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.
“How ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Was Rescued From Oblivion — and Blew Up in David Zaslav’s Face; Shelved as a tax writeoff by Warner Bros. Discovery, the ambitious Looney Tunes courtroom comedy was brought back to life — and director Dave Green is having the last laugh”: David Canfield has this article in the August 12, 2026 issue of The Hollywood Reporter.
“Adam Schiff’s court-packing brainstorm; The senator wants 13 justices; Don’t tell Donald Trump, who just might agree”: The Washington Post has published this editorial.
“Seventh Circuit rules Indiana’s ‘intellectual diversity’ law doesn’t harm professors; A 2024 Indiana bill required professors to ‘expose students to scholarly works from a variety of political or ideological frameworks,’ which a group of professors said violated the First Amendment”: Caitlyn Rosen of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“Court Tosses Case on Trump’s Use of Wartime Deportation Law”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).
“Top Democrat Targets Supreme Court for Changes; ‘Variety of different options’ are on the table if Democrats regain power, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says”: Damian Paletta and Maya Davis of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“Luigi Mangione Is Expected to Plead Guilty in Federal Court; He is charged with stalking resulting in the death of an executive, but the specifics of his plea were unclear; A murder trial in state court is set for next month”: Benjamin Weiser, Devlin Barrett, and Hurubie Meko of The New York Times have this report.
“The Justice Department Is a Glorified Pro-Trump Law Firm Now; The president is staffing the government with trusted lawyers who share a willingness to do anything for their favorite client”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
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