“Grand Jury Said to Decline to Re-Indict Letitia James; After a judge dismissed the Trump administration’s first attempt to indict the attorney general of New York State, a new grand jury effort failed, according to people familiar with the matter”: Devlin Barrett and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.
Perry Stein and Gregory S. Schneider of The Washington Post report that “Grand jury refuses to reindict Letitia James in mortgage fraud case; The ruling in Virginia marks a defeat for the Justice Dept. and the Trump administration, which had sought a new indictment after a judge dismissed the case against the New York attorney general last week.”
And C. Ryan Barber and Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal report that “Grand Jury Declines to Indict Letitia James Again; Prosecutors sought to revive charges against Democratic New York attorney general after first indictment was dismissed.”
“Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Texas Voting Maps; Texas officials had asked the court to allow the state to use the new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by President Trump to gain a partisan advantage”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.
Justin Jouvenal, Julian Mark, and Patrick Marley of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court hands Trump victory in fight over Texas congressional map; The Supreme Court cleared the way for a voting map in Texas that could allow Republicans to win up to five additional seats in the House.”
And Louise Radnofsky, James Romoser, and Elizabeth Findell of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court to Allow Texas to Use New Congressional Map in Win for Republicans; The order boosts the GOP’s chances of retaining House control.”
You can access this evening’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the opinions concurring therein and dissenting therefrom, at this link.
“Tom Goldstein fights to sell home as tax trial looms”: David Thomas and Mike Scarcella of Reuters have this report.
“The White House Lost a Rare Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors”: Law professor Barbara McQuade has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“New documentary follows ‘rising star’ as he takes his case to the Supreme Court”: Mark Walsh has this essay online at ABA Journal.
“Conservative Justices Confront Historical Dilemma in FTC Firing”: Robert Iafolla of Bloomberg Law has this report.
Access the United States’ Opposition to Defendant’s Emergency Motion for Summary Reversal or Expedited Briefing and Decision filed yesterday evening in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in United States v. Thomas C. Goldstein: At this link.
