How Appealing



Monday, March 30, 2026

“Broccoli, Birthright Citzenship, and How to Confront Terrible Constitutional Arguments”: Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

Posted at 9:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Dept. suit challenging D.C.’s ban on AR-15s alarms ex-DOJ attorneys; In a brief supporting a dismissal of the suit, former Justice Department attorneys say the agency’s use of a civil rights statute is ‘dangerous’”: Jasmine Golden and Peter Hermann of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 9:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump-Targeted Law Firms Fight DOJ Bid to Revive Orders”: Justin Henry and Meghan Tribe of Bloomberg Law have this report.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship; An argument heading to the Supreme Court is built in part on a post-Civil War campaign that scholars say was steeped in anti-Black and anti-Chinese racism”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Posted at 9:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“AI and Privilege After United States v. Heppner; A recent flawed ruling on privilege threatens the access to legal services that AI tools can provide”: Justin Curl and Mihir Kshirsagar have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 8:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Scalia Law Places 30+ Students in Federal Clerkships 3 Years in a Row”: George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School has this report.

Posted at 8:43 PM by Howard Bashman



“218. Qualified Immunity and the Shadow Docket: The Supreme Court’s ruling in Zorn v. Linton illustrates the pathologies of both its current approach to qualified immunity doctrine and its willingness to resolve appeals in such cases summarily.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 4:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“Four Problems for Trump in Birthright Citizenship Case: The president must confront a 1952 federal law, the possibility that millions will lose their citizenships, stateless foundlings and a fluid future.” You can access the newest installment of “The Docket” newsletter from Adam Liptak of The New York Times at this link.

Posted at 1:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order at Supreme Court Splits Conservative Scholars; Before President Trump’s order to limit birthright citizenship, there was widespread agreement that the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship for U.S.-born babies”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this news analysis.

Posted at 1:02 PM by Howard Bashman