Strange way to begin a majority opinion has been vacated by granting of rehearing en banc: On September 28, 2016, Circuit Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a majority opinion on behalf of a divided three-judge panel that began, “When I was growing up, my parents told me not to judge a book by its cover.”

Sadly for those who admire non-traditional majority opinion opening lines, on Monday of this week the Eleventh Circuit issued an order granting rehearing en banc in the case, which had the effect of vacating the three-judge panel’s majority opinion and judgment.

“Consumer Protection Bureau Chief Braces for a Reckoning”: Stacy Cowley has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Boulder magnet company wins a court victory against CPSC”: Ben Miller of the Denver Business Journal has this report.

And at the “Consumerist” blog, Chris Morran has a post titled “Court Overturns Federal Ban On Potentially Dangerous, High-Power Magnet Toys, Gadgets.”

You can access Tuesday’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

“‘Madden NFL’ Creator Loses Appeal Over Video Game Royalties; Electronic Arts gets the win because Robin Antonick failed to introduce source code at trial to show how later versions of game were similar to his original”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued on Tuesday.

“Appeals court: It doesn’t matter how wanted man was found, even if via stingray; Dissenting judge: ‘It is time for the stingray to come out of the shadows.'” Cyrus Farivar of Ars Technica has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued on Wednesday.

“How Trump DOJ could upend one of the biggest business cases facing SCOTUS”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Eves loses appeal of federal lawsuit against LePage; The outgoing House speaker sued Maine’s governor in 2015 after LePage intervened in Eves’ hiring as president of Good Will-Hinckley”: Scott Thistle of The Portland Press Herald has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued on Tuesday.

“Puerto Rico takes step toward having reps; Boston appeals panel moves suit forward”: Bob McGovern of The Boston Herald has an article that begins, “A dogged attorney from Puerto Rico who has been fighting for years to get his homeland five seats in the U.S. House of Representatives says he is as close as ever to victory after a decision by a federal appeals court that could allow his arguments to move forward.”

You can access Wednesday’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.