{"id":130524,"date":"2025-08-15T07:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/15\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-4\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T07:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:22:51","slug":"how-appealing-weekly-roundup-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/15\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-4\/","title":{"rendered":"How Appealing Weekly Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ed. Note<\/strong><\/em><\/u>: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman\u2019s 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

\u201cTrump Appellate Court Pick Didn\u2019t Seek Out Delaware Seat\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has\u00a0a report<\/a>\u00a0that begins, \u201cJennifer Mascott\u2019s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest in serving on any court the White House saw fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPro Bono or Pro Nono? Law Firms Split on Fulfilling Deals With Trump; Some firm leaders have shrugged off deals as unenforceable, while at least one has taken on trade work for the administration with no fanfare.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Erin Mulvaney, C. Ryan Barber, and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have\u00a0this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cGhislaine Maxwell\u2019s Petition to the Supreme Court; The convicted sex offender is raising an important legal question \u2014 about whether an agreement by one federal prosecutor binds his colleagues across the country.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Law professor\u00a0Jeannie Suk Gersen<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The New Yorker.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaw Firms That Settled With Trump Are Asked to Help on Trade Deals; Boris Epshteyn, a personal lawyer for President Trump, connected two firms \u2014 Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden Arps \u2014 to the Commerce Department\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times have\u00a0this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy the Supreme Court Shouldn\u2019t Make Millions From Publishing Books; Maris Kreizman Wonders Who Will Be Left to Pass Judgment on Book-Related Cases\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Maris Kreizman has\u00a0this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at Literary Hub.<\/p>\n

\u201cJudge is skeptical of DOJ lawsuit against entire Maryland federal bench; The Trump administration sued every U.S. District Court judge in the state, alleging that they have improperly hindered efforts to rapidly deport migrants\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post has\u00a0this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. Note<\/strong><\/em><\/u>: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman\u2019s 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

\u201cTrump Appellate Court Pick Didn\u2019t Seek Out Delaware Seat\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has\u00a0a report<\/a>\u00a0that begins, \u201cJennifer Mascott\u2019s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest in serving on any court the White House saw fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPro Bono or Pro Nono? Law Firms Split on Fulfilling Deals With Trump; Some firm leaders have shrugged off deals as unenforceable, while at least one has taken on trade work for the administration with no fanfare.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Erin Mulvaney, C. Ryan Barber, and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have\u00a0this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cGhislaine Maxwell\u2019s Petition to the Supreme Court; The convicted sex offender is raising an important legal question \u2014 about whether an agreement by one federal prosecutor binds his colleagues across the country.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Law professor\u00a0Jeannie Suk Gersen<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The New Yorker.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaw Firms That Settled With Trump Are Asked to Help on Trade Deals; Boris Epshteyn, a personal lawyer for President Trump, connected two firms \u2014 Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden Arps \u2014 to the Commerce Department\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times have\u00a0this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy the Supreme Court Shouldn\u2019t Make Millions From Publishing Books; Maris Kreizman Wonders Who Will Be Left to Pass Judgment on Book-Related Cases\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Maris Kreizman has\u00a0this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at Literary Hub.<\/p>\n

\u201cJudge is skeptical of DOJ lawsuit against entire Maryland federal bench; The Trump administration sued every U.S. District Court judge in the state, alleging that they have improperly hindered efforts to rapidly deport migrants\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post has\u00a0this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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