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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

“Earth to GOP: All of Biden’s top Supreme Court candidates are qualified.” Columnist Michael Gerson has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 2:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Biden blocked the first Black woman from the Supreme Court”: Columnist Marc A. Thiessen has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 2:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“The lessons of an avoidably unseemly Supreme Court retirement”: Columnist Charles Lane has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Posted at 2:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“How Elite Lawyers Took Over the Supreme Court’s Docket: The legal system is supposed to be open to everyone; In reality, it’s open mostly to those who can afford to pay top dollar to a Supreme Court bar superstar.” Yvette Borja has this post at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 2:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Lindsey Graham is going all-in on Biden SCOTUS pick: The South Carolina Republican swung from Trump critic to supporter, and now he’s swinging from Biden antagonizer to potential ally.” Burgess Everett of Politico has this report.

Posted at 1:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Biden’s Supreme Court nominee should be a criminal defense lawyer”: Abbe David Lowell has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 1:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Biden’s Focus on Black Women for Supreme Court Echoes Bipartisan Precedents; Presidents Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon and Reagan used high-court appointments to send political signals and push legal agendas”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 1:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ketanji Jackson is a favorite for Biden’s historic Supreme Court pick”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 10:07 AM by Howard Bashman