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Monday, January 25, 2021

“Supreme Court Ends Emoluments Suits Against Trump; The lawsuits accused the former president of violating the Constitution by doing business with foreign governments; The justices dismissed the suits as moot”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court ends lawsuits alleging that Trump illegally profited from business interests.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Orders Emoluments Lawsuits Against Trump Be Dismissed; Justices cite mootness in wiping out cases alleging the former president was illegally profiting from his office.”

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court dismisses cases questioning Trump profits from private businesses.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court dismisses emoluments cases against Trump.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “With Trump gone, U.S. Supreme Court pulls plug on anti-corruption cases.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Orders Dismissal of Suits Over Trump Finances.”

Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court dismisses challenges to Trump’s business profits; The cases raised a novel question about a president’s ability to receive income from businesses patronized by government officials.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports has a report headlined “Why the Supreme Court didn’t want to hear the Trump emoluments cases and what it means going forward.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Supreme Court shuts down 2 Trump emoluments cases; The announcement may indicate that the justices are looking to put the Trump era behind them.”

Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court dismisses emoluments lawsuits against Trump as moot.”

Brad Kutner of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court Gutters Emoluments Cases Against Trump; No longer in office, former President Donald Trump doesn’t have to worry about claims that his businesses violate the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clause.”

And Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “Trump Won’t Face Legal Consequences For Holding Onto His DC Hotel And Other Business Interests While President; The Supreme Court dismissed cases accusing Trump of violating the US Constitution by refusing to divest from his businesses because he’s no longer in office.”

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“Biden’s order to halt border wall construction is likely illegal, experts say”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

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“Unions just got a rare bit of good news from the Supreme Court; The Court won’t raid the treasuries of public sector unions — at least not yet”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

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“A Trump Holdout in Atlanta: L. Lin Wood, a Georgia defamation attorney who cried when Nixon resigned, still believes that the former President won the election, and he wants Mike Pence to be charged with treason.” Charles Bethea has this Atlanta Postcard in the Talk of the Town section of the February 1, 2021 issue of The New Yorker.

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“Pa. Congressman Scott Perry acknowledges introducing Trump to lawyer at the center of election plot”: Jonathan Tamari and Chris Brennan of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

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“Trump’s last-minute judicial appointments: Impact on norms and on Biden’s appointment opportunities.” Russell Wheeler has this post at the “FixGov” blog of the Brookings Institution.

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“Jeffrey Clark Was Considered Unassuming. Then He Plotted With Trump. Justice Department colleagues said they were shocked by Mr. Clark’s embrace of the president’s falsehoods and plan to oust the acting attorney general in an effort to overturn Georgia’s election results.” Katie Benner and Charlie Savage have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

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Access today’s decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued case: The Court issued a per curiam order dismissing the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted in Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., No. 19-963. You can access the oral argument audio and transcript via this link.

This now-concluded case was a battle of #AppellateTwitter titans, with Kannon K. Shanmugam representing the petitioner and Daniel L. Geyser representing the respondent.

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“Biden’s Solicitor General Faces Tough Choices On Trump Supreme Court Positions”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

Making the decisions even more difficult, the Biden Administration hasn’t yet nominated anyone to serve as its Solicitor General.

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Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases but called for the views of the Solicitor General’s office in one case.

The Order List concludes with an order that begins, “It is ordered that Rebecca Anne Womeldorf be appointed Reporter of Decisions of this Court to succeed Christine Luchok Fallon, effective January 25, 2021 . . . .”

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