“Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’; White House officials believe President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selection of partisan warriors for top law enforcement jobs indicates that he will pursue revenge against his perceived enemies”: Peter Baker and Erica L. Green of The New York Times have this report.
Earlier, online at Politico Magazine, columnist Jonathan Martin had an essay titled “Biden White House Is Discussing Preemptive Pardons for Those in Trump’s Crosshairs; The nomination of Kash Patel, who has vowed to pursue Trump’s critics, as FBI director has heightened concerns within the president’s inner circle.”
“Don’t Mistake Neil Gorsuch’s Abrupt Recusal for Actual Ethics”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Boeing Plea Deal Rejected by Judge O’Connor; Judge O’Connor agrees with the 737 MAX crashes victims’ families that the deal’s proposed corporate monitor provision ‘marginalizes’ the court and raises other concerns”: Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Act 10 could take center stage in upcoming state Supreme Court election”: Laura Schulte of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.
“The Left Picks Fight Against Charles Pickering; A nomination suddenly gets targeted”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.
“SCOTUS Clerk Hiring Watch: Retirement Clues? Here’s more reason to think that Justices Thomas and Alito aren’t stepping down, at least for the time being.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
“Justice Gorsuch will sit out a pending environmental case, citing ethics code; Liberal groups and members of Congress had urged the conservative justice to recuse himself because of previous ties with billionaire Philip Anschutz”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.
“Inside the Supreme Court arguments on transgender care”: Mark Walsh has this View from the Court post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Theory in Practice: At the Center of a Supreme Court Case; William Baude’s Interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment in Trump v. Anderson Made Headlines — And He Stands by His Argument.” Claire L. Parins of the University of Chicago Law School has this report.
“L.W., a trans teen from Tennessee, has her day in the Supreme Court; The 16-year-old is among the plaintiffs in a highly anticipated case argued Wednesday; At issue is their state’s ban on gender transition care for minors”: Casey Parks of The Washington Post has this report.
“Gorsuch Stays Quiet at High Court Transgender Rights Argument; Case tests Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors; Gorsuch authored court’s 2020 landmark LGBTQ+ ruling”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Trump’s Next Supreme Court Pick Could Be One of These Four Judges”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.
“Musk’s $56 Billion Appeal Threatens ‘Dumpster Fire’ Consequences; Judge refuses to reverse landmark decision after investor vote; Sets up appeal to Delaware high court after 6-year legal saga”: Mike Leonard and Jennifer Kay of Bloomberg Law have this report.
And in commentary, online at Bloomberg Law, law professor Anat Alon-Beck has an essay titled “Musk Compensation Case Will Stand as Corporate Governance Pillar; High court unlikely to overturn, but may create comp framework.”
“Durbin Urges Settlement for Accused 9/11 Plotters; Senator Richard J. Durbin wants Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to accept a plea deal with the man accused of planning the attacks, a deal that Mr. Austin had revoked”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.
