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Sunday, February 15, 2026

“The unintended hilarity of Pam Bondi’s finger-wagging testimony”: Lorraine Ali has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Situation: ‘Horsefeathers!’ A federal judge with a unique style in punctuation.” Benjamin Wittes has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

You can access the decision at this link.

Posted at 8:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal could hang on a silenced juror; Bizarre misconduct haunts the case of a prominent lawyer who killed his wife and son”: Columnist Kathleen Parker has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“5 Takeaways From Brad Karp’s Emails With Jeffrey Epstein; Karp began dealing with Epstein to serve a key client; But at some point, things went off the rails — badly”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 8:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Boasberg orders return of Venezuelans citing ‘flagrancy’ of due process violations; They were deported to El Salvador’s CECOT prison in violation of a court order”: Laura Romero of ABC News has this report.

You can access the ruling at this link.

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s death-row revenge gambit hits a judicial snag; The president uses blunt executive power to punish beneficiaries of Biden-commuted sentences”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Concentration Camp Next Door: The Trump administration has weaponized immigration detention against America.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

Posted at 8:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“California Supreme Court has had a vacancy for over three months. Here’s how it impacts cases”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman