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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.

“D.C. Attorney General is probing Leonard Leo’s network; The Federalist Society co-chair and ex-Trump judicial adviser has utilized nonprofit groups to collect more than $1 billion for conservative causes”: Heidi Przybyla of Politico has this report.

“Fix The Court: An Interview With Gabe Roth.” David Lat has posted online this new episode of his “Original Jurisdiction” podcast.

“Indiana Supreme Court won’t rehear near-total abortion ban ruling, putting law back in effect; The high court’s decision was certified Monday, making the new restrictions enforceable again”: Casey Smith of Indiana Capital Chronicle has this report.

“Trump Says He Has Immunity. Will the Supreme Court Beg to Differ? There are only a few legal precedents, and they leave some wiggle room.” Law professor Kimberly Wehle has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Conservative activist sues 2 major law firms over diversity fellowships; The American Alliance for Equal Rights, which led the campaign against affirmative action in college admissions, filed lawsuits against Perkins Coie and Morrison & Foerster”: Julian Mark and Taylor Telford of The Washington Post have this report.

“Trump Judges Have a New Strategy for Gutting Minority Rights; Ignore Supreme Court precedent”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The Supreme Court’s Next Big Tax Case Demands Clarence Thomas’ Recusal”: Law professor Jonathan Zasloff has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.