“Iowa Supreme Court halts state’s new abortion restrictions”: William Petroski of The Des Moines Register has this report.

Greetings from Atlanta: Where it is unusually cold today. Where tomorrow I will be celebrating this blog’s 15th birthday. And where tomorrow night I will attend my first game at SunTrust Park, the brand new home of the Atlanta Braves. As always while I am on the road, more frequent appellate-related retweets will appear at this blog’s Twitter feed.

“Anthem asks Supreme Court to review blocked Cigna deal”: The Associated Press has this report.

“The Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court, from Brandeis to Kagan — Their Lives and Legacies”: The US National Archives has posted this video on YouTube. More information about the event, which occurred yesterday in Washington, DC, can be accessed here.

“Court Considers Whether DCF Can Override Parents’ Objections To Vaccines”: Josh Kovner of The Hartford Courant has an article that begins, “A case revolving around the state’s power to have children in its care vaccinated over the parents’ religious objections prompted questions Thursday from the Supreme Court about the reach of that authority, and whether, given the controversial subject, a medical review board should have weighed in.”

“Supreme Court rules police don’t need warrant to get past cell phone location data”: Dan Carden of The Times of Munster, Indiana has this report.

And Dave Stafford of The Indiana Lawyer reports that “Justices rule police may get cell location data without warrant.”

You can access today’s 3-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Indiana at this link.

“Arguments heard in Carr brothers’ case before state Supreme Court”: Jonathan Shorman of The Wichita Eagle has this report.

And Steve Fry of The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that “Cases of Jonathan Carr, Reginald Carr return to Kansas Supreme Court; Carrs want prison terms, blame one another.”

“Utah Supreme Court’s first female judge retiring from the bench”: Pamela Manson of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

“Who is Arizona’s second-most famous U.S. Supreme Court justice?” Columnist Mark Nothaft has this essay online at The Arizona Republic.

“Yellowhammer’s Exclusive Interview with Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Lyn Stuart”: Yellowhammer News has posted online this interview.

“Combating the Ninth Circuit Judicial Vacancy Crisis”: Law professor Carl W. Tobias has this article at Washington and Lee Law Review Online.

“Supreme Court Protesters Plead Guilty To Misdemeanor Charges”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Hogan Lovell’s Katyal on Gorsuch, Diversity and the President’s ‘Corrosive’ Influence”: Casey Sullivan of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

“Court challenges to Trump policies may multiply”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

15 years of “How Appealing” — Reflections from the author: On Saturday, May 6, 2017, this blog will celebrate its 15th birthday. Fittingly, I will be in Atlanta then, looking forward to attending a baseball game with my family that evening at SunTrust Park, the St. Louis Cardinals at the Atlanta Braves. This weekend’s focus will be, as it should be, on my son, who on Monday will graduate from college and who, in the fall, will embark on his law school career.

During the 15 years that this blog has been in existence, five justices have departed from, and another five justices have joined, the U.S. Supreme Court. This blog chronicled it all. The Philadelphia Phillies reached the World Series twice, winning once. This blog chronicled that, too. Over the past 15 years, my wife and I have celebrated our 15th, 20th, and 25th wedding anniversaries. My son was 7 years old when this blog began; today he is 22. In February 2004, I decided to launch my solo appellate practice in suburban Philadelphia, and every year has been better than the last. Aside from everything else that my solo appellate practice has allowed me to do, it also afforded more time for me to spend both with my family and publishing posts here at “How Appealing.”

Over the past decade and a half, this blog has posted countless installments of “In Bashman News from Australia” and far fewer installments of “In Bashman Newz from New Zealand.” One of my favorite instances of “Bashman News” during this blog’s tenure originated from London in this article, which I’m not sure I previously linked to.

During this blog’s lifespan, I have learned that this blog’s readers include both Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and a man who really wants to visit his local public library without wearing shoes. For me, meeting so many of this blog’s readers in person has been one of the greatest rewards of this endeavor. Here’s hoping I can meet many more of you in the years ahead.

Finally, thanks to all of this blog’s readers who have already sent emails to [email protected] describing what “How Appealing” means to them, why they read this blog, what they like or dislike about it, or describing a moment in the history of this blog that was memorable for them. I will begin publishing those emails on Wednesday of next week, so that you can see for yourselves what a wonderful group of readers this blog is fortunate to have. Thanks again for making this possible!

“Rev. Paul Scalia, son of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, on faith and doubt”: Joe Heim will have this Q&A in this Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post Magazine.

“Top Kansas court to revisit death penalty in Wichita murders”: John Hanna of The Associated Press has this report.

“Police Don’t Need a Search Warrant to Use Your Cell Phone Records to Track Your Location. Will SCOTUS Do Something About it? The Supreme Court is asked to give the third-party doctrine a second look.” Damon Root has this post at Reason.com’s “Hit & Run” blog.

“If retail politics doesn’t kill this $1 trillion tax, the Supreme Court should”: Theodore B. Olson has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“What’s Left for Supreme Court this Term?” Kimberly Robinson of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

“Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy fate is now up to Chief Justice John Roberts”: Nathan Bomey of USA Today has this report.

“Rumors surround Justice Kennedy exit, but he’s not talking”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Plaintiff in landmark same-sex marriage case urges Haslam to veto ‘natural meaning’ bill”: Kirk A. Bado of The Tennessean has this report.

And Jonathan Mattise of The Associated Press reports that “Gay marriage plaintiff urges opposition to Tennessee bill.”

“Legal Fight Could Make Kentucky Only State With No Abortion Clinic”: Sheryl Gay Stolberg has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“SEC loses appeal in case challenging administrative law judges”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s request that it reconsider a ruling holding that its in-house administrative judges are not constitutionally appointed.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denying rehearing en banc, and the dissent therefrom, at this link.

“A Conservative Federal Appeals Judge Won’t Hear Arguments On The Travel Ban Case”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report on the appeal pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

A note to readers: I ordinarily opt to reproduce the entire headline or title of newspaper articles and other writings that I link to online. However, BuzzFeed News for whatever reason frequently opts for sub-heads that are inordinately long, which is why lately I have been omitting them. By the end of the second line of the four-line sub-head of this article, the headline notes that the jurist who is expected to be recused is Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III.

“Code Pink Protesters at Sessions Hearing Could Face Year in Prison”: Christopher Mele of The New York Times has this report.

“Gorsuch shows an independent streak to begin life at Supreme Court”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report.

“American Airlines must face revived lawsuit over delayed baggage”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Pugh names federal Judge Andre Davis as Baltimore’s new city solicitor”: Luke Broadwater and Ian Duncan of The Baltimore Sun have this report.

And at the “Maryland Appellate Blog,” Steve Klepper has a post titled “Fourth Circuit Senior Judge Andre Davis to Become Baltimore City Solicitor.”

15 years of “How Appealing” — A tribute to this blog’s amazing readers: On Saturday, May 6, 2017, this blog will celebrate its 15th birthday. This blog would not have lasted one year, let alone 15, without you, this blog’s amazing readers, who make this labor of love worthwhile.

Tomorrow, I intend to publish a post offering my own reflections on the past 15 years of “How Appealing.” But first, and more importantly, I wanted to thank you for making this all possible.

One of the true joys of operating this blog is meeting readers, whether at speaking engagements, appellate events, or even approaching airport security in Philadelphia when someone recognizes my name on a carry-on luggage tag.

To commemorate this blog’s upcoming 15th birthday, I have one request of this blog’s readers. Send me a quick email describing what “How Appealing” means to you, why you read this blog, what you like or dislike about it, or describing a moment in the history of this blog that was memorable for you.

I will begin publishing these emails, one per day, on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Please state in your email whether I can include your name. As always, I can be reached by email at this blog’s email address, [email protected].

This blog has published numerous reader emails over its 15-year history, but I have neglected to do that as much recently. With your assistance, this is about to change, in recognition of the fact that this blog would not be what it is today without you. And for that, I cannot thank this blog’s readers enough.

“One Day in the Life of One State Court Appellate Judge”: Judge Samuel A. Thumma of the Arizona Court of Appeals has this article (subscription required for full access) in the Spring 2017 issue of The Judges’ Journal, a publication of the Judicial Division of the American Bar Association.

“Justice Dept. mum on appeal in sanctuary cities case”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post.

“Trump’s Right, the Constitution Is ‘Archaic'”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Court Should Reconsider Fertility Drug Birth Defect Claims, 10th Circuit Rules”: Ryan Borchers of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued today.