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Sunday, March 22, 2026

“The case against the Senate filibuster no Republican can make”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Could Make It Harder to Vote by Mail in the Midterms; The Republican National Committee wants to toss ballots arriving after Election Day; Critics say thousands of votes — a majority cast by Democrats — are at stake”: Nick Corasaniti of The New York Times has this report.

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Trump push on mail-in ballots hits Supreme Court; What it means for the midterms; The GOP’s effort to limit mail-in voting will be debated in a case about whether absentee ballots must be received — and not just postmarked — by election day.”

Becky Bohrer of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Cast a ballot and wait for the plane; In Alaska, a grace period for ballots is seen as a necessity.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Mail-In Ballot Deadlines Put Supreme Court in 2026 Election Fray.”

Tierney Sneed of CNN reports that “Trump’s efforts to curb mail-in voting come to the Supreme Court as they falter in Congress.”

Michael Macagnone of Roll Call reports that “Supreme Court to hear arguments over meaning of ‘Election Day’; Trump and Republicans take aim at laws that allow counting of late-arriving ballots.”

And in commentary, online at The Washington Times, Joe Gruters has an essay titled “Republicans’ fight for election security heads to the Supreme Court.”

Posted at 5:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor’s legislative record is a focus in her race”: Mary Spicuzza of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Posted at 5:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“A secularism law some women say makes them feel like ‘outsiders’ heads to Canada’s top court”: Nadine Yousif of BBC News has this report.

Posted at 5:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Will the majority-Catholic Supreme Court listen to the church on immigration? ‘Immoral.’ That’s what the Catholic church told the Supreme Court about President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship for some babies born in the US. What to watch in the upcoming showdown.” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 5:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“With All Eyes on California’s Supreme Court Vacancy, 2 Appellate Seats Go Unfilled for Years; Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office won’t say if he’s waiting to fill vacancies on the the state’s San Francisco and Sacramento courts of appeal with administration lawyers”: Cheryl Miller of The Recorder has this report.

Posted at 9:10 AM by Howard Bashman