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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.
“Friend bought you a ticket to the big game? You still have to arbitrate, says US appeals court.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.
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“Walmart Lands Supreme Court Litigator as Lead Appellate Counsel; Charles Dameron recruited after six years in private practice; Retail giant adds former Supreme Court lawyer to legal team”: Brian Baxter of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).
“Abortion Rights Are on Every Swing-State Ballot Come Tuesday”: Law professors David S. Cohen, Greer Donley, and Rachel Rebouche have this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“‘You should expect bones’: How chicken wings became part of the 2024 Ohio Supreme Court race; Democratic candidates for Ohio Supreme Court are citing a ruling that made national headlines for explaining why boneless wings can have bones.” Frank W. Lewis of Signal Cleveland has this report.
“Election Lawsuits Are Piling Up. How Worried Should You Be? Nearly 200 voting-related cases have churned ahead this year. But not all of them will make a difference.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
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“What we know about Trump, Harris, the Supreme Court and federal judges; Whoever wins the White House in November will face a closely divided Senate and, at least at first, relatively few judicial vacancies”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.