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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

“SCOTUSblog” launches redesign: Featuring a new font (Century Schoolbook, perhaps?) and a new typesize (which I will describe as teeny-tiny). You can see for yourself here.

Posted at 5:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Finds Soldier Injured in Suicide Bombing Can Sue; An American soldier was injured in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan; The justices cleared the way for the soldier to proceed with a lawsuit against a military contractor”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court allows soldier to sue contractor over suicide bombing; The ruling will make it easier for troops hurt in combat zones to win damages as contractors become a larger part of military operations around the world.”

And Megan Butler of Courthouse News Service reports that “Justices say military contractor can be sued over Taliban attack; The former Army specialist pushing to hold Fluor Corporation accountable was one of more than a dozen soldiers seriously injured during a 2016 suicide bombing at Bagram Airfield.”

Posted at 4:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“11th Circuit shoots down challenge to machine gun ban; The federal government maintained the Second Amendment does not cover machine guns or the machine gun conversion device that led to a two-year prison sentence for a Fort Lauderdale man”: Alex Pickett of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. wrote yesterday’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

Posted at 4:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Constitution doesn’t make an exception for misusing police powers; Innocent people harmed in law enforcement raids deserve restitution”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 4:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“How Americans developed an unhealthy relationship with the Supreme Court”: Sarah Isgur is Megan McArdle’s guest on today’s new episode of the “Reasonably Optimistic” podcast from The Washington Post.

Posted at 4:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Justices Seem Unhappy — and the Emergency Docket Is a Factor”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.

Posted at 4:21 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump unleashes on conservative Supreme Court justices: ‘Weak, stupid, and bad!’” Lauren Sforza of NJ Advance Media has this report.

Andrew Feinberg of The Independent (UK) reports that “Trump singles out Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as ‘low IQ’ in latest slur against prominent person of color; Trump often uses the ‘low IQ’ insult to describe non-white individuals with whom he has clashed.”

And Justin Wise of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump Labels Justice Jackson ‘Low IQ’ in Latest Court Attack.”

You can view the posts here and here.

Posted at 2:20 PM by Howard Bashman