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Sunday, September 14, 2025

“Jill Lepore Thinks the U.S. Constitution Might Break America; In ‘We the People,’ the Harvard historian worries that the glacial amendment process is leading the country to crisis”: Law professor Aziz Z. Huq has this book review online at The New York Times.

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices’ Emergency Orders for Trump Sow Cracks in Judiciary”: Justin Wise and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law have this report.

Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Listening to the Law’ with Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett”: Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government has posted this video on YouTube.

Posted at 9:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“White House Seeks More Supreme Court Security Funding After Kirk Killing; In a notice to Congress, the Trump administration said the additional $58 million would go to the U.S. Marshals Service; It also said it supported additional security for lawmakers”: Robert Jimison of The New York Times has this report.

Earlier, in related news coverage, Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reported that “Federal Judges Got Over 500 Threats Since October, Marshals Say.”

Posted at 9:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Newman Lawyer Who Battled DOJ Takes Senior Job at the Agency”: Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law last week had a report that begins, “Greg Dolin, the lawyer who represented suspended Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman as she sought reinstatement, announced Monday he’s joined the Department of Justice as a senior counsel.”

Posted at 8:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (09.14.25): Turning Point; The prosecution of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, Kavanaugh v. Sotomayor, the Murdoch succession drama, and more departures from Cadwalader.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 7:40 PM by Howard Bashman