“A Pa. Supreme Court race this fall could have big implications for the 2024 presidential election; Judges Carolyn Carluccio and Dan McCaffery are running to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court, and the winner could become the deciding vote in important election cases”: Gillian McGoldrick of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“What Ginni Thomas and Leonard Leo wrought: How a justice’s wife and a key activist started a movement; Thanks to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, a trove of so-called ‘dark money’ was about to be unleashed; Two activists prepared to seize the moment.” Heidi Przybyla of Politico has this report.

“Judicial Notice (09.09.23): Show Me The Money; A $16 billion judgment, a $7 billion M&A deal, an exciting new boutique, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.