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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

“Critics fault Supreme Court for allowing immigration stops that consider race and ethnicity”: David G. Savage, Michael Wilner, and Andrea Castillo of The Los Angeles Times have this report.

Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump’s Sprawling Tariffs; The justices moved quickly to schedule oral argument to consider the legality of the president’s signature economic initiative”: Ann E. Marimow and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court to weigh legality of Trump’s tariffs in key economic case; The president has said tariffs will help end the fentanyl crisis, rebuild manufacturing and save jobs, but the moves have unsettled investors and stoked economic concerns.”

Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Trump’s Tariff Appeal; Justices will hear arguments in November in a blockbuster test for one of the president’s signature policies.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court to decide fate of Trump’s worldwide tariffs; President Donald Trump has said the United States faces an “economic disaster” unless the high court lets the tariffs remain in place.”

And Alex Swoyer, Stephen Dinan, and Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump’s tariffs; Justices agrees to take case, schedules hearing for November.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 9:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Florida parents take gender pronoun dispute at school to U.S. Supreme Court; January and Jeffrey Littlejohn say Leon Schools created a secret ‘gender-support plan’ for their child”: Stephany Matat has this article online at The Tallahassee Democrat.

Posted at 8:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘It’s going to get ugly’: L.A. immigrants fear the worst as Supreme Court allows raids to resume.” Brittny Mejia, Rachel Uranga, and Ruben Vives of The Los Angeles Times have this report.

Connor Sheets and Sandra McDonald of The Los Angeles Times report that “Bonta ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court ruling on L.A. immigration raids.”

And in commentary, online at The Los Angeles Times, columnist Gustavo Arellano has an essay titled “I’m a U.S. citizen. I’m always going to carry my passport now. Thanks, Supreme Court.”

Posted at 7:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“This free-speech defender makes enemies left and right; First Amendment lawyer Jenin Younes made her name suing Biden over censorship; She says Trump is worse”: Will Oremus of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 7:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump administration’s $4.7M contract for El Salvador prison revealed; The $4.67 million agreement appeared in a federal court disclosure as part of a civil suit from a group of human rights organizations suing the Trump administration”: Nick Penzenstadler and Eduardo Cuevas of USA Today have this report.

Posted at 7:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“At Philly event, Pa. Supreme Court justices ask for 10 more years amid GOP campaign to oust them; In a rare public speaking event, Justices Kevin Dougherty, David Wecht, and Christine Donohue spoke about their work on the state Supreme Court as they face a GOP ouster campaign”: Katie Bernard of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Ivey DeJesus of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reports that “Pa. Supreme Court justices seeking retention weigh in issues, nonpartisanship in forum.”

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky of WHYY reports that “Pa. Supreme Court justices up for retention make rare public appearance together in face of campaign to oust them; The three Democratic justices argued that partisanship does not guide their decisions. They face an unprecedented effort to unseat them.”

Jaxon White of WITF reports that “Pa. Supreme Court justices defend impartiality in forum, as GOP seeks their ouster in November.”

And Riley Brennan of The Legal Intelligencer reports that “Pa. Justices Facing Retention Highlight Court’s Role as Guardian of the State Constitution; The group presented a united and passionate front, discussing their motivations behind becoming judges and desires for retention, the court’s role today, their colleagues and various projects they’ve undertaken while on the bench.”

Posted at 7:26 PM by Howard Bashman