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Sunday, February 22, 2026

“Justice Gorsuch Tries to Revive Congress; The Supreme Court Associate Justice explains why the legislative process is ‘the bulwark of liberty’”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Also in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, columnist Allysia Finley will have an op-ed titled “Tariff Ruling Leaves Plenty of Hypocrisy to Go Around; Trump should view the court’s decision for what it is: a boon for his presidency and legacy.”

And online at The Wall Street Journal, Joshua Claybourn has an essay titled “A Government Tariff Refund Bait and Switch; Unless you’re the importer of record — and maybe even then — you won’t get back a dime of the duty you paid.”

Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Aides Project Confidence on Tariffs After Court Loss; Administration officials maintain that they can replicate the sky-high duties recently invalidated by the Supreme Court”: Tony Romm, Alan Rappeport, and Ana Swanson of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 10:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate G.O.P. Faces Pressure to Force ‘Talking Filibuster’ for Voter ID Bill; Some reluctant Republicans say an old-school filibuster showdown with Democrats could paralyze the Senate with no guarantee of success; But President Trump and their own colleagues are spoiling for the fight”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Neil Gorsuch has Elena Kagan dead to rights; Democratic-appointed Supreme Court justices suddenly discover the merit of limiting the executive”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is This the Most Important Supreme Court Case of the Century?” Columnist David French has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 9:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Stand back, Congress needs a second Supreme Court jolt; The justices’ ruling on tariffs blocked Trump but insufficiently addressed executive branch overreach”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (02.22.26): abcdefu; A SCOTUS smackdown of Trump’s tariffs, more Ruemmler revelations, Alito retirement rumors, a $7.3 billion settlement, and partner departures from Kirkland and Wachtell.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman