How Appealing Weekly Roundup

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.

“Federal judge blocks Arkansas’ Ten Commandments law; The state’s attorney general will appeal the ruling, his spokesperson says”: Antoinette Grajeda of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas at this link.

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“Chief Justice Says Personal Attacks on Judges Are ‘Dangerous’ and Must Stop; The public remarks from Chief Justice John Roberts were his first since President Trump excoriated the justices who ruled against his tariffs in harsh and personal terms”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

“VanDyke Unapologetic Over Colorful Dissents That Irk Colleagues”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Luigi Mangione wants to delay his federal trial until 2027; Attorneys for the accused health care CEO shooter say that it would be ‘impossible’ for the federal case to go to trial in September with his state case already set for June”: Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Appeals Court Revives Claims Against Activist Over Protest”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “A federal appeals court revived a Louisiana police officer’s lawsuit against a civil rights activist over injuries the officer suffered at a Baton Rouge protest, prompting one judge to warn the decision ‘imperils’ free speech rights.”