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Friday, January 31, 2025

“Brett Kavanaugh has very bad news for Donald Trump; A federal judge just blocked Trump’s domestic spending freeze; His opinion relies heavily on another one by Justice Kavanaugh”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 9:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Spouses of NC Supreme Court justices gave maximum contributions to the GOP judicial candidate”: Lynn Bonner of NC Newsline has this report.

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Goldstein Case Raises The Stakes For A DOJ Office In Tumult”: Phillip Bantz of Law360 has this report (subscription required for full access).

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“New York Doctor Indicted in Louisiana for Sending Abortion Pills There; The case opens a new front in the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support providing abortion anywhere in the country”: Pam Belluck and Emily Cochrane of The New York Times have this report.

Ellyn Couvillion and Matt Bruce of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans report that “New York doctor charged for sending abortion pill to Louisiana minor; mom allegedly coerced her to end pregnancy.”

Matt Bruce of The Times-Picayune reports that “NY governor vows to block extradition of doctor charged in Louisiana abortion pill case.”

And Lorena O’Neil of Louisiana Illuminator reports that “Louisiana mother, New York doctor indicted for allegedly giving minor abortion pills.”

Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“William Pryor Takes Tortuous Path to Eleventh Circuit; His shocking testimony guarantees Democratic filibuster”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“White House eyes fight to expand Trump’s power to control spending; Trump’s early, extraordinary steps pose a direct challenge to Congress’s constitutional power of the purse”: Tony Romm and Jeff Stein of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 1:37 PM by Howard Bashman