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Monday, May 12, 2025

“The Deadly Business of Health Insurance; Shareholders blame UnitedHealth for its CEO’s murder”: Reynolds Holding has this post at his “Better Judgment” Substack site.

Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trolling About Habeas Corpus; On the aims of disruption through provocation”: Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Southwest lawyers don’t need ‘religious liberty training,’ US appeals court says”: Daniel Wiessner of Reuters recently had this report.

And Patrick Dorrian of Bloomberg Law recently reported that “Southwest Lawyer Training Nixed, Religious Bias Loss Upheld; Fifth Circuit partly affirms Christian worker’s jury win; Overturns order sending airline lawyers for religious training.”

You can access last Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Friend of Hillary Clinton Tries to Stop Kavanaugh Confirmation to D.C. Circuit; Hijinks at the American Bar Association”: Ed Whelan recently had this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

Posted at 9:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (05.12.25): Checks And Balances; The passing of Justice Souter, the nixing of a controversial nomination, the departure of a $15 million partner, and a talent ‘exodus’ from a storied firm.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 9:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril; Justice David H. Souter, who died last week, said in 2012 that public ignorance of the Constitution could lead to the rise of an autocrat and the death of democracy.” Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

Posted at 9:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fake pizza orders sent to judges seen as threat to judicial safety; Amid legal challenges to the Trump administration, judges in at least seven states say they have received anonymous pizza deliveries seen as threats”: Derek Hawkins of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 8:54 PM by Howard Bashman