{"id":156294,"date":"2026-07-10T13:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/10\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-5\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:22:29","slug":"how-appealing-weekly-roundup-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/10\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-5\/","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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWork on Trump\u2019s E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case Divides Sullivan &amp; Cromwell; Law firm\u2019s co-chairman assured partners it would stay out of the president\u2019s appeal of sex-abuse and defamation cases; It reversed course after being asked by Trump\u2019s personal lawyer\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0C. Ryan Barber, Joe Palazzolo, and Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/law\/trump-carroll-defamation-sullivan-cromwell-98b444ba?st=91XU13&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIllinois Ban on AR-15s Is Constitutional, Seventh Circuit Rules\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Megan Crepeau of Bloomberg Law has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/illinois-ban-on-ar-15s-is-constitutional-seventh-circuit-rules\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>\u00a0(subscription required for full access).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThe Conservative Justices Attached Some Major Strings to the Latest Decision On Presidential Power; The Supreme Court is not only transferring political power from Congress to the executive branch; It is also reserving a ton of political power for itself\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Madiba K. Dennie has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/scotus\/supreme-court-presidential-power-strings-attached\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at Balls and Strikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201c\u2018Oyez, oyez.\u2019 Supreme Court\u2019s last official crier is dead at 102. At age 15, he began working at the court as a page. He rose to become its crier, announcing the justices\u2019 arrival and gaveling the court to order.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Cole Reynolds of The Washington Post has written\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/obituaries\/2026\/07\/08\/george-hutchinson-supreme-courts-last-official-crier-dies-102\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this obituary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cChief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. has transferred Judicial Conduct and Disability Complaint Number 26\u201190153, regarding Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson, to the Judicial Council of the Fourth Circuit.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0So begins\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca9.uscourts.gov\/news\/judicial-conduct-and-disability-complaint-26-90153\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a news release<\/a>\u00a0that the Public Information Office of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ca9.uscourts.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit<\/a>\u00a0issued today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cSupreme Court Term In Review: Zach Shemtob; The executive editor of SCOTUSblog (and [David Lat\u2019s] husband) shares takeaways from October Term 2025, including the biggest rulings and major themes.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0You can access today\u2019s new episode of David Lat\u2019s \u201cOriginal Jurisdiction\u201d podcast\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/davidlat.substack.com\/p\/supreme-court-scotus-october-term-2025-in-review-zach-shemtob-scotusblog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/07\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-176\/\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWork on Trump\u2019s E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case Divides Sullivan &amp; Cromwell; Law firm\u2019s co-chairman assured partners it would stay out of the president\u2019s appeal of sex-abuse and defamation cases; It reversed course after being asked by Trump\u2019s personal lawyer\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0C. Ryan Barber, Joe Palazzolo, and Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/law\/trump-carroll-defamation-sullivan-cromwell-98b444ba?st=91XU13&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIllinois Ban on AR-15s Is Constitutional, Seventh Circuit Rules\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Megan Crepeau of Bloomberg Law has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/illinois-ban-on-ar-15s-is-constitutional-seventh-circuit-rules\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this report<\/a>\u00a0(subscription required for full access).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThe Conservative Justices Attached Some Major Strings to the Latest Decision On Presidential Power; The Supreme Court is not only transferring political power from Congress to the executive branch; It is also reserving a ton of political power for itself\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Madiba K. Dennie has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/scotus\/supreme-court-presidential-power-strings-attached\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this essay<\/a>\u00a0online at Balls and Strikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201c\u2018Oyez, oyez.\u2019 Supreme Court\u2019s last official crier is dead at 102. At age 15, he began working at the court as a page. He rose to become its crier, announcing the justices\u2019 arrival and gaveling the court to order.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Cole Reynolds of The Washington Post has written\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/obituaries\/2026\/07\/08\/george-hutchinson-supreme-courts-last-official-crier-dies-102\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this obituary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cChief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. has transferred Judicial Conduct and Disability Complaint Number 26\u201190153, regarding Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson, to the Judicial Council of the Fourth Circuit.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0So begins\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca9.uscourts.gov\/news\/judicial-conduct-and-disability-complaint-26-90153\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a news release<\/a>\u00a0that the Public Information Office of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ca9.uscourts.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit<\/a>\u00a0issued today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cSupreme Court Term In Review: Zach Shemtob; The executive editor of SCOTUSblog (and [David Lat\u2019s] husband) shares takeaways from October Term 2025, including the biggest rulings and major themes.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0You can access today\u2019s new episode of David Lat\u2019s \u201cOriginal Jurisdiction\u201d podcast\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/davidlat.substack.com\/p\/supreme-court-scotus-october-term-2025-in-review-zach-shemtob-scotusblog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/07\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-176\/\" 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. \u201cWork on Trump\u2019s E. 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