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.
“Your First Call After You Shoot Someone; In the era of Stand Your Ground, self-defense insurance is increasingly popular; Does it promote gun violence?” Rachel Monroe has this Letter from the Southwest online at The New Yorker.
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“Jimmy Kimmel Has Supreme Court Precedent on His Side; He should sue the Trump administration”: Law professor Aziz Huq has this essay online at Politico Magazine.
“Will the Supreme Court treat Trump’s tariffs like Biden’s policies? During the Biden administration, the Supreme Court clamped down on attempts to make major policy moves without authorization from Congress. Could Trump’s tariffs meet the same fate?” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.
“Book Review: The Simple Stories of Amy Coney Barrett; The Court’s most junior conservative justice apparently believes her audience consists entirely of rubes who do not have access to the internet.” G.S. Hans has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“Presidents Can’t Sue Their Way Out of Criticism; The government has no business trying to regulate speech about itself — and that includes Donald Trump”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
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“The U.S. Government’s Extraordinary Pursuit of Kilmar Ábrego García; The Trump Administration’s maneuvers are rising to a political prosecution”: Cristian Farias has this essay online at The New Yorker.