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Sunday, December 29, 2024

“Some Justice Department Lawyers Look for Protection — and the Exits; Officials who worked on politically sensitive cases weigh moves ahead of Donald Trump’s second term”: Sadie Gurman and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 9:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“How an S.F. man’s 1898 Supreme Court victory established birthright citizenship; As President-elect Donald Trump vows to repeal birthright citizenship, a descendant of Wong Kim Ark reflects on his family’s role in its history”: Ko Lyn Cheang of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Posted at 9:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Unprecedented Dynamics of Trump’s TikTok Brief; Trump wants to make a deal so SCOTUS doesn’t have to”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“Dead Amendment Walking: We answer your smart, incisive, sometimes panicked, questions about the courts, the law, and the constitution, as we slide into Trump 2.0.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“David Boris Rivkin Jr., 1956-2024; The immigrant from Soviet Russia became a leading champion of the U.S. Constitution”: This editorial appeared in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 1:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“An End — And a Beginning”: At his “The Vetting Room” blog, Harsh Voruganti has a post that begins, “So it’s finally here. After nearly eight years, and more than four hundred nominee profiles, it’s time to close the final chapter on the Vetting Room.”

Those of us who follow federal judicial nominations closely owe Harsh a huge debt of gratitude for the amazing work he has performed at his site over such a long amount of time!

Posted at 12:40 PM by Howard Bashman