Appellate lawyer; author, How Appealing blog; appellate columnist, The Legal Intelligencer; described as "very esteemed appellate lawyer" by @pcntv commentator
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“You Should See the Other Guy”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Federal District Court Denies DOJ’s Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order in California Ballot Case; What’s Next?” Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”
You can access today’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the Central District howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Carol Rosenberg on the Past and Future of Guantanamo’s Military Courts”: Just Security has posted this video on YouTube. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“The Trump DOJ’s Latest Absurd Charge Against Comey; For the judge in the case, this is not a hard one”: Andrew C. McCarthy has this essay online at National Review. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Parents of Sandy Hook victims ask Supreme Court to uphold assault-rifle ban; The friend-of-the-court brief comes ahead of a major case that will test the constitutionality of state laws barring the sale of the popular rifle that has also been used in many howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Justice Department Push Against Trump’s Foes Reaches Higher Gear; Prosecutors have been feeling pressure to make progress on president’s priorities before Election Day”: Sadie Gurman, Dave Michaels, and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
Howard Bashman retweeted
NEW: A federal judge in Washington imposed a fresh block against the Trump administration’s move to use taxpayer money for television ads praising the president, expanding a New York court's temporary ban on the media spots
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Ruling: buff.ly/kaRvbQj
“Doctor argues North Carolina overshoots federal medication abortion rules; The preemption case — how far states can go in regulating certain medications without trampling on FDA authority — could have far-reaching impacts on high-risk drugs”: Sydney howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Can the Attorney General Remove Assistant U.S. Attorneys at Will? Judge Furman holds that the attorney general cannot fire an assistant U.S. attorney without cause, and that Article II does not change that.” Nick Bednar has this post at the “Lawfare” blog howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Alvin K. Hellerstein, Federal Judge Who Oversaw Maduro Case, Dies at 92; Judge Hellerstein died on Wednesday morning. He was appointed in 1998 and was overseeing the trial of Nicolás Maduro”: Santul Nerkar and Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times have howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
Alvin K. Hellerstein, Federal Judge Who Oversaw Maduro Case, Dies at 92 nytimes.com/2026/10/28/nyreg…
“Texas Judge’s Racial Comments to Lawyer Sparked Investigation”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has an article that begins, “A lawyer’s misconduct complaint against US District Judge Ada Brown stemmed from a hearing during which she repeatedly howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“At 4th Circ., DOJ Admits But Downplays Goldstein Trial Errors”: Jeff Overley of Law360 has this report (subscription required for full access).
You can access the prosecution’s Brief for Appellee filed yesterday at this link. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
Howard Bashman retweeted
New: A lawyer’s misconduct complaint against US District Judge Ada Brown stemmed from a hearing during which she repeatedly directed racial insults at him, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg Law.
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“Indiana maintains constitutionality of election law before Seventh Circuit; An Indiana University student and two state advocacy groups challenged Indiana’s voter ID law, which prohibits the use of student IDs at polling places”: Caitlyn Rosen of howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Trump administration can block immigration judges from closing deportation cases; The Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion, cleared the way for the White House to restrict the Biden-era policy”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Judge in L.A. weighs feds’ request to block 20,000 California votes with skepticism”: Brittny Mejia and Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times have this report. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Scalia Law Graduate Conor Woodfin JD ’20 Selected to Clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, Marking Fifth Supreme Court Clerk in Seven Terms”: The Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University has issued this news release. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Comey’s third criminal case: The dumbest yet? Here’s why the latest docket may have the shortest shelf life.” Adam Klasfeld has this post at his “All Rise News” Substack site. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
Howard Bashman retweeted
Looks like @ASGWoodward will be back in court Friday or Monday as Judge Reyes demands to know who is correct: Trump saying there's a definitive plan to close East Potomac golf course on Nov. 15, or DOJ, which has said there is no such plan.
