Appellate lawyer; author, How Appealing blog; appellate columnist, The Legal Intelligencer; described as "very esteemed appellate lawyer" by @pcntv commentator
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Howard Bashman retweeted
The president is considering mass pardons for his enablers. But they’d be foolish to assume the next administration will honor them. lawyeroyer.com/p/buyer-bewar…
“How to Straddle the MAGA Divide; Beth Wilkinson is a Washington lawyer who has thrived representing the Trump administration’s enemies and allies alike; Does she represent a vanishing type?” Noam Scheiber of The New York Times has this report. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Impeach Trump Y/N? Impeachment scholar Frank Bowman has a warning for Democrats dabbling in magical removal thinking.” You can access the new installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Judicial Notice (10.25.26): ‘A Botch Job’; A benchslap for the ages, a $50 million pay package for Alina Habba, the latest in ‘As the Weil Turns,’ and a new SCOTUS case about race in school admissions.” David Lat has this post at his “Original howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“9th Circuit panel questions basis for feds’ request to block 20,000 California ballots”: Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
Zach Montague of The New York Times reports that “Appeals Court Appears to Doubt Justice Dept. Claims in howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
Howard Bashman retweeted
Searching through the CSPAN archives for interesting law professor content, I'm reminded that now-Justice Kagan was Senator Biden's Special Counsel for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's confirmation hearing in 1993. c-span.org/program/senate-co…
In posts of interest at the “Election Law Blog”: Rick Hasen has posts titled “Timing Issues Alone (Laches and the Purcell Principle) Should Doom DOJ’s Attempt to Get California Election Officials to Pull Out Ballots from Purported Possible Noncitizens” and howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“In Second Term, Trump’s Justice Dept. Submits to His Election Demands; With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power”: Glenn Thrush, howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Hegseth Barred Trans Troops. Military Boards Are Rejecting Those Orders. The service members at Navy and Marine Corps hearings are finding ways to keep trans troops in uniform.” Dave Philipps of The New York Times has this report. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
Howard Bashman retweeted
JUST IN: 9th Circuit will hear arguments remotely at 1PM PT tomorrow (Sunday) on the Trump DOJ bid to segregate ballots from 20K suspected foreigners registered in CA. Judges Bennett (Trump), Bumatay (Trump), Sanchez (Biden). Doc:
storage.courtlistener.com/re… politico.com/news/2026/10/15…
“Dewey Won’t Defeat Trump; My grandfather Earl Warren wanted to campaign vigorously in 1948; He was overruled”: Jeffrey Earl Warren has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Dan Abrams Defends CBS Reporter After Controversial El-Sayed Post”: Dan Abrams has posted this video on YouTube. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Pa. Supreme Court denies request to intervene in questioned capital punishment cases; Defenders asked the justices to bar Washington County prosecutors from seeking death sentences”: Peter Hall of Pennsylvania Capital-Star has this report. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Inspires University of New Haven Volleyball Players Through Career Advice and Mentorship”: Hannah Adderly and Zaira Kearns have this post at “The Charger Blog” of the University of New Haven. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Law Library Celebrates 175 Years of Service”: The Hawaii State Judiciary has issued this news release. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
Howard Bashman retweeted
It’s transition day in the USS Cole bombing case at Guantanamo Bay. Some court staff are heading home and others are inbound ahead of Monday’s closing arguments on the question of the prisoner’s competency to face trial. Meantime, the judge has been getting ready for jury selection on Nov 2.
“Why Would Trump Make A Deal With A Judge Who Ruled Illegal Aliens Have A Right To ‘Locomotion’ In The United States? And does Todd Butler agree with Judge Southwick that denying a bond hearing to illegal aliens is an affront to freedom ‘at its most basic’ howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“Dick Durbin Sends His Filibuster Regrets; As he leaves office, he rues Harry Reid’s Senate arson of 2013”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
“ICE agents’ smartphone searches trash privacy rights; In a possible Supreme Court case, border guards’ invasions of privacy collide with the Fourth Amendment”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post. howappealing.abovethelaw.com…