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.
“141. Abrego Garcia and the Presumption of Regularity: How one reads Thursday’s ruling ordering the federal government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s return depends upon how much (or how little) one expects *this* administration to turn square corners.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
“Trump Escalates Use of Official Power to Intimidate and Punish His Perceived Foes; A presidential decree instructing the Justice Department to scrutinize whether a former official broke the law crosses a new line”: Charlie Savage, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, and Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times have this report.
“Former 3rd Circuit Judge Talks Apolitical Retirement, Plans, Threats Against Judiciary”: Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this Q&A.
“Luigi Mangione Death Penalty Bid May Pit Prosecutors Against Each Other; State and federal prosecutors have both accused Mr. Mangione of killing a health insurance executive; Attorney General Pam Bondi is pushing aggressively for capital punishment”: Hurubie Meko of The New York Times has this report.
“Legal cavalry rides to aid of US law firms after Trump’s attack”: Jonathan Ames of The Times of London has this report.
“Trump’s US attorney in DC lacks experience but loves revenge. Perfect, right? Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney for D.C. has never been a prosecutor. He’s never tried a case to a final verdict. But he has published a series of coloring books about the president’s first term.” Columnist Chris Brennan has this essay online at USA Today.