{"id":144576,"date":"2026-02-20T16:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/20\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-43\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:37:59","slug":"how-appealing-weekly-roundup-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/20\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-43\/","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>\u201cNew numbers hurt Trump\u2019s case at the Supreme Court; The real goods trade deficit increased despite new tariffs\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0The Washington Post has published\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2026\/02\/19\/trade-tariffs-deficit-supreme-court\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this editorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cA Press Freedom Case in Peril, From a Lawyer Who Helped Write It; Alan Dershowitz was present at the creation of New York Times v. Sullivan; Now he is asking the Supreme Court to revise or destroy it\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0You can access today\u2019s installment of the \u201cThe Docket\u201d newsletter from Adam Liptak of The New York Times\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/us\/politics\/thedocket-dershowitz-sullivan.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLawyer in abortion pill battles joins conservative law firm Lex Politica\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0David Thomas of Reuters has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/legalindustry\/lawyer-abortion-pill-battles-joins-conservative-law-firm-lex-politica-2026-02-18\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHow to Safeguard the DOJ Against the Next Trump\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Law professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.law.umich.edu\/faculty-and-scholarship\/our-faculty\/barbara-l-mcquade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barbara McQuade<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2026-02-15\/how-to-safeguard-the-doj-against-the-next-trump\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at Bloomberg Opinion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cJudge Leon Educates Pete Hegseth; The military version of lawfare loses in embarrassing fashion\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/judge-leon-educates-pete-hegseth-df8a66a5?st=ecxg58&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This editorial<\/a>\u00a0will appear in Tuesday\u2019s edition of The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Plan for a Radically Different Supreme Court Is Here\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Jeffrey Toobin has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/16\/opinion\/alternative-federalist-society.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this guest essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/02\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-158\/\" 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>\u201cNew numbers hurt Trump\u2019s case at the Supreme Court; The real goods trade deficit increased despite new tariffs\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0The Washington Post has published\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2026\/02\/19\/trade-tariffs-deficit-supreme-court\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this editorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cA Press Freedom Case in Peril, From a Lawyer Who Helped Write It; Alan Dershowitz was present at the creation of New York Times v. Sullivan; Now he is asking the Supreme Court to revise or destroy it\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0You can access today\u2019s installment of the \u201cThe Docket\u201d newsletter from Adam Liptak of The New York Times\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/us\/politics\/thedocket-dershowitz-sullivan.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLawyer in abortion pill battles joins conservative law firm Lex Politica\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0David Thomas of Reuters has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/legalindustry\/lawyer-abortion-pill-battles-joins-conservative-law-firm-lex-politica-2026-02-18\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHow to Safeguard the DOJ Against the Next Trump\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Law professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.law.umich.edu\/faculty-and-scholarship\/our-faculty\/barbara-l-mcquade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barbara McQuade<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2026-02-15\/how-to-safeguard-the-doj-against-the-next-trump\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at Bloomberg Opinion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cJudge Leon Educates Pete Hegseth; The military version of lawfare loses in embarrassing fashion\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/judge-leon-educates-pete-hegseth-df8a66a5?st=ecxg58&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This editorial<\/a>\u00a0will appear in Tuesday\u2019s edition of The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Plan for a Radically Different Supreme Court Is Here\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Jeffrey Toobin has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/16\/opinion\/alternative-federalist-society.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this guest essay<\/a>\u00a0online at The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/02\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-158\/\" 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. 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