“223. The Revealing Summary Reversal in LULAC: Monday’s one-paragraph order in the Texas redistricting case is both a procedural anomaly and a sharp rejoinder to those who still use the ‘interim’ label to refer to the emergency docket.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
And Chris Geidner, at his Substack site, has a post titled “SCOTUS majority lets shadow docket order justify tossing out Texas redistricting case ruling; The GOP appointees reversed a 160-page ruling that found Texas’s mid-decade redistricting map likely unconstitutional; Also: SCOTUS arguments over geofence warrants.”
“Virginia High Court Weighs Legality of Congressional Map Approved Last Week; Oral arguments on Monday morning lasted about an hour; It was not clear how justices would rule”: Campbell Robertson of The New York Times has this report.
“Trump officials hire ‘deportation judges’ with less training, experience; The president is remaking courts to clear a backlog of asylum cases; Hires include an attorney for Jan. 6 rioters and a lawyer who championed Minneapolis ICE raids”: Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post has this report.
“By Week’s End, Trump’s War Will Be Plainly Illegal”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this guest essay online at The New York Times.
“Appeals Court Says Pentagon Can Temporarily Mandate Escorts for Journalists; Ruling allows Defense Department to require escorts for reporters in Pentagon while it continues legal fight over press-access policies”: Alexandra Bruell of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
You can access today’s order of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.
“Supreme Court Wrangles With Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Suspects; Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.
And Julian Mark of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court weighs whether police can demand Google location data; The justices are considering whether police can use ‘geofence’ warrants, which cover everyone who was in a certain place at a certain time.”
“Home Distilling to the Supreme Court? The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds an 1868 ban, splitting the circuits.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.
“Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Roundup Weedkiller Case; The case could help determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against the maker of a popular herbicide over claims that it causes cancer”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.
Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court considers blocking lawsuits alleging weed killer causes cancer.”
Patrick Thomas and Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Grills Bayer Over Failure to Warn Consumers About Roundup Risks; Bayer is facing thousands of lawsuits brought by consumers who claim its flagship weedkiller causes cancer.”
And in commentary, The Washington Post has published an editorial titled “A simple solution for the pesticide wars; Congress adopted a clear preemption law for chemicals like glyphosate.”
“Virginia Supreme Court Hears Case on Redistricting Measure”: C-SPAN has posted this video on YouTube.
“Why Trump Wants Unqualified U.S. Attorneys”: Jeffrey Toobin has this guest essay online at The New York Times.
“MAHA Moms Are Protesting Against Pesticides; Activists are rallying in D.C. to protest the Trump administration’s handling of glyphosate, the weedkiller sold as Roundup”: Sabrina Siddiqui and Sara Ashley O’Brien of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
And Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “US Supreme Court hears Bayer’s fight against Roundup lawsuits.”
“The FBI Director and His Libel Lawsuits; Kash Patel’s problems under the DOJ Standards of Conduct”: Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.
“222. The April Argument Calendar: Especially if the justices are going to keep hearing fewer than 60 arguments each term, it may be time to reconsider the wisdom of leaving just two months to fully resolve the last tranche of cases.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
“How Low Can the DOJ Go?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.
“Judicial Notice (04.26.26): The GOAT of SCOTUS Advocates? Partner pay hits $40 million, appellate advocates play musical chairs, a prominent jurist announces his resignation, and Sullivan & Cromwell has a no good, very bad week.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
