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Thursday, March 19, 2026

“A Not-So-Wise Reflection on a ‘Wise Latina’ Judge; Sotomayor’s comment arouses controversy”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

Posted at 10:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“What to Know About the Push to Display the Ten Commandments in Classes; Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas have passed laws requiring the posters in public schools. Several other states are considering similar measures”: Pooja Salhotra of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 10:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Woman charged with murder after allegedly taking abortion pills, going to hospital; The 31-year-old Georgia woman went to the emergency room with severe pain after allegedly taking abortion pills at home, according to police and court records”: Daniel Wu of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 9:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pressure Grows for Supreme Court to End ‘Emergency’ Wins for Trump; Justices fast-tracked arguments on the president’s power to end protections for migrants fleeing violence after lower courts called out unexplained emergency rulings”: Zoe Tillman and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 9:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawsuit Accuses Justice Dept. Leadership of ‘Political Retribution’; The suit filed by two fired F.B.I. agents aimed to hold the Trump administration accountable for the purge of personnel who had worked on the investigations of Mr. Trump or his allies”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 8:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Chief Justice John Roberts To Receive Jefferson Medal in Law”: Mike Fox of The University of Virginia School of Law has this report.

Posted at 8:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Gift From Trump to the Supreme Court: In a caustic critique of the court issued on social media late Sunday night, the president inadvertently buttressed its independence.” You can access today’s new installment of Adam Liptak’s “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times via this link.

Posted at 8:51 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bonus 216: Shadow Docket Shadowboxing; Justice Barrett’s Mirabelli concurrence is the latest example of attempts to defend the Court’s behavior on emergency applications that don’t meaningfully engage *with* the criticisms — or the critics.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 8:26 AM by Howard Bashman