How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.

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Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing.

“Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’; White House officials believe President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selection of partisan warriors for top law enforcement jobs indicates that he will pursue revenge against his perceived enemies”: Peter Baker and Erica L. Green of The New York Times have this report.

“Don’t Mistake Neil Gorsuch’s Abrupt Recusal for Actual Ethics”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Act 10 could take center stage in upcoming state Supreme Court election”: Laura Schulte of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“SCOTUS Clerk Hiring Watch: Retirement Clues? Here’s more reason to think that Justices Thomas and Alito aren’t stepping down, at least for the time being.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Inside the Supreme Court arguments on transgender care”: Mark Walsh has this View from the Court post at “SCOTUSblog.”

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“Theory in Practice: At the Center of a Supreme Court Case; William Baude’s Interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment in Trump v. Anderson Made Headlines — And He Stands by His Argument.” Claire L. Parins of the University of Chicago Law School has this report.

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