{"id":164757,"date":"2026-10-09T11:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T19:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/09\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-15\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T19:05:54","slug":"how-appealing-weekly-roundup-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/09\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-15\/","title":{"rendered":"How Appealing Weekly Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ed. note<\/u><\/strong><\/em>: 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

\u201cReplacing Alito on the court? It\u2019s if, not when; Democrats could choose to hold any Supreme Court vacancy open if they regain Senate control.\u201d<\/strong> Michael Macagnone of The Hill has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFort Hood Shooter\u2019s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says; If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history\u201d:<\/strong> Chris Cameron of The New York Times has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Seashells Case Against Comey at a Crossroads; A judge will soon rule on whether the former F.B.I. director must face trial for an Instagram post\u201d:<\/strong> Adam Liptak has this new installment<\/a> of his \u201cThe Docket\u201d newsletter online at The New York Times.<\/p>\n

\u201cSamuel Alito\u2019s Tortured Attempts to Explain Himself; In the midst of his will-he-or-won\u2019t-he retirement tour, the justice is at great pains to make his view of originalism make a lick of sense\u201d:<\/strong> Matt Ford has this essay<\/a> online at The New Republic.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan Who Threatened Supreme Court Justices Avoids Jail Sentence\u201d:<\/strong> Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe New Supreme Court Term Looks Boring. That\u2019s a Good Thing.\u201d<\/strong> David Lat has this new installment<\/a> of his \u201cDivided Argument\u201d column online at Bloomberg Law.<\/p>\n

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

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Ed. note<\/u><\/strong><\/em>: 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

\u201cReplacing Alito on the court? It\u2019s if, not when; Democrats could choose to hold any Supreme Court vacancy open if they regain Senate control.\u201d<\/strong> Michael Macagnone of The Hill has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFort Hood Shooter\u2019s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says; If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history\u201d:<\/strong> Chris Cameron of The New York Times has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Seashells Case Against Comey at a Crossroads; A judge will soon rule on whether the former F.B.I. director must face trial for an Instagram post\u201d:<\/strong> Adam Liptak has this new installment<\/a> of his \u201cThe Docket\u201d newsletter online at The New York Times.<\/p>\n

\u201cSamuel Alito\u2019s Tortured Attempts to Explain Himself; In the midst of his will-he-or-won\u2019t-he retirement tour, the justice is at great pains to make his view of originalism make a lick of sense\u201d:<\/strong> Matt Ford has this essay<\/a> online at The New Republic.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan Who Threatened Supreme Court Justices Avoids Jail Sentence\u201d:<\/strong> Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe New Supreme Court Term Looks Boring. That\u2019s a Good Thing.\u201d<\/strong> David Lat has this new installment<\/a> of his \u201cDivided Argument\u201d column online at Bloomberg Law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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