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Saturday, November 1, 2025

“Britain’s 300-year tradition of wearing wigs in court gets a trim; Updated guidelines allow more lawyers to dispense with the curly horsehair wigs, while traditionalists fear a loss of courtroom decorum”: Steve Hendrix of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 11:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Are Trump’s tariffs too big to fail at the Supreme Court? How the Supeme Court rules on President Trump’s tariffs could affect his agenda, the economy, the federal budget, presidential powers and costs for businesess and households.” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press has a report headlined “A Vermont cycling apparel company is trying to survive Trump’s tariffs. Will the Supreme Court help?

Jan Wolfe of Reuters reports that “A toy maker takes his case against Trump’s tariffs to the Supreme Court.”

Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Would Make Supreme Court History by Attending Tariffs Case.”

And in commentary, at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine, Elie Honig has a post titled “Why Supreme Court Conservatives Might Strike Down Trump’s Tariffs.”

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pa. Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty joined labor unions to rally for judicial retention ahead of Tuesday’s election; With three Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices up for retention, building trades unions encouraged people to vote ‘yes’ to ensure continued Democratic control of the state’s highest court”: Brett Sholtis of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Posted at 8:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“How the Supreme Court Paved the Way for Revenge Prosecutions”: Mary McCord and Andrew Weissmann have this guest essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Some Thoughts on the Liberal Dissenters’ Dilemma; Inspired by Jodi Kantor’s New Article”: Richard M Re has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

Posted at 6:58 PM by Howard Bashman