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Thursday, February 5, 2026

“Sen. Blackburn demands probe of Ketanji Brown Jackson for attending politically charged Grammys”: Ryan King of The New York Post has this report.

Posted at 11:59 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Department Struggles Under Weight of Immigration Crackdown; Current and former prosecutors say they can relate to the government lawyer who told judge she was overwhelmed”: Sadie Gurman and Hannah Critchfield of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service reports that “Democrats warn immigration crackdown is gutting US attorney offices; The Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement in states such as Minnesota has led to a mass exodus of U.S. attorneys and crushing caseloads for the federal prosecutors that remain.”

Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Revolt Inside Paul Weiss Over the Epstein Files Took Down Brad Karp; Latest batch of Epstein emails prompted partners to push elite law firm’s leader from chairman role”: Cara Lombardo, Lauren Thomas, and Erin Mulvaney of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site, David Lat has a post titled “Brad Karp Steps Down As Chairman Of Paul Weiss; Chair of Paul Weiss since 2008, Karp resigned from his leadership role after appearing in the latest Epstein emails.”

Posted at 10:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Administration to Curtail Immigrant Appeals of Deportation Decisions; Changes are part of new policy that aims to strip immigrants of rights in legal process”: Michelle Hackman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 10:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Failure to Alert Judge to Press Law for Reporter Search Draws Ethical Scrutiny; The Justice Department may have violated a candor rule by not disclosing a 1980 law when seeking a warrant for a Washington Post reporter’s home”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 10:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gerrymander Vindication for Chief Justice John Roberts; The Supreme Court rightly stays out of California’s Democratic redistricting”: This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bonus 207: The Court’s True Transparency Problem(s); Monday’s New York Times scoop on Chief Justice Roberts having employees sign non-disclosure agreements would hit differently if the justices were *remotely* committed to more transparency elsewhere.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 12:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today; ‘I am not white, as you can see,’ Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday; ‘And my family’s at risk as any other people that might get picked up too . . . .’” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

And online at Law&Crime, Matt Naham has a post titled “Frustrated judge’s grilling of extremely sleep-deprived Trump admin lawyer was even more startling than initially reported, transcript shows.”

Posted at 12:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Yet Another Sign that the Trump Administration is Laying the Groundwork for Election Intervention? DOJ may be retreating from long-standing internal constraints on federal government intervention in elections.” Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

Posted at 12:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Historical Perspective on the Unitary Executive; Article II of the Constitution offered significant concessions to those who preferred a more plural executive”: George Liebmann has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

Posted at 11:58 AM by Howard Bashman