process\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Adam Serwer of The Atlantic has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2025\/04\/alito-thomas-dissent\/682571\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhat the Supreme Court has already said about banishment; It called leaving people stateless a punishment worse than torture\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Law professor John D. Bessler has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2025\/04\/23\/trump-prison-eighth-amendment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Supreme Court Has No Army; The judiciary has some tools to enforce presidential compliance, but their effectiveness depends ultimately on the vigilance of the American people\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Law professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.columbia.edu\/faculty\/thomas-p-schmidt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas P. Schmidt<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2025\/04\/courts-force-trump-comply\/682545\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cFederal judges block NC Supreme Court election \u2018cure\u2019 process \u2014 for now\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Kyle Ingram of The News &amp; Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/article304819896.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-117\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Appealing Weekly Roundup<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/GettyImages-509557490-620x413.jpg?resize=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><u><em><strong>Ed. Note<\/strong><\/em><\/u>: <em>A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/howappealing.abovethelaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">How Appealing blog<\/a>, the Web\u2019s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTrump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Ban on Transgender Troops; Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Adam Liptak of The New York Times has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/24\/us\/politics\/trump-supreme-transgender-troops.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe lawyers pushing back on Trump\u2019s campaign to corral big law firms: Big law firms stayed silent or cut deals as Trump sanctioned some firms; An increasingly vocal array of lawyers are challenging his moves.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Mark Berman of The Washington Post has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/04\/24\/law-firms-challenging-trump-sanctions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Supreme Court\u2019s \u2018Selective Proceduralism\u2019 Would Suffocate the Constitution; The law allows for extraordinary interventions under extraordinary circumstances, such as when human beings face the possibility of lifetime incarceration without due process\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Adam Serwer of The Atlantic has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2025\/04\/alito-thomas-dissent\/682571\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhat the Supreme Court has already said about banishment; It called leaving people stateless a punishment worse than torture\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Law professor John D. Bessler has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2025\/04\/23\/trump-prison-eighth-amendment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Supreme Court Has No Army; The judiciary has some tools to enforce presidential compliance, but their effectiveness depends ultimately on the vigilance of the American people\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Law professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.columbia.edu\/faculty\/thomas-p-schmidt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas P. Schmidt<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2025\/04\/courts-force-trump-comply\/682545\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cFederal judges block NC Supreme Court election \u2018cure\u2019 process \u2014 for now\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Kyle Ingram of The News &amp; Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/article304819896.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-117\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Appealing Weekly Roundup<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman\u2019s How Appealing blog, the Web\u2019s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. \u201cTrump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Ban on Transgender Troops; Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":50468,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-509557490-1615jh.jpeg?fit=2121%2C1414&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}