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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

“Judge Disqualifies Nevada’s Acting U.S. Attorney From Handling Cases; A federal judge said Sigal Chattah was not ‘validly serving as acting U.S. attorney’; The Trump administration had appointed her to the post in a way that circumvented federal procedures”: Danny Hakim of The New York Times has this report.

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada at this link.

Posted at 9:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Citing ‘Diabolical’ Investigation, John Eastman Asks Calif. Supreme Court to Reject His Disbarment; In a filing with the high court, the former Chapman University law school dean said he was the victim of a partisan prosecution, an allegation a review panel rejected this year”: Cheryl Miller of The Recorder has this report.

You can access the filing at this link.

Posted at 8:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pa Supreme Court Justices Team Up for First Campaign TV Ad; Pennsylvanians need to vote ‘Yes’ this November to protect our courts”: The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued this news release today.

You can view the 30-second television spot via this link.

Posted at 8:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech; In a blistering opinion, a federal judge in Boston said the Trump administration used the threat of deportations to systematically intimidate certain campus demonstrators into silence”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.

Joanna Slater of The Washington Post reports that “Trump administration illegally targeted pro-Palestinian protesters, judge rules; The efforts to detain and deport noncitizen activists earlier this year represented an unconstitutional infringement on the First Amendment, the ruling says.”

Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Judge Rebukes Trump Administration’s Efforts to Deport Pro-Palestinian Campus Activists; Reagan administration nominee finds top officials violated the First Amendment by targeting noncitizens over their speech.”

Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio of The Boston Globe reports that “Judge rules that federal government violated free speech rights of noncitizens engaged in pro-Palestinian speech.”

And Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Judge excoriates Trump in blistering decision calling efforts to deport pro-Palestinian academics illegal; The Reagan-appointed judge decried Trump’s ‘great threat to Americans’ freedom of speech.’

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts at this link.

Posted at 7:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Anthony Kennedy: The Real Crisis at the Supreme Court Is Justices Being Rude to Each Other; For a guy who is purportedly worried about the future of democracy, Kennedy sure did a lot to erode it.” Madiba K. Dennie has this post at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 7:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Rainmaker: What 20 Years In Supreme Court Practice Have Taught Me; Neal Katyal looks back on his career, sharing how collaboration, improv, and listening reshaped his approach to leadership and advocacy.” Neal Katyal has this post at “Above the Law.”

Posted at 7:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fight Over Hidden Report on Trump Documents Case Goes to Appeals Court; Meanwhile, previously secret passages in court filings over grand jury fights in two cases against the president have been revealed”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 7:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“IEEPA Authorizes Asset Freezing, Not Seizing: Treating a tax or tariff as different from a confiscation is an interpretive issue that should be decided by Congress, not the judiciary.” Paul Stephan has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 4:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Emergency abortion denials by Catholic hospitals put woman in danger, lawsuit claims”: Clara Harter of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 4:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“The group behind a misleading mailer targeting the Pa. Supreme Court retention elections”: Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA has this report.

Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Conversation with Justice Clarence Thomas”: The Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition has posted this video on YouTube.

Posted at 8:20 AM by Howard Bashman