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.
“Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records? A law passed after Watergate makes Presidential records government property; The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional.” Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.
“Appeals Court Appears Skeptical of Trump Orders Targeting Law Firms; A three-judge panel showed few signs of siding with the president on his efforts to compel law firms to work for the administration or face threats”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.
“Todd Blanche Is Wasting No Time in His Audition to Be the Next Attorney General; Aggressive moves by acting Justice Department head have won him praise at the White House”: Sadie Gurman and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“Former Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip goes free on $500k bond”: Nolan Clay of The Oklahoman has this report.
“Trucker gets Supreme Court support for injury suit against freight broker; A 2017 tractor-trailer crash that left one truck driver an amputee had the justices questioning who should be held liable for negligent hiring practices”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“This Is Getting Dangerous”: Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times.