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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

“The Supreme Court makes a dangerous ruling, delighting progressives; The justices, endorsing the CFPB’s structure, are feeding the executive branch’s sense of entitlement”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘A Major Milestone’: Senate Confirms Joe Biden’s 200th Lifetime Federal Judge; Not only has Biden confirmed more judges than Trump had done by this point in his presidency, but he’s infused the nation’s courts with astounding diversity.” Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost has this report.

Posted at 5:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“How the Supreme Court Abuses a Fake ‘Principle’ to Put the Squeeze On Democracy; In theory, the ‘Purcell principle’ prevents voter confusion; In reality, it allows the Court’s six-justice conservative supermajority to get rid of voter protections they don’t like”: Ian Baize has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 5:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Samuel Alito, His Wife and the Ginsburg Standard: The late justice didn’t recuse herself after expressing her own political opinions.” Mark Paoletta has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 5:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another Alito Home; The justice’s beach house displayed an ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag, a symbol carried on Jan. 6 and associated with a push for a more Christian-minded government”: Jodi Kantor, Aric Toler, and Julie Tate of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 5:02 PM by Howard Bashman