Scott Bessent’s revealing admission about Trump’s tariffs wapo.st/3HaZ3nm

“Pro Bono or Pro Nono? Law Firms Split on Fulfilling Deals With Trump; Some firm leaders have shrugged off deals as unenforceable, while at least one has taken on trade work for the administration with no fanfare.” Erin Mulvaney, C. Ryan Barber, and Jess howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/14/#22…

“Trump Appellate Court Pick Didn’t Seek Out Delaware Seat”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “Jennifer Mascott’s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/14/#22…

Nearly five months after major law firms began striking deals with President Donald Trump, there’s little outward sign that the agreements have impacted their business operations. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

Boston Marathon bomber seeks full-panel rehearing in fight to remove judge bostonglobe.com/2025/08/14/met…

Trump’s DOJ Seems Awfully Nervous About the Tariff Lawsuits trib.al/xoVf9BW

Obergefell is not Roe v. Wade. It did not unite the Republican Party in a tireless crusade to change the law. slate.trib.al/mQ5pD0Y

“The Sudden Panic That SCOTUS Might Overturn Marriage Equality Misses the Real Threat”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“Boston Marathon bomber seeks full-panel rehearing in fight to remove judge”: Rita Chandler of The Boston Globe has this report. howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“In Trump’s $940 Million Deals With Firms, the Jury Is Still Out”: Mahira Dayal of Bloomberg Law has this report. howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“Trump’s DOJ Seems Awfully Nervous About the Tariff Lawsuits; A recent filing from the president’s lawyer presents the court with faulty economic calculations, dubious legal theories, and the distinct scent of desperation”: Matt Ford has this essay online howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“Nonsense and Sense About Supreme Court Interim Orders; Legitimate questions about interim orders are harmed by exaggeration and distortion”: Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site. howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“Scott Bessent’s revealing admission about Trump’s tariffs; The White House’s tariff rationale is in legal trouble; Cue the treasury secretary to float a new argument”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post. howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“Donna Adelson transferred to Leon County Jail ahead of trial next week; WCTV also learned Thursday evening that Wendi Adelson, Markel’s ex-wife, is asking a judge to quash the defense’s plans for her to testify”: Matt Hoffmann of WCTV has this report. howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“Judge plans Wednesday ruling on Alina Habba’s authority as New Jersey’s top prosecutor; Lawyers argued in a Pennsylvania courtroom Friday”: Matt Friedman of Politico has this report. Dana DiFilippo of New Jersey Monitor reports that “Trump official howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“US Congress Covid Proxy Vote Was Valid, Appeals Court Finds”: Ryan Autullo and Isaiah Poritz of Bloomberg Law have a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “Congress lawfully approved a $1.7 trillion spending package during the Covid- howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“Ex-public defender loses appeal in sexual harassment case against US judiciary”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. And Sydney Haulenbeek of Courthouse News Service has a report headlined “Panel backs Fourth Circuit process to probe employee howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“Is Trump jeopardizing an opportunity to remake the judiciary?” Russell Wheeler has this essay online at The Brookings Institution. howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“Appeals Court Paves Way for Mass Layoffs at C.F.P.B.; In a 2-to-1 ruling, a federal appeals court said a lower court could not block the Trump administration’s plans to reduce the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s staff by nearly 90 percent”: Karoun howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…

“Split Eighth Circuit revives biblical manhood course in Minnesota prisons; The appeals court found that a decision to prohibit the teaching of the course was biased against the Christian faith”: Joe Harris of Courthouse News Service has this report on a howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2025/08/15/#22…