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.
“Alina Habba Is Named Acting U.S. Attorney in New Jersey; Ms. Habba’s tenure as interim U.S. attorney was slated to end this week, but the Trump administration’s appointment will allow her to remain the top law enforcement official in the state”: Tracey Tully and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.
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“Chief Justice Roberts Hides in Plain Sight as His Supreme Court Splits at the Seams; The head of the federal judiciary did not write a dissent or a concurrence in the entirety of the high court’s term”: A.R. Hoffman of The New York Sun has this report.
“Could This Supreme Court Restrain Trump Even if It Wanted?” Law professor Lawrence Lessig has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Even If Harvard Wins This Court Case, the Trump Fight Won’t Go Away; Legal analysts say the school presents a strong case but the president is already threatening to appeal”: Jess Bravin and Sara Randazzo of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“Border Wall Case May Send Rare Constitutional Test to High Court; Groups see nondelegation doctrine as means to block border wall; Recent Supreme Court opinions suggest justices could wade in”: Taylor Mills of Bloomberg Law has this report.
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“Judges in Maryland Want DOJ Suit Over Deportation Stays Tossed”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Big Law Firms Bowed to Trump. A Corps of ‘Little Guys’ Jumped in to Fight Him. Solo practitioners, former government litigators and small law offices stepped up to help challenge the Trump administration’s agenda in court after the White House sought to punish many big firms.” Elizabeth Williamson of The New York Times has this report.