{"id":146579,"date":"2026-03-20T07:59:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/20\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-45\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T07:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:59:45","slug":"how-appealing-weekly-roundup-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/20\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-45\/","title":{"rendered":"How Appealing Weekly Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><u>Ed. note<\/u><\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0<em>A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman\u2019s\u00a0<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>\u201cFederal judge blocks Arkansas\u2019 Ten Commandments law; The state\u2019s attorney general will appeal the ruling, his spokesperson says\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Antoinette Grajeda of Arkansas Advocate has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arkansasadvocate.com\/2026\/03\/16\/federal-judge-blocks-arkansas-ten-commandments-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can access today\u2019s decision of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arwd.uscourts.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Summary-Judgment-Stinson-v.-Fayetteville-SD-No.-1-3.16.26.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Chief Justice Says Personal Attacks on Judges Are \u2018Dangerous\u2019 and Must Stop; The public remarks from Chief Justice John Roberts were his first since President Trump excoriated the justices who ruled against his tariffs in harsh and personal terms\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/17\/us\/politics\/chief-justice-trump-personal-attacks.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>VanDyke Unapologetic Over Colorful Dissents That Irk Colleagues\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/vandyke-unapologetic-over-colorful-dissents-that-irk-colleagues\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLuigi Mangione wants to delay his federal trial until 2027; Attorneys for the accused health care CEO shooter say that it would be \u2018impossible\u2019 for the federal case to go to trial in September with his state case already set for June\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/courthousenews.com\/luigi-mangione-wants-to-delay-his-federal-trial-until-2027\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Appeals Court Revives Claims Against Activist Over Protest\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/appeals-court-revives-claims-against-activist-over-protest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a report<\/a>\u00a0(subscription required for full access) that begins, \u201cA federal appeals court revived a Louisiana police officer\u2019s lawsuit against a civil rights activist over injuries the officer suffered at a Baton Rouge protest, prompting one judge to warn the decision \u2018imperils\u2019 free speech rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can access yesterday\u2019s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ca5.uscourts.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca5.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/pub\/24\/24-30494-CV0.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-162\/\" 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<p><em><strong><u>Ed. note<\/u><\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0<em>A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman\u2019s\u00a0<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>\u201cFederal judge blocks Arkansas\u2019 Ten Commandments law; The state\u2019s attorney general will appeal the ruling, his spokesperson says\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Antoinette Grajeda of Arkansas Advocate has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arkansasadvocate.com\/2026\/03\/16\/federal-judge-blocks-arkansas-ten-commandments-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can access today\u2019s decision of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arwd.uscourts.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Summary-Judgment-Stinson-v.-Fayetteville-SD-No.-1-3.16.26.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Chief Justice Says Personal Attacks on Judges Are \u2018Dangerous\u2019 and Must Stop; The public remarks from Chief Justice John Roberts were his first since President Trump excoriated the justices who ruled against his tariffs in harsh and personal terms\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/17\/us\/politics\/chief-justice-trump-personal-attacks.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>VanDyke Unapologetic Over Colorful Dissents That Irk Colleagues\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/vandyke-unapologetic-over-colorful-dissents-that-irk-colleagues\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLuigi Mangione wants to delay his federal trial until 2027; Attorneys for the accused health care CEO shooter say that it would be \u2018impossible\u2019 for the federal case to go to trial in September with his state case already set for June\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/courthousenews.com\/luigi-mangione-wants-to-delay-his-federal-trial-until-2027\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Appeals Court Revives Claims Against Activist Over Protest\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/appeals-court-revives-claims-against-activist-over-protest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a report<\/a>\u00a0(subscription required for full access) that begins, \u201cA federal appeals court revived a Louisiana police officer\u2019s lawsuit against a civil rights activist over injuries the officer suffered at a Baton Rouge protest, prompting one judge to warn the decision \u2018imperils\u2019 free speech rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can access yesterday\u2019s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ca5.uscourts.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca5.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/pub\/24\/24-30494-CV0.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed. note:\u00a0A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman\u2019s\u00a0How Appealing blog, the Web\u2019s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. \u201cFederal judge blocks Arkansas\u2019 Ten Commandments law; The state\u2019s attorney general will appeal the ruling, his spokesperson says\u201d:\u00a0Antoinette Grajeda of Arkansas Advocate has\u00a0this report. 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