{"id":166529,"date":"2026-10-30T15:27:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T23:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/30\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-18\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T23:27:05","slug":"how-appealing-weekly-roundup-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/30\/how-appealing-weekly-roundup-18\/","title":{"rendered":"How Appealing Weekly Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ed. Note<\/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

\u201cIf Trump Gets Another Supreme Court Pick, MAGA Wants a Loyalist; For years, Supreme Court aspirants have avoided talking about how they might rule; Trump\u2019s frustrations with his first-term picks could change that\u201d:<\/strong> Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump Erupted After Learning of Alina Habba\u2019s $50 Million Deal; Angry about the scale of a contract signed by one of his former lawyers with the family of a wealthy pardon seeker, the president told allies he wanted some of the money to go to his future presidential library\u201d:<\/strong> Tyler Pager of The New York Times has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFourth Circuit considers Second Amendment argument from man arrested near CIA headquarters; A man arrested outside the CIA headquarters in 2025 argues the federal government violated his Second Amendment rights\u201d:<\/strong> Yann Ranaivo of Courthouse News Service has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNinth Circuit panel skeptical of San Diego abortion clinic speech restrictions; A Ninth Circuit panel pressed attorneys on whether San Diego\u2019s restrictions on speech outside abortion clinics are unconstitutionally vague, as an anti-abortion protester seeks to revive his dismissed lawsuit\u201d:<\/strong> Quinn Welsch of Courthouse News Service has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRead the (Proposed) Amicus Brief I Filed Supporting the State of Alaska in the Suit Where DOJ Wants to Stop Certification in the U.S. Senate Race\u201d:<\/strong> Rick Hasen has this post<\/a> at his \u201cElection Law Blog.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trump Justice Department Has Been Reduced to Lying About a Golf Course Renovation; A fitting end to the first two years of Trump\u2019s second term in office\u201d:<\/strong> Jay Willis has this post<\/a> at his \u201cBalls & Strikes\u201d Substack site.<\/p>\n

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

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Ed. Note<\/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

\u201cIf Trump Gets Another Supreme Court Pick, MAGA Wants a Loyalist; For years, Supreme Court aspirants have avoided talking about how they might rule; Trump\u2019s frustrations with his first-term picks could change that\u201d:<\/strong> Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump Erupted After Learning of Alina Habba\u2019s $50 Million Deal; Angry about the scale of a contract signed by one of his former lawyers with the family of a wealthy pardon seeker, the president told allies he wanted some of the money to go to his future presidential library\u201d:<\/strong> Tyler Pager of The New York Times has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFourth Circuit considers Second Amendment argument from man arrested near CIA headquarters; A man arrested outside the CIA headquarters in 2025 argues the federal government violated his Second Amendment rights\u201d:<\/strong> Yann Ranaivo of Courthouse News Service has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNinth Circuit panel skeptical of San Diego abortion clinic speech restrictions; A Ninth Circuit panel pressed attorneys on whether San Diego\u2019s restrictions on speech outside abortion clinics are unconstitutionally vague, as an anti-abortion protester seeks to revive his dismissed lawsuit\u201d:<\/strong> Quinn Welsch of Courthouse News Service has this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRead the (Proposed) Amicus Brief I Filed Supporting the State of Alaska in the Suit Where DOJ Wants to Stop Certification in the U.S. Senate Race\u201d:<\/strong> Rick Hasen has this post<\/a> at his \u201cElection Law Blog.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trump Justice Department Has Been Reduced to Lying About a Golf Course Renovation; A fitting end to the first two years of Trump\u2019s second term in office\u201d:<\/strong> Jay Willis has this post<\/a> at his \u201cBalls & Strikes\u201d Substack site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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