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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

“Minnesota’s chief judge, a veteran in conservative legal circles, takes on ICE; The low-key George W. Bush appointee confronting Trump’s immigration tactics ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to his courtroom”: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.

And Jacqueline Thomsen and Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law report that “Minnesota Chief Judge in ICE Fight Seen as Steady Conservative.”

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Crystal Clanton Lands On Her Feet; The controversial conservative clerk has a new job — with a controversial conservative employer”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 12:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Reigns Supreme in High Court Emergency Docket Decisions”: Suzanne Monyak and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law have this report.

Posted at 11:02 AM by Howard Bashman



“Do Federal Officials Really Have ‘Absolute Immunity’? After killings by ICE and Border Patrol in Minneapolis, a legal expert discusses how agents might be held to account by local authorities.” Online at The New Yorker, Isaac Chotiner has this “Q&A” with law professor Steve Vladeck.

Posted at 10:05 AM by Howard Bashman