The past week has seen a flurry of Newsworthy happenings within the realm of appellate litigation. For those without the time to keep up with every detail, collective stories from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s original blog comprehensively devoted to appellate litigation, provide a convenient way to stay informed.
One item of note this week involved an unexpected discussion of prairie dogs from the Chief Justice. More on this peculiar seated matter can be found in the report by Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law.
Further down the west coast, an appeal regarding the grim COVID-19 death toll at San Quentin was rejected by the Supreme Court. Details on this decision were reported by David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times in his piece.
A verdict came down this week on a two-step bankruptcy case that has been in the public eye due to Senate scrutiny. Rejection of this case by the Supreme Court was reported by Dietrich Knauth in his recent Reuters article.
Other highlighted headlines from this week include a New Yorker essay by Neal Katyal analyzing the implications of conducting Court Cases featuring the former President, a piece by Adam Liptak in The New York Times about a Rastafarian’s appeal to the Supreme Court after his dreadlocks were forcibly cut off in prison, and a Vox essay by Ian Millhiser dissecting some detrimental court decisions since Trump restructured the Federal Judiciary.
This assortment of prominent cases should provide an accurate snapshot of the week in appellate news. For full details, further stories, and more context, visit the comprehensive How Appealing Weekly Roundup.