{"id":135801,"date":"2025-10-24T11:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/10\/24\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-9\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:10:45","slug":"how-appealing-weekly-roundup-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/10\/24\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-9\/","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><em><strong>Ed. Note<\/strong><\/em>: <em>A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/howappealing.abovethelaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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>\u201cAmerica\u2019s Two-Tier Racial System Is Making a Comeback\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Online at Bloomberg Opinion, columnist Ronald Brownstein has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2025-10-23\/voting-rights-ruling-could-erase-decades-of-progress-in-the-south\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an essay<\/a>\u00a0that begins, \u201cDecision by decision, the Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority is hardening America\u2019s division into a two-tier society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWho wins Pa.\u2019s yes\/no Supreme Court retention votes, and why\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Columnist John Baer has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/politics\/2025\/10\/who-wins-pas-yesno-supreme-court-retention-votes-and-why-john-baer.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTrump Judges Keep Pulling Desperate, Sweaty Stunts In the Hopes That He Offers Them Promotions; Only Ryan Nelson has the courage to ask the hard questions, like, what if the law allows Donald Trump to do whatever he wants?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Madiba K. Dennie has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/law-politics\/ryan-nelson-trump-judge-portland-audition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at Balls and Strikes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis Former Supreme Court Justice Is Trying to Salvage His Legacy. It\u2019s Too Late.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Jared Jacang Maher and David Sirota have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2025\/10\/worst-supreme-court-justice-legacy-anthony-kennedy-citizens-united.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this Jurisprudence essay<\/a>\u00a0online at Slate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAll the President\u2019s Enemies; Trump\u2019s misguided indictments won\u2019t help him, as the Founders foresaw\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Columnist Barton Swaim will have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/all-the-presidents-enemies-b6b6dda0?st=byp3yc&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this op-ed<\/a>\u00a0in Thursday\u2019s edition of The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s time to end presidential pardons; A tool meant to fix miscarriages of justice now routinely produces them\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Columnist Jeff Jacoby has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/10\/22\/opinion\/end-presidential-pardons-trump-biden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The Boston Globe.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-143\/\" 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><em><strong>Ed. Note<\/strong><\/em>: <em>A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/howappealing.abovethelaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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>\u201cAmerica\u2019s Two-Tier Racial System Is Making a Comeback\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Online at Bloomberg Opinion, columnist Ronald Brownstein has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2025-10-23\/voting-rights-ruling-could-erase-decades-of-progress-in-the-south\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an essay<\/a>\u00a0that begins, \u201cDecision by decision, the Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority is hardening America\u2019s division into a two-tier society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWho wins Pa.\u2019s yes\/no Supreme Court retention votes, and why\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Columnist John Baer has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/politics\/2025\/10\/who-wins-pas-yesno-supreme-court-retention-votes-and-why-john-baer.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTrump Judges Keep Pulling Desperate, Sweaty Stunts In the Hopes That He Offers Them Promotions; Only Ryan Nelson has the courage to ask the hard questions, like, what if the law allows Donald Trump to do whatever he wants?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Madiba K. Dennie has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/law-politics\/ryan-nelson-trump-judge-portland-audition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at Balls and Strikes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis Former Supreme Court Justice Is Trying to Salvage His Legacy. It\u2019s Too Late.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Jared Jacang Maher and David Sirota have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2025\/10\/worst-supreme-court-justice-legacy-anthony-kennedy-citizens-united.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this Jurisprudence essay<\/a>\u00a0online at Slate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAll the President\u2019s Enemies; Trump\u2019s misguided indictments won\u2019t help him, as the Founders foresaw\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Columnist Barton Swaim will have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/all-the-presidents-enemies-b6b6dda0?st=byp3yc&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this op-ed<\/a>\u00a0in Thursday\u2019s edition of The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s time to end presidential pardons; A tool meant to fix miscarriages of justice now routinely produces them\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Columnist Jeff Jacoby has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/10\/22\/opinion\/end-presidential-pardons-trump-biden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The Boston Globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed. 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Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. \u201cAmerica\u2019s Two-Tier Racial System Is Making a Comeback\u201d:\u00a0Online at Bloomberg Opinion, columnist Ronald Brownstein has\u00a0an essay\u00a0that begins, \u201cDecision by decision, the Republican-appointed [&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-135801","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\/135801","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=135801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135801\/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=135801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}