“Leonard Leo Built the Conservative Court. Now He’s Funneling Dark Money Into Law Schools. The megadonor’s plan for a $25 million research center at Cornell fell apart. So he took his money to Texas A&M.” Shawn Musgrave recently had this report online at The Intercept.
“Concurrences Are All the Rage”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.
“Sam Alito Is a Glimpse Into the Future of the Supreme Court; The issue raised by Alito’s various flags is less a legal question about recusal than a reminder that federal judges, too, are breathing the noxious fumes of U.S. politics”: Peter Shamshiri has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“For The Post, a Supreme black eye; Deference to Justice Alito hands a scoop to the New York Times”: Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple has this essay online at that publication.
“Georgia Appeals Court Stays Most Proceedings in Trump Election Case; The order means the prosecution of Donald J. Trump in Georgia is effectively frozen, at least through the presidential election”: Richard Fausset of The New York Times has this report.
“Trump’s Vows to Prosecute Rivals Put Rule of Law on the Ballot; Donald Trump’s promise to seek retribution challenges long-established norms; The election could hinge in part on what kind of justice system the country believes it has now and wants in the future”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.
“Trump’s gun license expected to be revoked after conviction in hush money trial; The former president’s gun license was suspended when he was indicted, a NYPD spokesperson said”: By Jonathan Dienst, Tom Winter, and Megan Lebowitz of NBC News have this report.
“Alito’s account of the upside-down flag doesn’t fully add up. Here’s why. A look at the major discrepancies in Justice Samuel Alito’s comments about controversial flags flown at his property and what he still has not fully answered.” Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.