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Saturday, April 18, 2026

“The Worst Justice Ever; His attack on progressivism last week was the last straw”: Robert Reich has this post at his Substack site.

Posted at 9:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justices Alito, Thomas not expected to retire this year: Sources; Alito intends to continue serving into at least 2027, sources said.” Devin Dwyer and Katherine Faulders of ABC News have this report.

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Did Trump Already Pardon the Alleged Jan. 5, 2021, Pipe Bomber? Cole’s lawyers claim he’s covered by the Jan. 6 pardons. The Trump administration has made it a more interesting question than it should be.” Eric Columbus has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 9:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kagan screamed so loudly at liberal ally after Dobbs leak the ‘wall was shaking,’ book claims; Mollie Hemingway’s book ‘Alito’ details the confrontation as conservative justices faced assassination threats in 2022”: Ashley Oliver of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 6:51 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s Internal Tensions Spill Into Public View; Three justices recently delivered charged remarks ahead of the court’s busiest season”: James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 6:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court; Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court’s now-routine ‘shadow docket’ rulings on presidential power”: Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this report.

You can access the memos via this link.

Posted at 1:02 PM by Howard Bashman