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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

“Trump Says He Will Nominate His Former Defense Lawyer to Appeals Court; Emil Bove, a former federal prosecutor, has been working as the president’s enforcer at the Justice Department”: Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 10:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Efforts to Deport Columbia Student Likely Unconstitutional, Judge Says; Comments suggest Trump administration will face roadblocks in court as it tries to deport pro-Palestinian protesters”: Joseph De Avila and Victoria Albert of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 10:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Big Law Firms 3, Trump 0; Three judges across the political spectrum have now said the President’s punitive executive orders are unconstitutional”: This editorial will appear in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Some judges reject DOJ claim that Jan. 6 pardons apply to other crimes; Prosecutors sided with seven defendants charged with other crimes discovered in Jan. 6 investigations, but several courts have refused to dismiss cases”: Tom Jackman of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 9:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel; The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority under the federal emergency powers law he invoked”: Tony Romm and Ana Swanson of The New York Times have this report.

And James Fanelli and Gavin Bade of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs; Businesses and states had sued the government, saying the president didn’t have the authority to impose the levies.”

You can access today’s unanimous, per curiam ruling of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade at this link.

Appeals from the U.S. Court of International Trade are heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit — a federal appellate court to which President Trump appointed zero judges during his first term. The Federal Circuit has eight active judges appointed by Democratic presidents and three active judges appointed by Republican presidents (excluding Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, who remains suspended from service).

Posted at 8:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Says He’ll Nominate Bove to Federal Appeals Court; The president tapped his former defense lawyer to join the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware”: Glenn Thrush and Charlie Savage of The New York Times have this report.

Nate Raymond and Luca Fratangelo of Reuters report that “Trump nominates Emil Bove to serve as federal appellate judge.”

Hannah Rabinowitz of CNN reports that “Trump nominates one of his former personal attorneys for prestigious federal appeals court seat.”

Breanne Deppisch, Ashley Oliver, and David Spunt of Fox News report that “Trump nominates former defense attorney Emil Bove for federal appeals court vacancy; Trump has nominated Emil Bove to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.”

Tiana Headley and Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law report that “Trump to Tap His Former Lawyer Emil Bove for Third Circuit; Bove is top deputy to DOJ’s second-in-command Todd Blanch; Two vacancies, Delaware, NJ, on Third Circuit.”

And in commentary, online at The Federalist, yesterday Mike Davis had an essay titled “Emil Bove Is A Bold And Outstanding Choice For The Third Circuit.”

Posted at 4:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“President Trump Has to Obey the Constitution, But So Does Chief Justice Roberts”: Josh Blackman has this post at Civitas Outlook.

Posted at 9:05 AM by Howard Bashman



“Fumbling in the dark: The winding tale of A.A.R.P. v. Trump.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his “Adam’s Legal Newsletter” Substack site.

Posted at 9:03 AM by Howard Bashman



“Vance is doing his best to help Trump tear down the Supreme Court; I highly doubt Vice President JD Vance would be making the same argument of an executive mandate in the case of former President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness scheme”: Columnist Dace Potas has this essay online at USA Today.

Posted at 9:02 AM by Howard Bashman



“In defense of nationwide injunctions: The Supreme Court has good reason to preserve this check on presidential power.” The Washington Post has published this editorial.

Posted at 8:57 AM by Howard Bashman



“Mexico’s Judicial Reform Is Now In the Hands of Confused Voters”: Maya Averbuch and Alex Vasquez of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 8:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“Former Pa. Supreme Court justice dies”: Charles Thompson of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has a report that begins, “Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin died Tuesday at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was 76 years old.”

Posted at 8:45 AM by Howard Bashman