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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

“The Lawsuits Will Continue Until Morale Improves; A California court holds a pharmaceutical company can be found liable for not innovating quickly enough”: Cory L. Andrews will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“For Canada’s Ceremonial Head of State, a Symbol of Rights and the Rule of Law; Prime Minister Mark Carney’s appointment of Louise Arbour, a former Supreme Court justice, as governor general, sends a message beyond Canada”: Ian Austen of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Tax Break for Foreigners and Trial Lawyers; This may be the most perverse incentive of the U.S. tort system”: Michael Toth will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats see opening on abortion as Supreme Court returns it to spotlight; A legal dispute that could imperil access to the abortion pill mifepristone adds urgency to an issue that had moved to the back burner in Democratic politics”: Praveena Somasundaram and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 9:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Alito’s Intriguing Footnote; He hints at a delay in releasing the Louisiana v. Callais decision”: This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Sniping Heats Up as Justices Near Opinion Season”: Greg Stohr, Justin Wise, and Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 4:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gilead Fights ‘Limitless’ Liability at California High Court”: Quinn Wilson of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “Gilead Sciences Inc. is seeking to knock down a groundbreaking theory of product liability advanced by thousands of patients who argue the drugmaker had a legal obligation to keep developing an alternative HIV drug with fewer side effects.”

And at the “Drug & Device Law” blog, Steven Boranian has a post titled “The ‘Duty to Innovate’ Arrives at the California Supreme Court: Oral Argument Set for May 6, 2026.”

Posted at 12:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Probe of Trump Foes Upends Justice Department Hub in Miami”: Chris Strohm and Michael Smith of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 12:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“How the Wrong Supreme Court Reforms Could Expand Presidential Power; A problem that should guide the reform debate”: Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

Posted at 11:56 AM by Howard Bashman



“Colorado’s Secularist Hostility Strikes Again; The Court’s decision to take St. Mary confirms what has become increasingly apparent — that its trilogy of religious liberty decisions in Trinity Lutheran, Espinoza, and Carson has caused militant state secularism to settle into its crevices and trapdoors”: Tal Fortgang has this post at Civitas Outlook.

Posted at 11:07 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s indefensible evisceration of the Voting Rights Act”: Edward Foley has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Posted at 11:04 AM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Alito Stays Ruling on Abortion Pill by Mail”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link.

Posted at 11:02 AM by Howard Bashman