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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

“Wisconsin vs. Catholic Charities, Round II; Despite a unanimous loss at the Supreme Court, Attorney General Josh Kaul won’t quit”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

Posted at 10:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court won’t hurt America if it strikes down the tariffs; Despite the Trump administration’s warnings, the economy will not suffer from obeying the Constitution”: Scott Lincicome has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Abortion access a key focus as conservatives aim to flip Pa. Supreme Court; Democrats and health advocates focus on reproductive rights as conservatives take aim at Pa. top court”: Benjamin Kail of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Pa. Supreme Court retention races erupt into high-stakes battle between Dems, GOP for control.”

PBS NewsHour has a segment titled “Why Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court election has national implications.”

Robert Yoon of The Associated Press has a report headlined “AP Decision Notes: What to expect for the Nov. 4 election in Pennsylvania.”

And Jackson Healy of Courthouse News Service reports that “Millions spent to unseat liberal majority on Pennsylvania Supreme Court; Once a mundane election, three Democratic justices have seen millions in national funds both to retain and oust them.”

Posted at 10:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“9th Circuit agrees to broader review of Oregon National Guard deployment: What happens next?” Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian has this report.

Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “Appeals Court to Review Order Letting Trump Send Guard to Oregon.”

And Monique Merrill of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit to rehear challenge to National Guard deployment in Portland; The protests in Portland have been peaceful and deployment of the National Guard isn’t warranted, the plaintiffs say.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 9:51 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Argues in Formal Appeal That His Conviction Was ‘Fatally Marred’; In 2024, a jury found that Donald J. Trump approved a scheme to falsify business records to conceal a hush-money payment to a porn star; He became the first felon president”: Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times has this report.

Ben Kochman of The New York Post reports that “Trump appeals historic Manhattan hush money conviction that branded him a felon.”

Erica Orden of Politico reports that “Trump appeals his criminal conviction in New York hush money case; The president, who has suffered few consequences for his conviction, seeks to quash the verdict — and his status as a felon.”

And Erik Larson and Patricia Hurtado of Bloomberg News report that “Trump Appeals NY Hush Money Conviction, Citing Trial Errors.”

You can access the appellate brief at this link.

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman