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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

“Mahmoud Khalil Asks Emil Bove to Recuse Himself From Immigration Case; Mr. Khalil, who is fighting his deportation, and Judge Bove were on opposite sides of President Trump’s crackdown on campus protesters when the judge was a Justice Department official”: Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Has Discussed Firing Attorney General Pam Bondi; President Trump has not made a final decision, but he has floated the idea of replacing Ms. Bondi with Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator”: Tyler Pager of The New York Times has this report.

And Glenn Thrush and Michael Gold of The New York Times report that “How Pam Bondi’s Missteps on the Epstein Files Jeopardized Her Job; Ms. Bondi’s critics inside and outside the administration say she has made unforced errors that have turned the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files into a political crisis.”

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Long Odds of Undoing Birthright Citizenship; In arguments at the Supreme Court, a clear majority of the Justices seemed inclined to uphold the right”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

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“For Once, the Supreme Court Seems to Think the Fourteenth Amendment Means What It Says; Several members of the Court’s six-justice conservative supermajority sounded skeptical of Trump’s attempt to unilaterally end birthright citizenship”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Also online at Balls and Strikes, Jay Willis has an essay titled “The Right’s Crusade Against Birthright Citizenship Is Just Getting Started; The Supreme Court appears poised to rule against Trump this time; But any votes in his favor will help lay the groundwork for the conservative movement’s next attack on the Fourteenth Amendment.”

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Inside the Supreme Court as Trump faced the justices he’s criticized; The first sitting president known to have attended a Supreme Court argument sat silently in the courtroom for more than an hour as his birthright citizenship plan was debated”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

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“5 Observations On The Supreme Court Argument In The Birthright Citizenship Case: The Trump v. Barbara oral argument went better for the administration than I expected — but Trump will probably still lose.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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“Could the Girls of Camp Mystic Have Been Saved? Dozens died in a Texas flood, dividing families over whether it was an act of God or adult failure.” Kerry Howley has this cover story in the March 23, 2026 issue of New York magazine.

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“Supreme Court likely to reject Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship; As Trump sat on watching, Solicitor General John Sauer faced skeptical questions from almost all of the justices — including all three justices Trump appointed to the high court”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

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“Trump Got a Front-Row Seat to Supreme Court Skepticism. His attendance made history. His attempt to upend birthright citizenship probably won’t.” Irin Carmon has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

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“How the Guillotine Got Axed: In the U.S., capital punishment is resurgent; What lessons can we glean from France’s successful campaign to abolish it?” Lauren Collins has this article online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 5:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Go Ahead and Use AI. It Will Only Help Me Dominate You. A message of support for my fellow writers.” Hamilton Nolan has this post at his “How Things Work” Substack site (via Rusty Foster’s post “Who Goes AI?” at “Today in Tabs”).

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“A Fireside Chat Between Chief Judge Elrod and Judge Bumatay on America 250 — STCLH FedSoc”: Josh Blackman has posted this video on YouTube.

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“Trump tactics leave federal prosecutors’ offices rudderless; At least 10 U.S. attorneys offices are being led indefinitely by the No. 2, according to a POLITICO analysis”: Erica Orden of Politico has this report.

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“He Won Birthright Citizenship for All. His Own Family Never Knew. Wong Kim Ark brought his case to the Supreme Court in 1898. But some of his descendants didn’t even know his name until about 15 years ago.” Amy Qin of The New York Times has this report.

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“Key Justices Appear Skeptical of Limiting Birthright Citizenship; President Trump appeared in court, watching as key members of the court’s conservative majority raised questions about his efforts to limit birthright citizenship”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship; The justices appeared poised to turn aside government arguments that the president can deny citizenship to babies born to parents without permanent immigration status.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “With Trump watching, Supreme Court justices sound skeptical of his bid to end birthright citizenship.”

James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “With Trump Looking On, Justices Tread Cautiously on Birthright Citizenship; Supreme Court projects evenhandedness on controversial initiative amid tense standoff with president.”

Maureen Groppe, Bart Jansen, and Aysha Bagchi of USA Today have an article headlined “Is Trump citizenship order doomed? 6 takeaways from birthright debate; The 14th Amendment has granted citizenship to nearly all babies born in the US since 1868, but Trump is trying to block citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants or temporary visitors.”

And Stephen Dinan, Alex Swoyer, and Matt Delaney of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court justices skeptical of Trump’s birthright citizenship order.”

Posted at 1:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump to make unprecedented Supreme Court visit for birthright citizenship; Trump’s daily schedule has him at the Court for oral arguments at 10 a.m. on April 1; He told reporters he likely would attend the hearing”: Zac Anderson of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 8:48 AM by Howard Bashman



Tuesday, March 31, 2026

“A Fifth Circuit Bait-and-Switch to Ignore Crime Victims’ Rights; In 2023 the Fifth Circuit denied the victims’ families challenge to the illegally negotiated Boeing DPA as being ‘premature’ — but today the Circuit denied the families’ challenge as coming too late”: Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

You can access today’s per curiam ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to rule on birthright citizenship. What it means. Here’s how President Trump’s attempt to sharply limit birthright citizenship could affect millions of Americans.” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

In commentary, Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Birthright Citizenship Hits the Supreme Court; Trump’s order to exclude the children of illegal immigrants is legal revisionism.”

And also in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, law professor Randy E. Barnett will have an op-ed titled “Trump Is Right on Birthright Citizenship; The 14th Amendment’s authors would exclude illegal and visiting aliens from U.S. ‘jurisdiction.’

Posted at 8:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘What Does It Mean To Be A Christian On The Bench?’ ‘A Conversation with Matthew J. Kacsmaryk and James C. Ho.’” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

You can access the conversation at this link.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court could strip citizenship of Florida baby, born to a ‘dreamer’; The justices will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether children born in the U.S. to noncitizens have a country to call home”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.

And on today’s edition of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Selena Simmons-Duffin has an audio segment titled “Babies are an afterthought in the birthright citizenship case, advocates say.”

Posted at 1:07 PM by Howard Bashman



“In Supreme Court Justices’ Histories, a Story of Immigration in America; As the justices prepare to hear a landmark case about birthright citizenship, their family stories are a reminder that the law has shaped who can be an American”: Abbie VanSickle and Julie Tate of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Reject Colorado Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors; The state and more than 20 others restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of L.G.B.T.Q. clients under the age of 18”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court finds law banning gay conversion therapy for minors likely violates free speech; The major ruling casts doubt on similar prohibitions in 30 states. It is the latest in a string of decisions by the high court rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ people.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court says state bans on ‘conversion therapy’ violate counselors’ free speech rights.”

James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Finds Conversion-Therapy Ban Censored Speech; In 8-1 decision, court revives counselor’s challenge to Colorado’s ban on therapy aimed at changing a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court says conversion therapy ban violates counselor’s speech rights; The Supreme Court said Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors violates the free speech rights of a Christian counselor.”

And Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court upholds First Amendment right to ‘conversion’ talk therapy for LGBT kids.”

You can access today’s 8-to-1 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 12:32 PM by Howard Bashman



Monday, March 30, 2026

“Broccoli, Birthright Citzenship, and How to Confront Terrible Constitutional Arguments”: Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

Posted at 9:55 PM by Howard Bashman