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.
“States Sue to Stop Trump From Reviving Steep Tariffs; The lawsuit filed by two dozen attorneys general seeks to invalidate the president’s new, 10 percent global tax on imports”: Tony Romm of The New York Times has this report.
“Supreme Court Continues to Shoot Self In Foot In Second Amendment Cases; The Bruen decision is somehow getting even more embarrassing with time”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“Why Trump First Ended the Law Firm Suits, Then Didn’t; We can’t know for sure, but he ended in a worse place than before”: Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.
“This OLC Opinion Is ‘Bullshit’; When lawyers are motivated to ‘get to yes,’ their work is prone to bullshit (in the technical sense); And this OLC opinion is full of it”: Dan Maurer has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.
“The End of Limits on a President’s Wars; Past conflicts eroded Congress’s ability to decide when to go to war; Donald Trump’s attack on Iran destroyed it”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.
“He Didn’t Kill Anyone. Alabama Is About to Execute Him Anyway.” Elizabeth Vartkessian has this guest essay online at The New York Times.