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.
“Kalshi Takes Hit as Appeals Court Says Sports Bets Aren’t Swaps”: Gillian R. Brassil of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Ninth Circuit rules California gun dealers must keep surveillance systems; Firearm dealers had described the surveillance system requirement as a government-mandated eavesdropping device”: Quinn Welsch of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“The Boat Strikes Aren’t Part of a War. They’re Murder. By debating war powers and war crimes, Congress is missing the simpler, graver truth: The president is directing summary executions.” Sarah Elaine Harrison has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.
“How the Anvil Was Nearly Dropped on ‘Coyote vs. Acme’; The live action-animation hybrid comedy fought a real-life studio battle to win its theatrical release”: Jason T. Bailey of The New York Times has this report.
“Secrecy in Lawsuits Has ‘Run Amok,’ Scholars Say; Two recent studies say judges are not doing enough to protect the public interest in openness”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.
“Judge releases man accused of driving guillotine to Supreme Court; ‘He didn’t even threaten anyone,’ the judge said; The California man, who is charged with a misdemeanor, told police the guillotine was the ‘real deal,’ according to an arrest report”: Ben Conarck of The Washington Post has this report.
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