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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.

“Dan Markel murder: Charlie Adelson files appeal of conviction, life sentence.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Elena Kagan For President of Harvard University; Kagan, the former Harvard Law School dean who now works in government, was once a finalist for the university president role; Is this her time to come home?” Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“What’s the Holdup in OT 2023?” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“NC chief justice quietly ousts top Republican appeals judge from leadership”: Kyle Ingram has this front page article in today’s edition of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina.

“The Federal Judicial Ruling That Would Put Guns on California Playgrounds”: Law professor Jacob D. Charles has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“This surprise argument could derail Trump’s effort to delay the Jan. 6 trial”: Columnist Harry Litman has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.