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Sunday, July 20, 2025

“How to Build A Police State (With The Supreme Court’s Blessing): The Roberts Court seemed skeptical of Trump’s immigration tactics at first. What changed?” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

Posted at 8:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“After a Chaotic Start, a U.S. Attorney’s Time May Be Running Out; Alina Habba, President Trump’s choice to run the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey, has pursued investigations against Democrats; Her tenure has damaged morale inside the office”: Jonah E. Bromwich and Tracey Tully of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 8:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (07.20.25): Not-So-Wonderful Secrets; The firing of a prominent prosecutor, Trump’s Epstein-related defamation lawsuit, the launch of Dunn Isaacson Rhee, and the latest hires at Paul Hastings.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 8:11 PM by Howard Bashman