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Sunday, April 28, 2024

“Judicial Notice (04.28.24): Be Careful What You Wish For; A judge’s hot-mic mishap, a new firm with $7 million in profits per partner, my contrarian take on Trump immunity, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 4:51 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Trumpification of the Supreme Court: The conservative justices have shown they are ready to sacrifice any law or principle to save the former president.” Adam Serwer has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Louisiana Will Get a New City After a Yearslong Court Battle; The State Supreme Court cleared the way for a part of Baton Rouge to become the city of St. George; Critics say the white, wealthier enclave separating from the capital could have devastating consequences”: Rick Rojas of The New York Times has this report.

You can access Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Louisiana at this link.

Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawsuits challenging US noncompete ban spotlight 89-year-old Supreme Court precedent”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“A few preliminary reactions to the oral argument in Trump v. United States”: Marty Lederman has this post at the “Balkinization” blog.

Posted at 9:58 AM by Howard Bashman