“For legal disputes, Elon Musk’s X picked a venue far from Texas HQ; By changing his company’s terms of service, Elon Musk has ensured that lawsuits against X will be heard in courthouses that are a hub for conservative judges”: Tobi Raji of The Washington Post has this report.
“How the Supreme Court Helped Democrats: Their losses would have been greater without rulings that protected campaign spending as political free speech.” This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Military Judge Postpones Guilty Plea Proceedings in Sept. 11 Case; The judge asked defense and prosecution lawyers to settle on a date for the accused mastermind of the terrorist attacks to plead guilty”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.
“Trump Demands Republicans Allow Some Nominees to Bypass Senate; Incoming president says next GOP leader must agree to permit recess appointments to speed up filling posts”: Siobhan Hughes and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
And Mariana Alfaro of The Washington Post reports that “Trump, allies signal they will try to call the shots for Republican-led Senate; President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday demanded that the next Senate GOP leader allow him to make appointments to his administration and the courts without Senate approval.”
“Judicial Notice (11.10.24): Trumpworld; White House counsel contenders, SCOTUS retirement speculation, Project Veritas v. CNN, and optimism about M&A work.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
“Justice Sonia Sotomayor Is Expected to Remain on Supreme Court; Some liberal activists have called for the 70-year-old Obama appointee to retire before Trump can fill her seat”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.