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Monday, April 22, 2024

“The Most Harmony at the Beginning of a Term that Most of Us Have Ever Seen”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

Posted at 8:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Core Issues in Trump v. United States: One Road Map; The impact of the decision on future presidencies is the central consideration.” Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 7:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump and Attorney General Agree on Minor Changes to $175 Million Bond; Letitia James had asked a court to reject the bond that Donald J. Trump posted in his civil fraud case. A deal on Monday will keep the terms of the bond largely unchanged”: Matthew Haag of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 3:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Grants Pass council president and her mother first in line, camping out on the edge of U.S. Supreme Court”: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian has this report.

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Two new justices will create female majority on Minnesota Supreme Court; Gov. Tim Walz elevates Court of Appeals Judge Theodora Gaïtas and Stearns County Judge Sarah Hennesy”: Rochelle Olson of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Immunity Gambit at Supreme Court: A Delay Is Still a Victory; Special counsel pushes for fast trial as Nov. 5 election looms; A court shaped by Trump will decide fate of election charges.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

And in commentary, online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay titled “Donald Trump already won the only Supreme Court fight that mattered; This case is about delaying his trial, and the GOP-controlled Supreme Court has given him everything he could reasonably hope for and more.”

Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Left’s Calls for Sonia Sotomayor to Retire Are Absurd; ‘We want that seat’ is not a sufficient reason to push a Supreme Court justice to step down”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 10:44 AM by Howard Bashman



“Stephen Breyer insists politics don’t play a role in Supreme Court’s decisions; But, the former justice said, sometimes they consider real-world consequences”: Eric Fayeulle of ABC News has this report.

Posted at 9:24 AM by Howard Bashman



“The GOP’s Worst Fears About the End of Roe v. Wade Have Come True; Republicans were quick to wave away the political consequences; Now that they’ve arrived, they have no answers”: Walter Shapiro has this essay online at The New Republic.

Posted at 9:20 AM by Howard Bashman



“US Supreme Court eyes anti-camping laws used against the homeless”: Andrew Chung and John Kruzel of Reuters have this report.

Posted at 9:16 AM by Howard Bashman



“Will SCOTUS Let January 6 Defendants Off the Hook?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.

Posted at 9:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“77. Justice Gorsuch and ‘Nationwide’ Injunctions: Justice Gorsuch is right to be wary of relief that benefits non-parties’ But as his latest opinion underscores, he’s inconsistent in when it bothers him and wrong about how big a problem it really is.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 9:10 AM by Howard Bashman